Senate committee advances bill to boost funding for abandoned uranium-mine cleanup The Senate Indian and Tribal Affairs Committee voted to give Senate Bill 226 a due pass, advancing a proposal to increase state funding for assessment and cleanup of abandoned uranium mines after testimony about health and environmental harms in tribal and rural communities.

A crucial bill to boost funding for the cleanup of abandoned uranium mines has advanced, aiming to protect the health of rural and tribal communities in New Mexico from ongoing environmental harm.

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New Mexico allocates $3M for Tribal Alcohol Harms Alleviation initiatives New Mexico appropriates $3 million to establish Tribal Alcohol Harms Alleviation Program

New Mexico is stepping up with a bold $3 million initiative aimed at combating alcohol-related harms in tribal communities—could this be the turning point they need?

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