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
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Luján slams Trump administration over HHS cuts
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New Mexico set to create ‘Turquoise Alert’ system for missing Indigenous people
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Trump order seeks to upend elections
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NM food banks face cuts in federal spending
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New Mexico to allow cyclists to roll through stop signs
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How federal cuts threaten small town economies and elevate fire risks
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NM measles cases tick up to 43
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The most interesting legislative session in years
It’s good to be back after the longest hiatus I have taken in more than six years of writing. It’s also good, after writing six end-of-legislature columns, to finally write one that isn’t a litany of what didn’t happen. Don’t get me wrong. Not enough happened, and I will get to that. But tremendous legislation […]