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New Mexico invests $25 million to boost quantum technology innovation

The New Mexico Economic Development Departmentโ€™s Office of Strategy, Science and Technology is allocating $25 million to establish a quantum venture studio and physical space aimed at accelerating quantum technology innovation and commercialization. The funding, appropriated during the 2025 legislative session, aims to increase quantum industry activity in New Mexico and lay the groundwork for […]

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New Mexico Republican party praises ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

While all three of New Mexicoโ€™s representatives, all Democrats, voted against President Donald Trumpโ€™s domestic policy megabill, dubbed the โ€œBig, Beautiful Bill,โ€ local Republicans were showing support for the reform package that โ€œputs Americans first.โ€ U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury, Teresa Leger Fernรกndez,  Gabe Vasquez and every other House Democrat voted against the bill. Stansbury voted […]

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Albuquerque’s Gateway Sobering Center set to open after months of delays

The Gateway Center in Albuquerque is preparing to launch its long-awaited Medical Sobering Center this summer. The Albuquerque City Council recently approved a contract with California-based Horizons Services for $1.6 million in federal funds to operate the sobering center. Horizons Services, which currently operates two sobering centers in California, will provide a short-term space for […]

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Stansbury votes โ€˜hell noโ€™ on House GOP’s Big, Beautiful Bill

U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) didnโ€™t just vote against the domestic policy megabill dubbed the “Big, Beautiful Bill” by President Donald Trump. She voted โ€œhell no.โ€ The bill passed the House narrowly with a 215-214 vote early Thursday. In a statement released after the vote, Stansbury condemned the bill as a “shameful package” that will […]

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Santa Fe County Clerk to run for Secretary of State

Santa Fe County Clerk Katharine Clark is gearing up to run for New Mexico Secretary of State in 2026.  Clark, a Democrat, filed her candidate committee registration on May 12 and announced her campaign on social media Wednesday. She will face at least one Democratic primary challenger, Amanda Lรณpez Askin, the Doรฑa Ana County Clerk. […]

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Heinrich Calls for end to blockade of food, aid to Gaza

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) has joined Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in introducing a resolution urging the Trump Administration to employ all diplomatic means to end the blockade of food and humanitarian aid to Gaza. The resolution expresses significant concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, including the risk of widespread starvation among children. […]

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Hopes rise as Sandia Governor will discuss siphon progress at Corrales Council meeting

The Corrales Siphon project, a vital component for water delivery in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, remains delayed due to ongoing negotiations and legal challenges. Disputes between the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD), Sandia Pueblo and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) have hindered progress on the project. But there is hope for Corraleรฑos. […]