Almost $7 billion in federal funding supports a range of public K-12 programs at schools across the country. That amount will now be withheld by the government.

That’s why U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) announced Wednesday a bill intended to better compensate oilfield workers like Garfio for the heath impacts of their jobs, as most of New Mexico’s oil ...

Manuel Garfio of Lovington worked in the Permian Basin oilfields of southeast New Mexico for 15 years before he said an injury on Oct. 7, 2022, took away his ability to earn a living. Originally ...