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Madame G guide to the stars WEEK OF JUNE 23

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Today welcomes Cancer’s New Moon, as Gemini’s steps aside. The Cancer Sun is shining brightly, as of June 21. This really marks the beginning of Summer. You may feel nostalgic and ready for solitude. It’s wise to rest and reflect. Collect your thoughts and consider your options. Madame G recommends you pull up YouTube...

NM 49th for child well-being

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Improvement shown in health indicators

ALBUQUERQUE — While New Mexico is stuck near the bottom in child well-being — ranking 49th out of the 50 states — there is some good news in the annual KIDS COUNT® Data Book, which was set for release on Tuesday, June 13, by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

“We’ve seen really great improvements in measures of health and, as with last year, we can attribute much of that to the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act,” said New Mexico KIDS COUNT Director Amber Wallin. “This is additional proof that the policies enacted at the state and federal levels really do impact the lives of our children and their families.”

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Madame G guide to the stars WEEK OF JUNE 16

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A Last Quarter Moon appears on Saturday, June 17 and the Summer Solstice arrives on Wednesday, June 21. Summer is officially here! You may feel a little less coordinated and unsure of yourself as that Last Quarter Moon regroups. The Solstice will let that tiger loose. So, stop worrying about how you look and cut loose. Madame G recommends healthy fun and sun!

 

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Hey chum, don’t be glum! Change is hard and a wee bit scary. You’re totally up for it though. It may seem like this is just one more thing, on top of one more thing, and it is—you can still do it. You’re made of tuff stuff and this aint nothing, but a little thing. Your heart will live and...

Heinrich’s statement on Secretary Zinke’s recommendation to shrink Bears Ears

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement June 12, regarding Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s recommendation to significantly reduce national monument designation for Bears Ears National Monument:

I cannot help but think if Theodore Roosevelt were alive today he’d bedeeply disappointed in Secretary Zinke’s actions. His recommendation to shrink Bears Ears National Monument is a direct affront to sovereign tribal nations and people throughout the region who worked tirelessly to protect their cultural heritage for future generations.

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Despite recent budget fix, higher education is still underfunded

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Anyone given a chance to make an investment that is guaranteed to give a positive return year after year would do it. Even when we’re not talking about the stock market, investments with a high rate of return make sense. Public higher education is one such investment because it improves the workforce and helps families get out of poverty, both of which grow the state’s economy.

Economists say it again and again: investments in higher education pay off. Unfortunately, Governor Susana Martinez’s decision to veto all funding for higher education—every penny—sent the wrong message to current and future college students worried about college costs as well as to businesses...

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