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The federal government named a stretch of Interstate 40 in central New Mexico a part of the supply chain system for clean energy logistics industrial hubs. The designation as a Regional Infrastructure Accelerator will include seed funding of $974,000 for planning.  The designation includes a coalition of partners including Bernalillo County, Sandoval County and the […]

The New Mexico Department of Health renewed its public health order on Monday to address the rising rates of congenital syphilis. The order directs medical professionals to increase syphilis testing for individuals between 18 to 50 years of age. The order also directs medical staff to test pregnant individuals three times during pregnancy. The order […]

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revised public health order regarding gun violence will remain in effect for now, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. The ruling means that a temporary ban on guns in parks and playgrounds in Bernalillo County will remain in effect, as will the other portions of the order. The same judge, U.S. […]

Early Childhood Education and Care Department Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky said that the agency will request $816.4 million in the next state budget. The $816 million request includes a $17 million increase from the previous year, Groginsky said during an advisory council meeting on Wednesday in Sunland Park. The $17 million additional funding would come from […]

U.S. House of Rep. Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat representing the second congressional district, joined the two other New Mexico Democrats in the House to vote against the Department of Defense Appropriations Act and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. Vasquez cited verbal attacks against LGTBQ+ service members and their families and access to reproductive […]

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tested positive for COVID-19 for a third time. The governor’s office said that Lujan Grisham is experiencing mild symptoms and will be working remotely throughout the week. Lujan Grisham previously tested positive for COVID in August of 2022 and again in November of 2022. While numbers are more difficult to come […]

Legislation passed on Saturday provided government funding for 45 more days, preventing a government shutdown that appeared imminent on Friday.  President Joe Biden signed the legislation into law on Saturday. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution Saturday afternoon, mere hours before the government would have shutdown. “House Democrats have fought for weeks […]

The bench trial in the gerrymandering case concerning the state’s congressional map is set to begin Wednesday in Lovington. The case alleges gerrymandering occurred during the 2021 redistricting that happened following the 2020 Census when the 2nd Congressional District changed to include part of Albuquerque, which tends to vote Democratic. The district traditionally covers the […]

President Joe Biden announced the creation of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention during an event in the White House Rose Garden Friday afternoon. Biden said the executive order is intended to send a clear message about how important the issue of gun violence is to him and the nation. “It matters,” he […]

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that Taiwan-based Hota Industrial Manufacturing plans to set up a plant in Santa Teresa. “(Hota) are very interested, of course, in the job training program, JTIP, and a number of other aspects which made New Mexico very attractive,” Lujan Grisham said.  Hota makes automotive gears for North American and […]