By Rodd Cayton What’s better than extinguishing a wildfire without anyone getting injured? Avoiding the fire altogether. The New Mexico Forestry Division has issued a set of tips the agency says will reduce the number of human-caused fires, which represent the vast majority of wildfire starts in the U.S. The division says a 90% reduction […]
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Heinrich wants more NM workers on the path to hardhats
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexicans eyeing a career with a hardhat instead of a diploma just got a boost in Washington, as U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) reintroduced legislation aimed at funding the training programs that feed skilled trades apprenticeships. Heinrich’s Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats (PATH) Act would direct the U.S. Department of Labor […]
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After Republican cuts to subsides, Obamacare enrollment dropped in every state except one: New Mexico
For once, New Mexico is on the top of a very good list. 49 states saw drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act last year after a Republican-led effort in Congress cut subsidies to states, but not New Mexico. An analysis of federal health care enrollment data analzyed by the […]
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The newspaper that broke the Roswell UFO story is shutting down
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Southern New Mexico’s news desert is becoming bigger. The 123-year-old Roswell Daily Record, owned by Publisher Barbara Beck and General Manager SaraLei Fajardo, announced today that it is ceasing operations and beginning “an orderly liquidation” of its assets to pay its bills and other obligations, according to a statement […]
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New Mexico Environment Department to hold hearing for Project Jupiter data center air quality permit
This story was originally published by Source NM By Joshua Bowling, Source NM The New Mexico Environment Department will hold a public hearing on the pending air quality permit application for Project Jupiter, the controversial Oracle and OpenAI data center under construction in Doña Ana County, following high public interest and complaints that residents’ names […]
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Governor, AG accuse DEA of letting fentanyl flood NM streets, demand investigation
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexico’s overdose crisis just got a new villain, according to the governor: the federal agency that’s supposed to be fighting it. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says reporting from the Associated Press and Albuquerque Journal revealed the Drug Enforcement Administration knowingly let hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills reach New […]
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Growing pains: Inside the New Mexico Chupacabras’ challenging inaugural season
By Tristen Critchfield The learning curve has been steep and the growing pains have been severe for the New Mexico Chupacabras in their inaugural season. After the Duke City Gladiators went dormant for the 2025 Indoor Football League campaign, professional football was revived in Albuquerque under new ownership this year. Optimism was high when the […]
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The long game: New Mexico United navigates timeline for future home
By Tristen Critchfield, The Paper. — While the New Mexico United is cautiously optimistic regarding future plans for its own stadium, the franchise is still very much in a holding pattern. In March, a group of state leaders including Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller voted 6-1 to build a sports stadium […]
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Do You Believe in Magic?
By Skye Rivers, Santa Fe Reporter & The Paper.— Somewhere between medicine and controversy sits a mushroom. For decades, psilocybin lived in the shadows. The naturally occurring psychedelic compound, found in certain species of fungi, was better known by its street name: magic mushrooms. The mushroom itself is just the organism that produces it. Revered […]
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Republican Party of New Mexico members fail to reach quorum to elect new chair
This article was originally published by Source NM. By Patrick Lohmann, Source NM Only about 160 Republicans attended in person or via proxy on Saturday to vote to elect a new state party chair, far short of the quorum needed to select a leader ahead of the November general election. The seat is currently vacant […]