Indigenous Groups Say Changes To Utility Regulation In NM Would Favor Energy Companies

A coalition of Indigenous groups is now petitioning the state’s highest court to block the change before it takes effect next year.

Complaint: Republican Candidate For State AG Hasn't Lived In NM Long Enough To Run For Office

According to the complaint, to be eligible to run for attorney general, Jeremy Michael Gay must have lived in New Mexico since Nov. 8, 2017.

Learning From NM Mistakes, Forest Service To Better Heed Drought Factor Before Burns

The US Forest Service announced big changes to the way it will authorize prescribed burns in light of mistakes the agency made.

Sanctioned Encampments Will Be Legally Allowed, After ABQ Council Fails To Override Mayor's Veto

The Albuquerque City Council opted to allow “safe outdoor spaces", an effort to give unsheltered folks a safe place to stay overnight.

Couy Griffin Attends Otero County Commission Meeting As A Member Of The Public After His Ouster

Griffin was removed from office by court order earlier this week because of his participation in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

NM To Expand Broadband In Rural And Tribal Areas That Were ‘Left Behind For A Long Time'

New Mexico is trying to expand high-speed internet access across the state, especially in rural and tribal areas.

Dems Accuse Ronchetti Of Disingenuous Shift In Abortion Messaging

Ronchetti’s campaign denies that the candidate’s position on the issue has ever changed.

US Executive Branch Acknowledges NM Downwinders For The First Time

Downwinders are residents who have for generations seen increased cancer and other illnesses from nuclear weapons testing South of Socorro.

Those Seeking New Omicron Boosters Left To Fend For Themselves Safety-Wise

New Mexicans started getting new omicron-specific coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday but left to figure out how they will safely get the shot.

Four Years Into Court-Mandated Education Reform, Lawmakers Look At Compliance

It takes time to reform a failed system.

New Fight Opens In Congress Over VA Policy That Sidesteps State Abortion Bans

WASHINGTON — Abortion counseling and services would be provided to pregnant veterans and their beneficiaries in limited circumstances.

ACLU Calls On Biden's Homeland Security Secretary To Close The ICE Detention Center In Estancia, NM

The American Civil Liberties Union is again asking head of the Department of Homeland Security to close more immigration detention centers.

Republican AG Candidate, NM Secretary Of State Have Days To Prepare For Hearing

The hearing is on whether the GOP contender really does qualify to be on the ballot.

Democrats Feel Pressure To ‘Save The Republic' In Campaigns To Run State Election Systems

Adrian Fontes is tired of responding to the outrageous claims of Mark Finchem, a Trump-backed Republican election denier with ties to QAnon.

‘We're Losing Our People'

Since Jackpile began polluting their water, poisoning their land and sickening young and old alike — the Laguna legacy has been fading.

NM County Executive Barred From Office Over Jan. 6 Riot, Judge Rules

Couy Griffin, the founder of "Cowboys For Trump," is the first elected official to lose his job for his role in the 2021 insurrection.

Couy Griffin On Trial: A Tale Of Two Realities

Otero County Commissioner Griffin’s trial for betraying oath of office to defend the Constitution got underway in Santa Fe in mid-August.

State-Funded Reproductive Health Clinic Could Face A Worker Shortage

Real health care workers will have to handle the influx of patients seeking reproductive care.

FEMA Assistance Application To Close Next Week Unless Deadline Is Extended

"A deadline extension may come through soon," spokesperson Angela Byrd said Thursday.

As Forest Service Wraps Up 90-Day Pause On Burns, NM Scientist Fears What Comes Next

The United States Forest Service chief is planning to release results soon of a department-wide evaluation of prescribed burning.

Coronado Park Residents Need More Help To Find Stable Housing, Survey Shows

Those who needed help “were not well served by traditional outreach methods,” according to a team who surveyed them.

Lawmakers To Consider Throwing Out Fees For Traffic Tickets And Criminal Charges

They disproportionately impact poor New Mexicans and sometimes cost more to collect than they are worth.

DACA Déjà Vu: Biden Reaffirms, Doesn't Expand, Migrant Protection Program

The Biden administration reaffirmed its commitment this week to DACA, officially posting regulations to extend the 10-year-old program.

Sounding The Alarm On Extremism, Biden Says ‘MAGA Republicans' Pose Threat To Democracy

“We have to defend it. Protect it. Stand up for it. Each and every one of us,” Biden said in his remarks.

New Mexico's Labor Movement Is Alive And Well

The labor movement doesn't typically get sustained media attention, but it is alive and well in New Mexico.

U.S. Attorney General Says DOJ Asked For Public Release Of Search Warrant For Trump Estate

WASHINGTON — The motion says that Trump and his lawyers should have an opportunity to object to the DOJ proposal.

Biden Signs Landmark Bill Aiding Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits Overseas

WASHINGTON — “When they came home, many of the fittest and best warriors that we sent to war were not the same,” Biden added.

Millions For Internet Infrastructure Awarded To Tribal Communities In N.M.

The excitement became clear in the loud applause after each of five tribal communities in N.M. were awarded millions for broadband projects.

Some Publications Blocked By New Prison Mail Policy In NM

Mail sent directly to prison is returned to sender unopened. Medical, legal and confidential mail still goes directly to the incarcerated.

“This Is Not What Albuquerque Is,” Says Brother Of Muslim Man Killed Days Ago

Muhammad Syed saw a judge Wednesday after having been charged with the deaths of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain and Aftab Hussein.

Feds Open Grant For State To Count And Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mine Sites

New Mexico could soon have money to build an inventory of exactly how many coal mines were abandoned in the state before 1977.

Cannon Air Force Base Ducking Public Meetings About ‘Forever Chemical' Risk, Neighbors Say

Dairy farmers, advocates near Cannon AFB say officials are stonewalling their call for transparency and public forums on PFAS contamination.

Source New Mexico

Pentagon officials had been shaken by service members’ prominent role in the events of Jan. 6.

Search Warrant Shows Trump Under Investigation For Possible Espionage Act Violations

WASHINGTON — A federal judge unsealed the warrant that allowed the FBI to search former President Trump's property at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

Source New Mexico

White nationalists keep showing up in the hearings of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

Source New Mexico

As students head back to classrooms, those in higher education will begin to reap the benefits of tuition-free public college in New Mexico.

NAACP Refutes Comparisons Of BLM Protests And Jan. 6, Calls For Griffin's Removal From Office

And to prevent him from running for any public office in the future due to his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

How Election-Denying GOP Governors Could Tilt The 2024 Presidential Election

Republican candidates who claim 2020 election was stolen from Trump have been nominated for governor in four critical swing states.

Year One Of Source New Mexico

To celebrate the one-year anniversary, I did what I’ve been lucky to do just about every day for the last 365: I called the crew.

Complaint Says Cibola Detention And ICE Neglected An Asylum-Seeker, Leaving Him Injured By Shackles

Deportation seems imminent for a man seeking asylum in the U.S. who is being detained in New Mexico.