The federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposes new rules to define what counts as gaming on prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, drawing fire from states and tribes claiming the platforms are illegal sportsbooks.

The U.S. Justice Department sued New Mexico's Supreme Court and bar licensing board for denying a law license to an Air Force major's spouse who holds law degrees from three states.

A New Mexico judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's universal childcare program, ruling the case moot after the Legislature passed supporting legislation.

South Dakota state Representative Travis Ismay was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of intentionally damaging a public road, a crime carrying up to two years in prison.

Wildfire smoke has reversed decades of U.S. progress in reducing ground-level ozone pollution, causing ozone levels to rise since 2015 and contributing to about 300 premature deaths annually.

Two former Utah court clerks face federal charges after helping undocumented immigrants escape through a courthouse back door to avoid ICE arrest.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife lethally removed an uncollared gray wolf in Routt County after it killed 22 sheep across ten confirmed depredation events despite ranchers' non-lethal prevention efforts.

Federal border security funding flows into Texas while colonia residents struggle without paved roads, clean water, and adequate schools.

The National Archives is touring nine original founding documents to eight major U.S. cities this year, with the exhibit currently displayed in Denver through June 14.

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