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Gallup, New Mexico Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Gallup’s long-promised regional library just jumped up the priority list
  • How will Gallup-McKinley schools change their harsh discipline practices?
  • What Gallup’s new senior center still needs before doors can fully open

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Today's riddle: Where do insects shop? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 96 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 92, low: 60.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Gallup residents demand city prioritizes long-delayed regional library (gallupsunweekly.com) — Gallup residents pressed city leaders on June 29 to move a long-promised new regional library higher on the city’s Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan, arguing it’s been delayed for decades. After debate over funding sources and open-meetings concerns, the council voted to shift the library to third on the ICIP list while keeping required state deadlines.
   

2. Discipline is a leading cause of lost classroom time. AG calls for reform after a three-year investigation. (nmindepth.com) — Gallup-McKinley County Schools are under intense scrutiny after a three-year investigation found harsh, discriminatory discipline that disproportionately suspends Indigenous and Hispanic students and costs them major classroom time. New Mexico’s attorney general is urging legal reforms, stronger oversight, and restorative practices, while the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission and the district’s new superintendent weigh how to rebuild trust and change policies.
   

3. Gallup Senior Center plan approved, city clears up funding confusion (prismnews.com) — Gallup City Council has approved a five-year capital plan to fully equip the new regional senior center, clearing up earlier confusion over project start dates. The plan covers furniture, gym equipment, a meal-delivery truck, vehicles, and a generator so the larger facility can open without cutting back services Gallup seniors and their families depend on.
   

4. Bureau of Elections recounts votes for District 1 Commissioner (gallupsunweekly.com) — McKinley County’s Bureau of Elections has finished a state-mandated recount in the razor-thin District 1 Commission primary, confirming Ernest Becenti’s 11-vote lead over Gallup-McKinley County School Board President Kevin Mitchell. The review, ordered because the margin was under 1%, produced identical results to election night, solidifying the outcome for this closely watched local race.
   

5. Pet of the Week: Meet Jordan! (gallupsunweekly.com) — A playful three-month-old puppy named Jordan is waiting for adoption at Gallup-McKinley County Animal Protection on Balok Street in Gallup. The shelter outlines his temperament, vaccination status, and adoption fee, and invites residents to visit during posted viewing hours to see if he’s the right fit for their family.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Flea market (Thank you Marti G. for sending it in!)
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