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 […]