New Mexico

Opportunities and challenges ahead for N.M. nonprofits awarded $16 million in federal housing funds

Nonprofit organizations expected to use the funding for things like rental assistance, case management and administrative costs

April 24, 2024

Bill from Utahns in Congress could jeopardize expanded compensation for downwinders

Set to expire this June, RECA was on track for a bipartisan facelift after the U.S. Senate voted 69-30 in…

April 24, 2024

New Mexico reaches settlement in 2017 wage-theft complaint after prolonged legal battle

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico labor regulators on Tuesday announced a legal settlement that resolves longstanding accusations of…

April 23, 2024

N.M. receives $156M to boost access to solar

Funding comes from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act

April 23, 2024

Torrance County to vote on extending ICE prison contract

As of Monday morning, there were 246 people detained by ICE in Torrance

April 23, 2024

Progressives going after incumbents in hot Democratic primaries

Party’s progressive wing aims to increase power in the Legislature

April 23, 2024

Environmentalists prepare to defend new BLM rule against legal challenges

New rule creates leases for restoration and mitigation and designates some areas as being of critical environmental concern

April 23, 2024

Missed deadlines lead to $11.5M veto, upending plans for UNM public health school

State senator said funding gap could ‘stain the reputation of New Mexico’

April 22, 2024

State approves Doña Ana water utility governance change, process begins to seat new CRRUA board

The Doña Ana County Government Center captured Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The state has approved an agreement allowing a change…

April 22, 2024

New Mexico Voices for Children has new leadership

Organization focuses on tax policy and how it impacts children in poverty

April 21, 2024

Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by border patrol frustrate state-authorized pot industry

Border Patrol says cannabis is still a ‘Schedule 1’ drug, like heroin and LSD

April 21, 2024

State lawmakers and budget experts float lowering savings targets in next year’s budget

State lawmakers previously set a target of keeping reserves at 30% of the annual operating budget

April 21, 2024

Venezuelan refugees detained in N.M. fearful of more deportations to Mexico

ICE El Paso field office paused deportation flights to Venezuela, apparently stemming from oil sanctions dispute with U.S.

April 18, 2024

New Mexico is making strides toward universal pre-K, national report finds

In 2022-2023, 45% of four-year-old children were enrolled in a pre-K program

April 18, 2024

American Rivers ranks waters in New Mexico as the most endangered in the country

Recent Supreme Court rulings stripped protections from the vast majority of waterways in the state

April 18, 2024

New attorney joins prosecution team against Alec Baldwin in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An attorney has been added to the special prosecution team that is pursuing an involuntary…

April 18, 2024

Blame spirals as CRRUA governing record ‘misplaced’ and never sent to state

Officials to submit document to restructure water utility board ASAP

April 18, 2024

Whistleblowers outline allegations of nepotism and retaliation within Albuquerque’s police academy

Complaint centers on a requirement that male cadets shave their heads with a razor daily

April 18, 2024

Sandia researchers look at ways to store hydrogen underground

Storing hydrogen is a notoriously tricky process

April 18, 2024

FEMA taps former N.M. disaster agency head to run Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Claims Office

Fire survivors and their attorneys have repeatedly criticized the office for the slow release of funds

April 18, 2024

New Mexico voters can now sign up to receive absentee ballots permanently

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Registered voters in New Mexico for the first time can join a permanent list to…

April 18, 2024

Whistleblowers outline allegations of nepotism and retaliation within Albuquerque’s police academy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Several members of the Albuquerque police academy’s training staff who were dismissed from their duties last…

April 17, 2024

New Mexico chicken farm infected with avian influenza

Every bird at the Roosevelt County farm will be killed

April 17, 2024

U.S. court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona

Judge says plaintiffs were years too late in bringing their claims and that the Bureau of Land Management had fulfilled…

April 17, 2024