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By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – Now that health care reform has been signed into law, New Mexico U.S Senator Jeff Bingaman says he looks forward to working on other legislation. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – The health care reform bill was signed by the President on Tuesday, but there's more work to be done. The Senate has to take up a reconciliation bill that already passed the House. KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports

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Mexico City – Top Obama administration officials are meeting with Mexican officials to strengthen cross-border cooperation against drug cartels and criminal gangs.

The one-day visit focuses on ways to break the power of the Mexican drug trafficking organizations.

U.S. officials see a strategic problem with their neighbor's surging violence and unstable judicial and law enforcement systems. Mexican officials blame that instability on the insatiable U.S. demand for lucrative and illegal narcotics.

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Las Cruces – A conversation with Nancy Harris of Radium Springs. The certified household manager plans to offer courses on the profession in the area this Fall.

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Las Cruces – Las Cruces Police arrested a man Monday evening and charged him in the November 2009 shooting death of 18-year-old Jessie Angel Torres.

Jamelle Allen Lowe, 20, of the 1700 block of Pomona Drive, was arrested Monday, March 22, and is charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter. Lowe was transported to the Dona Ana County Detention Center with bond set at $10,000.

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El Paso – El Paso police and Texas state troopers have waged a second assault against suspected members of the Barrio Azteca border gang.

In a statement issued Monday, El Paso city officials say 25 people were arrested in what's being called Phase 2 of "Operation Knock Down. The operation is an effort to find new leads into the March 13 killings of three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

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New Mexico – The U.S. Postal Service plans to honor Pulitzer Prize cartoonist Bill Mauldin with the issue of a commemorative stamp.

A dedication and first-day-of-issue celebration is planned Wednesday at the auditorium of the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe.

Mauldin became known during World War II for his Willie and Joe characters in cartoons that took a humorous look at military life through the eyes of infantrymen.

In 1945, Mauldin won his first of two Pulitzer Prizes for distinguished service as a cartoonist.

By Vanessa Dabovich

Las Cruces, NM – A possible twelve million dollar reduction in funding for New Mexico State University could result in a tuition hike. As KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports the Board of Regents is looking over several options before an upcoming special meeting.

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Las Cruces, NM – Energy efficiency and renewable resources are becoming increasingly popular. With the many incentives and credits offered some homeowners would like to go green, but don't know how to get started. As KRWG's Vanessa Dabovich reports .the internet is a good place to look for answers.

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Las Cruces – Every Monday, Fred Martino speaks with Las Cruces Sun News Business Editor Brook Stockberger.

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Las Cruces – Fred Martino interviews writer/director Mark Medoff. Medoff is hosting an April 3 fundraiser for the White Sands International Film Festival (April 15-18). More information is available at www.wsiff.com

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Las Cruces – Virgin Galactic announced that its commercial manned spaceship, VSS Enterprise, Monday successfully completed its first "captive carry" test flight, taking off at 07.05 am (PST) from Mojave Air and Spaceport, California.

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New Mexico – This year's New Mexico State Fair will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays to save money.

The fair's general manager, Craig Swagerty, says those two days are historically the slowest days of the fair.

He says closing on those two days will reduce costs considerably.

State Fair Commission Chairman David Sanchez says it's a big change, but those closures make the most sense given current economic circumstances.

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New Mexico – State and federal officials have renewed a partnership to help veterans who own small businesses in New Mexico.

The memorandum was signed last week by representatives of the New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The two agencies share a mission of helping veterans start, maintain and expand small businesses.

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Texas – Attorney General Greg Abbott says Texas and other states will legally challenge the federal health care legislation Congress has passed.

Abbott issued a statement late Sunday night after the U.S. House approved the measure. He said the legislation violates the U.S. Constitution and unconstitutionally infringes upon Texans' individual liberties.