By Andrea Vasquez At its March 26 meeting, the Torrance County Commission unanimously passed a seven-month extension of its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house migrants at the Torrance County Detention Facility. The meeting featured many members of the public speaking about alleged abuse at the facility, which has been a […]
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Should Gene Hackman’s family be granted a major exemption from New Mexico’s freedom of information law?
<img width="738" height="1024" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08-738×1024-1.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/GeneHackmanJun08-738×1024-1.jpg 738w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08-216×300.jpg 216w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08-768×1066.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08-400×555.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08.jpg 1052w" 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="1661758" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/03/28/should-gene-hackmans-family-be-granted-a-major-exemption-from-new-mexicos-freedom-of-information-law/genehackmanjun08/" data-orig-file="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08.jpg" data-orig-size="1052,1460" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"QSS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GeneHackmanJun08" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Gene Hackman Shared with Creative Commons license […]
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Battery repurposing project in Santa Fe on DOE ‘hit list’
By Hannah Grover A reported “hit list” of clean energy projects that could lose U.S. Department of Energy funding includes a long-duration storage demonstration project that included Santa Fe. The project aims to reuse batteries from electric vehicles for energy storage for consumers to later use. E&E News first reported on the DOE “hit list” […]
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The Independent expands to deliver free to Edgewood, East Mountains
From the publisher If you are reading this issue of The Independent at home, there is a good chance it arrived by mail. We’re making a big investment in this paper and it changes how you get your news. Since its first issue was published 25 years ago by Wally Gordon and Thelma Bowles, The […]
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East Mountains communities set to receive capital outlay funding
By Hannah Grover About $7.4 million of state capital outlay funding could be coming to Torrance County, while other East Mountains communities also had projects included in the legislation. Capital outlay funding is awarded to local governments through legislation annually. The $7.4 million that Torrance County entities are set to receive is in addition to […]
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Trump administration considers militarized buffer zone along New Mexico border
<img width="1024" height="660" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/29872054373_86e82c498c_b.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Border fence" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/29872054373_86e82c498c_b.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/29872054373_86e82c498c_b-300×193.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/29872054373_86e82c498c_b-768×495.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/29872054373_86e82c498c_b-400×258.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="1655256" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/29872054373_86e82c498c_b/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/29872054373_86e82c498c_b.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,660" 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="29872054373_86e82c498c_b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Border fence between the United States and Mexico. […]
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Overnight Camp Corazón offers free support for grieving children
By Andrea Vasquez The Grief Center of New Mexico will host a free three-day, two-night camp for children who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Camp Corazón will include camp-like activities such as a challenge course, bonfire, songs, games and swimming for children ages 7 up to seniors in high school. The camp […]
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Amid plummeting diversity at medical schools, a warning of DEI crackdown’s ‘Chilling effect’
By Annie Sciacca, KFF Health News The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universities have been navigating bans on affirmative action for decades. Education and health experts warn that, ultimately, this could harm patient care. Since […]
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11-year-old from Torrance County in custody for role in the murder of Corrales cyclist
By Kevin Hendricks Police arrested another minor who is accused of intentionally crashing a stolen car into and killing a 63-year-old Corrales man who was riding his bike last summer in Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Police Department announced Tuesday that an 11-year-old is in custody for his role in the murder of Scott Habermehl, a longtime […]
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The Signpost expands to deliver free to Placitas, Bernalillo
From the publisher If you’re reading this issue in Placitas or Bernalillo there’s a good chance it came to you via mail, for free. Many Placitas readers will remember the monthly print issues mailed to every household until 2022. When we considered rising printing costs and declining post-Covid advertising revenue, along with pressure to cover […]