More states embrace ‘50-50’ child custody in divorce cases
A growing number of states are making an equal split between parents the default child custody option in divorce cases. Louisiana and Mississippi this year joined at least five other states that have adopted the so-called 50-50 standard — four of them since 2021, as more legislators rework divorce-related laws that remained mostly unchanged for years. The […]
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The number of international travelers visiting New Mexico increased in 2025, deviating from the national trend, the New Mexico Tourism Department said in a news release Wednesday. An estimated 760,000 international travelers visited the state last year, an approximate 1.1% increase over the prior year, according to a report published by travel research firm Tourism […]
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The New Mexico State Ethics Commission on Wednesday said that the tech giant Oracle spent more than $3.4 million in recent months on advertisements meant to influence the New Mexico Environment Department’s air quality permitting process for the Project Jupiter data center. The commission said it was “likely the largest lobbying advertising campaign ever disclosed in New Mexico."
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in three years as inflation continues to dog the economy, largely driven by soaring gas and fuel oil prices while the war in Iran drags on. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee voted 12-0 to increase its benchmark interest rate by a […]