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It’s Official, Maggie’s a Teenager!

Carlsbad, NM – Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park is celebrating Maggie’s 13th birthday party on Saturday, January 20, 2018, and everyone is invited! Maggie is Living Desert Zoo and Gardens’ black bear and a local celebrity. Festivities begin at 1 p.m. and include: Face Painting from 1-3 p.m. …

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NM Democrats Urge Trump Not to Make Changes to SNAP

Proposals would create new barriers prohibiting NM families from accessing food assistance WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham urged the president not to alter to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in ways that would prohibit …

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House Republicans Introduce Bill To Increase Sentences For Crimes Committed While Awaiting Trial

SANTA FE—State Representatives Greg Nibert (R-Roswell), Bill Rehm (R-Albuquerque), and Rod Montoya (R-Farmington) have introduced legislation to enhance sentences for offenders who commit a crime while awaiting trial, serving parole or probation. House Bill 91 would increase sentences up to an additional five years for defendants convicted of a felony …

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