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Good Trouble Lives On: New Mexico communities join national civil rights protests

Congress & Federal Gov.

Good Trouble Lives On: New Mexico communities join national civil rights protests

3 hours agoJuly 18, 2025

Supreme Court saves politico from recall over Rio Arriba Oñate statue dispute

Courts, Justice & Safety

Supreme Court saves politico from recall over Rio Arriba Oñate statue dispute

4 hours agoJuly 18, 2025

Heinrich introduces bill to protect DACA recipients’ data amid Trump administration information sharing

Congress & Federal Gov.

Heinrich introduces bill to protect DACA recipients’ data amid Trump administration information sharing

New Mexico’s senior Senator leads effort to shield “Dreamers” from deportation targeting

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Senate votes to cut $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funding, threatening emergency services for rural New Mexico

Congress & Federal Gov.

Senate votes to cut $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funding, threatening emergency services for rural New Mexico

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Politics & Elections

Haaland warns of rural healthcare crisis, opposes federal healthcare legislation

Haaland warns of rural healthcare crisis, opposes federal healthcare legislation

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

Haaland to launch rural tour focused on affordability as 2026 governor’s race takes shape

Automatic voter registration begins in New Mexico

State Rep. McQueen announces candidacy for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

Federal & Congress

Sen. Heinrich’s HALT Fentanyl Act signed into law, boosting law enforcement powers

Sen. Heinrich’s HALT Fentanyl Act signed into law, boosting law enforcement powers

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Good Trouble Lives On: New Mexico communities to join national civil rights protests

Heinrich secures $12.5 million for New Mexico in Senate Appropriations bill

Luján secures $6.9 Million in federal funding for New Mexico communities

Energy Transition

WildEarth Guardians: Oil and gas spills in New Mexico amount to a ‘deluge’

WildEarth Guardians: Oil and gas spills in New Mexico amount to a ‘deluge’

by Source New Mexico May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

House subcommittee examines how to ensure a reliable, affordable grid

First community solar project on state lands breaks ground

PNM cuts off power to Las Vegas due to due to high wind and wildfire risk

Climate & Environment

New Mexico’s PFAS claim against Air Force base advances as federal bellwether case

New Mexico’s PFAS claim against Air Force base advances as federal bellwether case

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

USFS says fall, winter prescribed burns are extinguished

Estancia residents asked to conserve water amid well issues

Here’s what happened to national monuments under Trump’s last administration

Workers & Industry

Your legal high gets more expensive on July 1. Here’s why.

Your legal high gets more expensive on July 1. Here’s why.

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

What people are saying about NMED’s proposed rule to protect workers from heat

NM legislation looks to keep cannabis prices affordable

‘To keep New Mexicans alive’: Fentanyl Forum convenes in ABQ

Healthcare

Safety lapses lead to steep fines for Rio Rancho senior care center

Safety lapses lead to steep fines for Rio Rancho senior care center

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

DOH warns summer travelers to get vaccinated against measles

Health experts say Medicaid cuts would have drastic impacts in New Mexico

Unvaccinated child is first case of measles in Doña Ana County

Analysis & Commentary

‘Return to Office’ is not necessarily a return to efficiency

‘Return to Office’ is not necessarily a return to efficiency

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

What’s happening at the VA, anyway?

Non-alternative facts

Op-ed: Public broadcasting funding cuts would be ‘catastrophic’ in New Mexico