ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-NM: Passage of HB 11 a "Serious Blow" to New Mexicans # Feb 28, 2025 by AFP SANTA FE, NM - Last week, AFP-New Mexico, along with a group of activists, traveled to Santa Fe to oppose HB 11, legislation that places unnecessary financial strain to businesses and employees in a state already struggling with poverty and a fragile economy. Upon the House passage of H  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 28 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release: * * * Arizona Officials Back Bill to Undermine Wildlife Protections, Silence Public Input The Game and Fish Department's job is to steward Arizona's wildlife, not to rubber-stamp political schemes that benefit a small group of trophy hunters PHOENIX-- The Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Game and Fish Commission are backing a bill to strip the state's wildlife agency of its power to regulate the u  more

OXFORD, Ohio, March 1 -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Honors College 'moving in the right direction' with inaugural dean Zeb Baker has worked with honors education at Miami since 2013 By Josh Chapin When Zeb Baker completed his work as a consultant to the faculty group designing the University of New Mexico's honors college in 2013, he began looking for a way to transition full-time to honors education. An opportunity soon presented itself at Miami University. Good tim  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, March 1 -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * HPU establishes Gold and Blue Partnerships with Carroll ISD and Santa Fe Christian School BROWNWOOD - February 27, 2025 - Howard Payne University recently formed Gold and Blue Partnership programs with Carroll ISD (CISD), in Southlake, Texas, and Santa Fe Christian School (SFC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The partnerships will provide automatic acceptance for students from each school who graduate within the to  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 1 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NM Senate confirms two new NMSU regents The New Mexico Senate has confirmed Rico Gonzales and Marisol Olivas to serve on the New Mexico State University Board of Regents. Gonzales, El Paso Electric's regional vice president for New Mexico, and Olivas, a graduate student at NMSU, were nominated to serve as NMSU regents by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Gonzales succeeds Dina Chacon-Reitzel, w  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 28 -- The National Medical Association issued the following agency statement on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * NMA Statement on Measles Outbreak - Children's Lives in Danger in West Texas An unvaccinated child died yesterday as the measles outbreak continues to spread rapidly in west Texas, growing to nine counties. This death is the first reported measles-related mortality in ten years. The disease is now spreading in eastern New Mexico, in close proximity to West Texas.  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 1 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU to host virtual certification course in Spanish for commercial canned food processors New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service in collaboration with FS Global Group will host a virtual certification course designed for operators, managers and supervisors of commercially canned acidified food processing operations. This course will be offered in Spanish and is open to  more