By Hannah Grover The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the cause of death of a Mexican gray wolf who left the experimental population area this month and traveled north of Interstate 40 in New Mexico. The wolf, dubbed Ella by school children, was found dead on Sunday near Mount Taylor. While officials have […]
New Mexico Statewide News
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Federal cuts strip $60M from NMDOH, but officials say it won’t affect daily operations
By Daniel Montaño, KUNM The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday 20,000 job cuts, about a quarter of its workforce, and the withdrawal of $12 billion in grants. It’s all part of efforts by Elon Musk’s DOGE group and the Trump Administration to slash federal spending. That’s left state departments of health, and both […]
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New Mexico legally protects the trans community — but fear persists
<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Kylie-Pucella-1536×1024-1-1024×683-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="UNM senior Kylie Pucella says the uptick in anti-trans laws has made her worried about her own care." decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Kylie-Pucella-1536×1024-1-1024×683-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kylie-Pucella-1536×1024-1-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kylie-Pucella-1536×1024-1-768×512.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kylie-Pucella-1536×1024-1-1200×800.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kylie-Pucella-1536×1024-1-400×267.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kylie-Pucella-1536×1024-1.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw […]
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This is still not normal: In town halls, Stansbury warns of Democratic peril, calls for action
By Kevin Hendricks In a pair of town hall meetings last week, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury issued a strong warning about the current state of American democracy, urging constituents to take action against what she describes as unprecedented challenges under the current administration. Addressing a large audience in La Entrada Park in Corrales, Stansbury, a […]
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This is still not normal: In town halls, Stansbury warns of Democratic peril, calls for action
By Kevin Hendricks In a pair of town hall meetings last week, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury issued a strong warning about the current state of American democracy, urging constituents to take action against what she describes as unprecedented challenges under the current administration. Addressing a large audience in La Entrada Park in Corrales, Stansbury, a […]
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Attempt to burn down Republican Party HQ draws condemnation, investigations
<img width="1024" height="740" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed-5-1024×740-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="A fire broke out at the entrance of a Republican Party of New Mexico office Sunday morning. Party officials say the fire is a case of arson." decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed-5-1024×740-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-300×217.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-768×555.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-1200×867.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-400×289.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5.jpg 1382w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 […]
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Mexican wolf heads toward Mount Taylor
<img width="800" height="532" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed.jpg 800w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/unnamed-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/unnamed-768×511.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/unnamed-400×266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1657713" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/unnamed-8/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed.jpg" data-orig-size="800,532" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Mexican wolf" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" A Mexican wolf ” data-medium-file=”https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/unnamed-300×200.jpg” data-large-file=”https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed.jpg” /> By […]
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NM’s February unemployment rate at 4.4%
<img width="1024" height="768" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/5409428957_0793505100_b.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/5409428957_0793505100_b.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-300×225.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-768×576.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-800×600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-600×450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-400×300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-200×150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1654299" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/5409428957_0793505100_b/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/5409428957_0793505100_b.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,768" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="5409428957_0793505100_b" data-image-description=" unemployment ” data-image-caption=” Unemployment […]
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Organizers say Las Cruces reproductive health center expected to open in late summer 2026
By Leah Romero, Source New Mexico Las Cruces could see New Mexico’s state-funded reproductive health clinic open its doors on the east side of town by late summer or fall 2026, according to project organizers. Christopher Ramirez, spokesperson for the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, told Source NM that organizers are in the […]
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Heinrich talks national security during MSNBC interview
<img width="1024" height="530" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/image002-1024×530-1.png" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Sen. Martin Heinrich on MSNBC on March 26, 2025" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/image002-1024×530-1.png 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image002-300×155.png 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image002-768×397.png 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image002-1536×795.png 1536w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image002-2048×1060.png 2048w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image002-1200×621.png 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image002-1568×811.png 1568w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image002-2000×1035.png 2000w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image002-400×207.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), […]