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The special legislative session ended Thursday evening in Santa Fe, where all of the bills that addressed the recent federal budget cuts passed while others stalled in committee.

The special legislative session ended in Santa Fe on Thursday afternoon, with Democratic lawmakers celebrating the passage of bills designed to lessen the impact of federal funding cuts.

Before the commencement of the New Mexico special legislature session on Wednesday, Democratic state lawmakers outlined their priorities to address the impacts from federal budget cuts.

A bill that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to some New Mexico World War II veterans has failed to make it through Congress in recent years, but some descendants of those veterans are continuing efforts to secure that honor.

The U.S. government will run out of money after midnight Tuesday to continue funding federal government entities across the country unless a deal is made by both the Democrats and Republicans.

Officials on both sides of the aisle have been pushing Congress to avoid a government shutdown for weeks by passing a budget or a continuing spending resolution. Despite these efforts, a shutdown will likely take place at midnight Tuesday. So what could a government shutdown mean for working New Mexicans right now?

A group of former national park superintendents is calling on the Trump administration to close the parks to visitors in case of a government shutdown.

New Mexico ranks 50th in the nation for child wellbeing, covering ages from birth through 24. That’s according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The organization's president, Lisa Lawson, has recently penned a book exploring how teens are often left out of this conversation and how we can use their unique brain science to best support them.

New Mexico legislators are set to discuss how the state could help keep public broadcasting on the air at a special session on Wednesday.

New Mexico is officially clear of the measles outbreak that began February 14. That’s the word from the state’s Department of Health.