New Mexico governor seeks pay increase for public schools - By Morgan Lee Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday she will pursue a 7% pay increase for educators and staff at K-12 public schools as well as higher minimum salaries for teachers at various career stages ..read more

Investigators track ammunition in fatal film set shooting - By Morgan Lee Associated Press Authorities pursued new leads Tuesday on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie, as they searched the premises of an Albuquerque-based firearms and ammunition supplier ..read more

A recent study for breast cancer research found significant racial disparities between American Indian and Alaska Native women compared to white women when it comes to standard of care and treatment options. KUNM’s Taylor Velazquez spoke with Felina Cordova-Marks, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona’s College of Public Health and co-author of the study. FELINA CORDOVA-MARKS : What we found is that American Indian/Alaskan Native women are having mastectomies at higher rates than non-Hispanic white women. And we also found that it's kind of geographical as well, where there's act ..read more

Navy medical team heading to New Mexico to help with COVID - Associated Press The U.S. Navy is sending a 20-member medical team to New Mexico to help the San Juan Regional Medical Center cope with a staff shortage for treating COVID-19 patients ..read more

UNM to appeal allowing grad student workers to unionize -Albuquerque Journal, Associated Press The University of New Mexico plans to appeal a ruling that graduate student employees can unionize ..read more

UNM to appeal allowing grad student workers to unionize -Albuquerque Journal, Associated Press The University of New Mexico plans to appeal a ruling that graduate student employees can unionize ..read more

New Mexico’s social studies standards haven’t been fully overhauled in 20 years, even though the state says best practice is to do so every decade. It’s happening now , guided by a team of 64 New Mexico educators, with an eye toward making lessons more culturally relevant. A group of students is informing the process, too ..read more

Las Cruces mulls changing street name with a derogatory term -Las Cruces Sun-News, Associated Press The city of Las Cruces is considering whether to change a street name that contains a word that's used as a slur toward Indigenous women ..read more

Las Cruces mulls changing street name with a derogatory term -Las Cruces Sun-News, Associated Press The city of Las Cruces is considering whether to change a street name that contains a word that's used as a slur toward Indigenous women ..read more

Visiting New Mexico's Capitol? Bring vaccine proof, not guns - By Cedar Attanasio Associated Press / Report For America New Mexico's state legislative complex will be open to the public during upcoming legislative sessions, but only for those who provide proof of vaccination ..read more