S. Baxter Clinton
ReporterShantar Baxter Clinton is the hourly News Reporter for KSFR. His parents are from Connecticut and he grew up throughout the New England states and has traveled the continental U.S. Baxter has a mixed heritage; Black, Schaghticoke Indigenous-American, Italian, Scottish, Hungarian and German. He attended Saint Johnsbury Academy for high school and proceeded to college after his sophomore year. He’s earned an Associates of the Arts from Bard College at Simons Rock and a Bachelors in journalism with a minor in anthropology from the University of Maine. He also attended Kent State University while completing his undergrad and studied in Florence, Italy for a semester.
email: bclinton@ksfr.org
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Melanie Kenderline as the secretary of New Mexico's Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. Kenderline has been renowned internationally for her support of the transition to clean energy.
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The White House says teamwork between the U.S. and Mexico to reduce illegal migration is paying off. A White House spokesman, John Kirby, said the U.S. and Mexico will increase enforcement measures to prevent illegal migration on commercial transportation and increase the number of repatriation flights.
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Capitan, New Mexico celebrates the 80th birthday for the famous fire prevention icon Smokey Bear with the return of Smokey Bear Days.
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New Mexico’s Agriculture Secretary, Jeff Witte, joined a USDA Trade mission to New Delhi, India in hopes of exporting New Mexican Pecans to one of the world's epicenters.
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The President's Administration Announces New School Meal Standards to Strengthen Child Nutrition. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack shared details on the subject.
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Governors Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico, and Mark Gordon, Wyoming, recently announced their participation in the National Governors Association (NGA) Disagree Better Initiative.
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The New Mexico Mortgage finance authority is announcing that funding for the Recovery housing program will be opening for qualified organizations that can provide a stable living situation to those on the path to recovery.
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Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced that $156 million has been awarded to New Mexico from the agencies $7 billion Solar for all competition. This will support low-income households.
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The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments amid complaints by licensed cannabis suppliers that shipments worth more than $300,000 have been confiscated in recent months at Border Patrol checkpoints in southern New Mexico. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich says Friday the Department of Homeland Security should be focused on urgent priorities that don’t include regulated cannabis suppliers.
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New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich asks US Attorney General Merrick Garland about the implementation of the provision in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Authored by Senator Heinrich and Senator Susan Collins of Maine.