New Mexico again ranked worst in the nation for pedestrian deaths
State had fallen to ninth in mid-year report but reclaimed top spot with end-of-year fatalities
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State regulators clear path for next wave of community solar projects
New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission has amended rules to expand the state’s community solar program, aiming for 500 megawatts of subscriber solar by 2030. Utilities must now develop consolidated bi...
Land commissioner nixes Project Jupiter pipeline for second time
New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has again denied Energy Transfer
New Mexico environmentalist group on ‘high alert’ after Trump shrinks Utah national monuments
Rollback would be met by 'fierce opposition by the overwhelming majority of New Mexicans,' advocate of state's national monuments says
New Mexico LB Jaxton Eck named Mountain West Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Five Lobos landed on the preseason All-Mountain West team, UNM
Data centers could modernize grid, but lawmakers push back
New Mexico energy leaders told state lawmakers that attracting data centers could modernize the state
State, Roadrunner lure Illinois quantum startup to Albuquerque
New Mexico and Roadrunner Venture Studios are giving $500,000 to Photon Queue, an Illinois quantum computing startup, to establish operations and hire in Albuquerque, boosting the state’s growing quantum t...
New Mexico’s attorney general joins suit to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has joined a 12-state lawsuit challenging Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., warning the merger could threaten jobs and competition in N...
Kenney’s latest Washington trip renews pressure on DOE over Los Alamos waste
New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney traveled to Washington to push federal officials on radioactive waste cleanup at Los Alamos and changes to the WIPP storage permit in Carlsbad.
New Mexico’s behavioral health overhaul faces bumpy road to implementation
More than a year after New Mexico lawmakers voted to overhaul the state’s behavioral health system, regional plans are still taking shape amid concerns about funding, tribal input and statewide coordination.
New Mexico AG Calls for Reform After Report Finds “Substantial Racial Disparities” in One School District
The state’s attorney general launched an investigation after reporting by New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica exposed high rates of harsh punishment for Native American and Hispanic children in Gallup-McKin...
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NEW MEXICO Governor rips DEA policy ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico’s governor said on June 29 that state officials could pursue billions of dollars in civil damages after revelations that U.S. Drug Enforcement...
New Mexico might ban bare-knuckle fighting
The state's athletic commission has stricken bare-knuckle fighting from its revised regulations, with plans to discuss it at a July 20 meeting
New Mexico attorney general says feds impeding criminal Epstein investigation
New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez says the U.S. Department of Justice is withholding records needed for the state's Epstein investigation
New Mexico’s film industry rebounds slightly, latest data shows
New Mexico’s film industry is showing signs of recovery, with production spending topping $327 million and 80 projects filmed in fiscal year 2026 — the first increase in both metrics in four years.
NM reports 4 cyclosporiasis cases amid national outbreak
New Mexico health officials report four confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, a diarrhea-causing parasite, but say there is no cause for alarm as numbers remain on track with historical averages.
New Mexico childcare providers push back on proposed universal childcare wage mandate
New Mexico childcare providers are opposing proposed rules that would require them to spend 57% of revenue on employee wages under the state
New Mexico AG says US Department of Justice refusing to turn over unredacted Epstein files
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez says the U.S. Department of Justice has ignored multiple requests for unredacted Epstein files, warning that delays could jeopardize the state’s revived criminal in...
Firefighters make progress on state's largest wildfires as thunderstorms raise risk of new starts, flooding
New Mexico firefighters are making progress on the Beehive and Sacaton fires as monsoon season brings a dual threat of lightning-caused wildfires and dangerous flash flooding across burn scars statewide.
Martin Heinrich rescinds Platner endorsement amid sexual assault allegations
New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich has withdrawn his support for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner following reported sexual assault allegations, joining other Democrats calling on Platner to drop out of th...
New Mexico AG investigation finds Gallup schools more severely discipline Native, Hispanic students
A New Mexico Department of Justice investigation found Gallup-McKinley County Schools suspends Native American and Hispanic students at far higher rates, causing them to miss up to 10 times more school days...
New Mexico prosecutors demand DEA fentanyl records in wake of whistleblower claims
The state's letter demands federal records 'including all documents reflecting a decision to seize or not seize fentanyl.'
New Mexico Democrats praise U.S. Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling
The case traces back to an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office, prompting immediate pushback.
New Mexico's Revolutionary War contribution via Spanish tax in spotlight for 250th
New Mexico's scarcely known role in American independence is receiving more recognition, but historians debate the specifics.