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New Mexico’s largest coffee roaster recalls single-serve pods over ink contamination
New Mexico Pinon Coffee, the state’s largest coffee roaster, has voluntarily recalled 154 units of its Dark Pinon Single Serve 10-count coffee pods after a manufacturing defect could allow ink […]
Sen. Heinrich’s HALT Fentanyl Act signed into law, boosting law enforcement powers
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) announced Wednesday that his Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act has been signed into law. The bill permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as […]
Good Trouble Lives On: New Mexico communities to join national civil rights protests
Communities across New Mexico will participate in nationwide “Good Trouble Lives On” protests Thursday, joining what organizers call a moral reckoning on the fifth anniversary of civil rights leader John […]
Silver and Turquoise Alerts coming to New Mexico cell phones
New Mexico residents will soon receive emergency alerts directly on their cell phones when Silver Alerts and Turquoise Alerts are issued for missing vulnerable adults, according to a New Mexico […]
Haaland warns of rural healthcare crisis, opposes federal healthcare legislation
Deb Haaland, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor, held a press conference outside a hospital in Española on Tuesday to criticize federal healthcare legislation she says […]
What’s on tap next fiscal year?
We’ve gotten through the One Big Beautiful Bill, which is essentially a spending bill on top of tax and budget policy. This law raises the debt ceiling by $5 trillion, […]
Heinrich secures $12.5 million for New Mexico in Senate Appropriations bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved legislation that would deliver more than $12.5 million in federal funding to New Mexico, including $7.73 million in direct project funding secured by Sen. […]
N.M. State Land Office sets new records with first oil and gas lease auction at 25% royalty rate
The New Mexico State Land Office has announced a historic achievement, auctioning oil and gas leases at a new 25% royalty rate for the first time, a change championed by […]
Luján secures $6.9 Million in federal funding for New Mexico communities
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed legislation that would deliver over $6.9 million in federal investments to New Mexico communities, marking a […]