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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Cantelmo emphasizes housing, transparency in State of the City
January 16, 2026
The mayor called housing the “defining challenge of our time,” doubling down on a commitment to increase the available stock and improving affordability.
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Multiple cases highlight ICE’s use of NM jails for people arrested across the country
January 16, 2026
The same day New Mexico In Depth published a story about a California man released from Cibola County detention center after filing a federal habeas petition, another man mentioned but unnamed in the story — who had been arrested by ICE in New York — was ordered released from the facility.
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Yokohama Tire to lay off 392 in Salem, considers closing plant
January 16, 2026
The company said its reduced production will begin in March.
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Federal judge blocks plan to freeze Minnesota SNAP funds — for now
January 16, 2026
“We have won yet another battle in the Trump administration’s war on Minnesota,” Attorney General Keith Ellison said.
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Use of antipsychotic meds in nursing homes remains flat
January 15, 2026
Maine has the 12th highest rate of long-term nursing home residents on antipsychotics, which carry health risks.
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Drought cost Vermont farmers $15.9M
January 14, 2026
The majority of Vermont farmers claim 2025 was the worst drought they’d ever seen. Now, agricultural advocates are asking the state to fiscally support farmers facing climate extremes.
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Mississippi’s Arkabutla Lake Park Rangers Give Disabled Hunters a Second Chance at Their Outdoor Passion
January 14, 2026
For the last 34 years, an annual, controlled disabled deer hunt that has happened near Arkabutla Lake in Tate County.
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Portland and Lewiston are bracing for ICE to come to their cities
January 14, 2026
Carl Sheline urged residents and businesses to know their rights and have a plan if they’re contacted by agents.
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Wildlife corridors planned in South County’s Coyote Valley
January 14, 2026
Coyote Valley is critical for wildlife connectivity between the Santa Cruz and Diablo mountain ranges for species such as mountain lions, bobcats and American badgers.
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Everything you need to know about Montana’s rural health windfall
January 13, 2026
How far could the $1 billion, five-year investment go toward filling the hole left by Medicaid cuts?
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Hawaiʻi Road Deaths Hit 18-Year Peak Last Year. Most Other States Dropped
January 13, 2026
Hawaiʻi was one of just six U.S. states where the rate of road deaths in 2025 rose compared to 2024.
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Program that brought mental health professionals to rural Oklahoma schools looking for new funding
January 13, 2026
An OU-based, federally funded program to get more mental health professionals in rural Oklahoma schools has seen its funding end prematurely — and it’s searching for new funding sources to keep the mission going.
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Last Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party senator in rural Northland announces reelection bid
January 13, 2026
State Sen. Grant Hauschild announced he would run for a second term to represent District 3, which includes portions of Cook, Itasca, Lake, Koochiching and St. Louis counties.
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Stephens County moves to enforce wind farm lighting requirements following executive session
January 13, 2026
The red warning lights mounted on the wind turbines are part of an Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS), which is supposed to be sensor-triggered.
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Lo que debes saber sobre las primarias de 2026 en Carolina del Norte
January 13, 2026
El Día de las Elecciones Primarias será el 3 de marzo, pero existen varias opciones para votar antes de esa fecha.
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