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The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority is urging no outdoor water use for the 19,000 residents in southern Doña Ana County, Sunland Park and Santa Teresa, citing low water supplies in a public announcement sent late afternoon Thursday. The utility said they are experiencing “extremely low water levels” caused by a combination of high water […] The post Camino Real Regional Utility Authority asks people to cut all outdoor water use due to shortage appeared first on S...

Chairman Octavio Escobedo III of the Tejon Indian Tribe stepped foot inside the White House for the first time Thursday to watch President Joe Biden sign a proclamation the tribe had sought for many years. “To have a seat at the table and to be in the Oval Office is truly special,” Escobedo told ICT. “It […] The post President signs proclamations protecting nearly 120,000 acres appeared first on Source New Mexico.

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter to top officials to “ensure the safety” of residents who receive water from CRRUA.

State agencies aren’t the only ones taking a harder look at operations and oversight of a troubled Southern New Mexico water utility. In recent months, scrutiny has intensified from the state auditor and attorney general’s office, after top environment officials called for a look into how the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority spent millions in […] The post Rep. Vasquez inquires about troubled water utility in Southern New Mexico appeared first on Source New Mexico.

An expert on artificial intelligence told a legislative panel that state lawmakers were right to protect themselves from AI’s potential harmful effects on their election campaigns, but now they need to offer the same protections to everyone else. Melanie Moses is a University of New Mexico computer science professor and special adviser to the vice […] The post AI expert tells New Mexico lawmakers to go further with regulation appeared first on Source New Mexico.

Every protester arrested Tuesday morning during a protest inside the University of New Mexico Student Union Building was released by the evening, and the outdoor encampment at the university’s main campus showed no signs of stopping. Early in the morning, two UNM Police Department officers booked 16 protesters into the Metropolitan Detention Center outside Albuquerque, […] The post UNM Gaza Solidarity Encampment still in place after arrests appeared first on Source New Mexico.

Compelled by six months of relentless military assault on Palestinians in Gaza, and inspired by protests across the U.S., students at the University of New Mexico have organized a protest encampment where they intend to stay until the administration agrees to cut all economic and academic ties with the state of Israel. Students, faculty and […] The post UNM students’ call to dump Israel investments inspired by struggle against apartheid South Africa appeared first on Source New Mex...

Editor’s note: This story is the second in a series about a group of people from Wisconsin trying to come up with policies to address abortion and its root causes that could be applied nationwide. Their larger goal is to find common ground on one of the most divisive issues in America. MADISON, Wis. — […] The post Where is the common ground for abortion-rights opponents and supporters? appeared first on Source New Mexico.

The Rio Grande Compact Commission meeting on Friday had a small portion dedicated to describing future meetings with six Middle Rio Grande Pueblos to get tribal perspective on governing the state’s largest river. The three-member commission met for its annual meeting Friday, hearing from legal advisors and New Mexico State Engineer Mike Hamman on the […] The post NM to meet with Pueblos in May on Rio Grande governance appeared first on Source New Mexico.

Maureen Ford has already been accepted to nine colleges and universities as she waits to graduate from Navajo Preparatory School on May 20. She wants to be the first generation in her family to graduate from college. But first she needs to get her federal financial aid fixed as the clock ticks toward a May […] The post Financial aid upheaval puts college students at risk appeared first on Source New Mexico.