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Child advocates praise Supreme Court DACA decision

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ALBUQUERQUE — Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on whether President Trump has the legal authority to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, New Mexico Voices for Children Executive Director James Jimenez issued this statement.

“We are pleased with today’s [June 18] ruling on the DACA case...

Guv: Legislators can discuss police reform, election changes during special session

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This week’s special session will, as expected, include more than just budget matters, the governor’s office announced June 18.

While the state must address plunging revenues, which would result in an unbalanced budget, something that is not allowed according to the state constitution, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also said that non-budget items would include police reform efforts, election changes and tax relief for small businesses.

The special session is necessary because of the economic impact of COVID-19 and the restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the disease.

Only legislation that is put on the call can be passed during special sessions.

Some legislators have said...

Victims ID'd in interstate crash

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The Gallup Police Department was dispatched to the Redwood Lodge Motel, 907 Hwy. 66, in reference to two male subjects in a white Dodge truck brandishing a firearm back on June 5.

When GPD officers arrived on scene, they located the white Dodge truck with two men inside. The white Dodge truck drove around the Gallup officers and almost struck their Patrol unit. The white Dodge truck merged onto Highway 118. The truck fled and a pursuit was initiated.



As Gallup Police officers pursued the Dodge truck, the driver of the Dodge turned their headlights on and off and traveled in opposing lane traffic. The Dodge got onto Interstate 40 eastbound at mile marker 16. During the pursuit, the...

Juneteenth celebrated in Gallup

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The words “Disarm Racism” will grace Coal Avenue between June 19 and the end of the first week of July.

The mural designed by Navajo painter Jerry Brown is being completed overnight June 19 with a team of painters, as part of a celebration of Juneteenth, the oldest national commemoration of the ending of slavery in the U. S.

The mural translates the message into several languages.

The street mural and a “Bring Your Own Chalk” event are temporary art installations.

Sacred Together

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The largest Indigenous Pride gathering adjusts to pandemic

From starting with about 250 attendees at the Window Rock Flea Market in 2017 to pulling in over 6,000 visitors over two days in 2019 at the Window Rock Tribal Park and Veteran’s Memorial, Diné Pride has become the largest Indigenous pride event in the United States.

When plans to host an even larger event this year had to be scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alray Nelson, executive director and one of the co-founders of Diné Pride, said the event was redesigned to be the largest virtual Indigenous pride gathering in the country.

The theme for this year’s event is “Sacred Together.”

“We thought we...

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