The U.S. Department of Education has launched investigations into the Albuquerque and Santa Fe public school districts regarding their policies on student gender identity, according to reports from KOB and Yahoo News. NEW: The U. S. Department of Education announced Monday it has launched investigations into a number of school districts, including Santa Fe Public … Read more
Newcomers to the New Mexico Legislature may find themselves excluded from the state’s lucrative pension benefits, according to reporting from the Santa Fe New Mexican. Recent shifts in how legislative retirement benefits are structured mean that those entering the state’s highest lawmaking body will not share the same financial security enjoyed by long-term incumbents. This … Read more
Suspect Arrested in San Simon After Interstate Carjacking A multi-state law enforcement pursuit concluded Friday afternoon in San Simon, Arizona, after a man suspected of carjacking a pickup truck near the New Mexico border was taken into custody. New Mexico State Police officers apprehended Samuel Goodrick shortly after 1:15 p.m. following a tense confrontation that … Read more
Producers for the hit television show Love Island USA are actively casting local singles from Albuquerque and Santa Fe for the program’s upcoming ninth season, according to KOAT. A Nationwide Search Reaches New Mexico Casting directors are currently sifting through applications submitted from across the United States. The team is targeting participants from major metropolitan … Read more
Navajo Nation voters elected Crystalyne Curley, the first woman to lead the tribe, to the presidency in Tuesday’s general election. Unofficial results show Curley and her running mate, former Arizona Democratic state Rep. Chris Deschene, won by a margin of 1,115 votes. The opposing ticket, led by New Mexico attorney Justin Jones, has refused to … Read more
New Mexico Supreme Court strips Taos prosecutor of law license The New Mexico Supreme Court has officially disbarred a Taos prosecutor, effectively ending his legal career following a decision rooted in professional misconduct. This ruling, which removes the individual’s authority to practice law within the state, marks a significant disciplinary action for the local judicial … Read more
San Juan County, New Mexico, faced a severe crisis on Friday, October 23, as high flood waters triggered massive evacuations and drew emergency state resources to the region, according to the Tri-City Record. San Juan County Commission Chair Sam Gonzales opened a Friday news conference by describing the region as being in “a terrible crisis” … Read more
New Mexico voters head to the polls to decide a sweeping slate of federal and state offices, with the Associated Press Decision Team tracking critical metrics across the state’s 33 counties as results roll in. Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, or 9 p.m. Eastern, setting off a swift tabulation process familiar to anyone … Read more
When New Mexico lawmakers introduced a measure to promote localized microgrids, proponents promised it would bring clean energy solutions to underserved communities and tribes. Instead, as High Country News reported, the resulting legislative maneuver opened the back door for a massive, highly controversial artificial intelligence data center. How a Microgrid Bill Paved the Way for … Read more
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