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The New Mexico Forward Party sued the state Tuesday, arguing New Mexico's ballot access law punishes a newly qualified minor party by forcing its candidates to gather far more signatures than Democrats or Republicans ever have to touch.

Courts, Justice & Safety, Elections & Politics, Statewide News

The battle for the ballot: New Mexico Forward Party challenges state law

by Kevin Hendricks July 15, 2026

Sen. Martin Heinrich gathered small business owners, food bank leaders, and workers at the Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Team (WESST) Albuquerque headquarters to discuss how federal tariff policy and rising energy costs are straining household budgets and threatening jobs across the state. (Kevin Hendricks)

Congress & Federal Gov., Statewide News

Heinrich wants more NM workers on the path to hardhats

by Kevin Hendricks July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

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After Republican cuts to subsides, Obamacare enrollment dropped in every state except one: New Mexico

by Pat Davis July 14, 2026

The July 8, 1947 front page of the Roswell Daily Record, which reported the alleged recovery of a "flying saucer" near Roswell — the story that made the newspaper internationally known. (Wikimedia Commons)

NM.news, Statewide News, The Paper.

The newspaper that broke the Roswell UFO story is shutting down

by Jesse Jones July 13, 2026July 13, 2026

Aerial photos taken on June 26, 2026, show the construction site for Project Jupiter, the Oracle and OpenAI data center project planned for southern New Mexico. (Courtesy of Alexa Reynaud, Food & Water Watch, with aerial support provided by LightHawk)

Environment, Conservation & Climate, Statewide News

New Mexico Environment Department to hold hearing for Project Jupiter data center air quality permit

by Source NM July 8, 2026

New Mexico's overdose crisis just got a new villain, according to the governor: the federal agency that's supposed to be fighting it. — Roberto E. Rosales

Courts, Justice & Safety, Statewide News

Governor, AG accuse DEA of letting fentanyl flood NM streets, demand investigation

by Kevin Hendricks June 30, 2026

NMGOP Chair Amy Barela

Elections & Politics, Statewide News

Republican Party of New Mexico members fail to reach quorum to elect new chair

by Kevin Hendricks June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Democrats rally around Deb Haaland during the party's Pre-Primary Convention Mar. 2026 (DPNM)

Elections & Politics, Statewide News

Deb Haaland interviewing prospective running mates ahead DPNM vote to fill Lt Gov ticket

by Pat Davis June 23, 2026

The Black Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico hosted U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich at Nexus Smokehouse on Friday for a roundtable focused on the economic pressures bearing down on Black-owned businesses. About a dozen business owners, advocates and community leaders joined the conversation — the kind Heinrich said he came specifically to hear. (Kevin Hendricks)

Congress & Federal Gov., Statewide News

Black-owned businesses sound the alarm on capital, cuts and survival at Juneteenth roundtable with Sen. Heinrich

by Kevin Hendricks June 22, 2026

Elections & Politics, Statewide News

Here are the Dems jockeying to be Deb Haaland’s running mate after Toulouse Oliver backed out of Lt. Gov run

by Pat Davis June 18, 2026June 19, 2026