New Mexico to offer free universal child care. Who's paying for it?

New Mexico is the first state in America to guarantee free child care to every parent, starting Nov. 1. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the announcement on Sept. 8. The state already had free child care available to families with incomes at or...

3rd Annual New Mexico Fight For Life Gala Ball Is Sept. 27: Empowering Hope For Suicide Prevention, Awareness And Support

NEW MEXICO FIGHT FOR LIFE NEWS RELEASE New Mexico Fight for Life is honored to announce its 3rd Annual Gala Ball Fundraiser, a powerful evening dedicated to supporting survivors of suicide, raising awareness, and advancing prevention efforts...

UTPB receives $100K grant to host ConocoPhillips Small Biz Builder program in Carlsbad, New Mexico

The program is reportedly designed to help local entrepreneurs and small business owners build stronger, more sustainable businesses through multiple avenues. CARLSBAD, N.M. — A major oil and gas company has generously donated $100,000 to the...

State Ethics Commission Seeks Court Ruling To Enforce New Mexico Privacy Law

NMSEC News: The New Mexico State Ethics Commission filed a complaint in the First Judicial District Court seeking a declaratory judgment that confirms the Commission’s authority to enforce the Nondisclosure of Sensitive Personal Information Act...

Pueblo Governors, New Mexico leaders rally in D.C. to protect Chaco Canyon

Nearly two dozen governors from various New Mexico Pueblo nations gathered on the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, urging Trump administration officials to visit Chaco Canyon and maintain protections for the sacred site. The site...

New Mexico's adoption of adaptive grazing is 'so old, it's new again'

It's not yet a buzz word but "adaptive grazing" is gaining traction in New Mexico for its ability to improve soil health. Done right, adaptive grazing – frequently moving livestock from one pasture to another – can mimic historical patterns of...

Opinion: Project Jupiter can deliver jobs, clean water and hope for Southern New Mexico

News that matters to El Paso, delivered to you. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. By New Mexico state Reps. Nathan Small, Sarah Silva and Joanne Ferrary In Southern New Mexico, we hear time and again about the need to create opportunities...

New Mexico film industry wraps two features, state mourns loss of Robert Redford

Northern New Mexico College faculty defy two-tier system

Students at Northern New Mexico College| photo via Northern New Mexico College ESPAÑOLA, New Mexico—With a unanimous vote of their membership, faculty members of the Northern Federation of Educational Employees – AFT Local 4935 at Northern New...

New Mexico probation officers accused of referring ‘problem’ probationers to ICE for deportation

ICE agents are pictured in an undated photo. The New Mexico Ethics Commission is alleging that probation officers with the state’s Correction Department have repeatedly referred probationers to ICE, even after the state Legislature made that...

New Mexico AG joins legal challenge to National Guard occupation of D.C.

Members of the Louisiana National Guard patrol the grounds of the Washington Monument at the National Mall on Sept. 7 in Washington. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo × New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 21 other states’ attorneys general on...

New Mexico Chicano art finds new life through exhibit and research

University Showcase, 9/16, 8:30a: New Mexico had a vibrant Chicano arts movement in the 1970s, particularly around Las Vegas, but very little of it has been documented. Two University of New Mexico professors are working to change that with a new...

New Mexico AG joins lawsuit over Trump’s National Guard deployments

New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez is joining 22 other attorneys general to call on the courts to take action on President Donald Trump's National Guard deployments. SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez is joining a...

New Mexico’s anti-littering ad features 2 ‘Breaking Bad’ characters

You may recognize the characters from "Breaking Bad" – now they're telling New Mexicans about "Breaking Bad Habits". SANTA FE, N.M. — Get ready to see more “Breaking Bad” characters asking you not to litter in New Mexico as the state is launching...

USDA Trade Deficit Projections, Record Ranch Sale, and Farm Bill Delays

A troubling trend may be developing concerning how agricultural trade is being reported by the USDA. Politico Pro noted that this year’s 2nd quarter agricultural trade report, released at the end of August, predicted that the there will be a $47...

New Evidence Says An Exploding Comet Wiped Out The Clovis Culture And Triggered The Younger Dryas

We don't realize it, but Earth is subjected to a constant cosmic rain of material. The vast majority of it is tiny micrometeors that burn up in the atmosphere, up to 100 tons per day by some estimates. But sometimes, much larger objects strike...

New Mexico probation officers accused of sharing information with ICE

New Mexico's State Ethics Commission has accused probation and parole officers of sharing sensitive information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leading to multiple detentions and deportations.A declaratory judgment suit alleges that...

Democrat governors urge Congress to extend ACA subsidies

Dive Brief: Democrat governors are entreating Congress to extend more generous subsidies for plans on the Affordable Care Act exchanges before they expire at the end of the year. In a letter sent Monday to House and Senate leadership, 18 blue...

Pueblo leaders urge federal government to protect ‘living history’ at Chaco Canyon

Pueblo Bonito, the largest archaeological site at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, is seen in northwestern New Mexico, on Aug. 28, 2021. Cedar Attanasio/AP File Photo × Heinrich reiterates call for Interior Secretary Burgum to visit site...

New Mexico’s billion-dollar oilfield orphans

Dave Fosdeck crested a dirt berm on the Hogback, a ridge of hills west of Farmington, New Mexico, when the scent hit him. “Whoa! It stinks!” he yelped. It was June, and he was there with two others to look at the cleanup operations around a...