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Governor signs special session emergency relief package – Four bills provide $162M to counter federal cuts

Governor signs special session emergency relief package – Four bills provide $162M to counter federal cuts

SANTA FE — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed emergency legislation Friday to shield New Mexicans from federal cuts to food assistance and health care programs, deploying $162 million in state funds immediately to maintain services...

Owner:  American Government
Governor to sign bills that protect health care, food assistance in New Mexico – Lujan Grisham slams Republicans for delaying Covid vaccine for children

Governor to sign bills that protect health care, food assistance in New Mexico – Lujan Grisham slams Republicans for delaying Covid vaccine for children

SANTA FE — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham plans to sign emergency legislation passed by legislature providing $162 million to protect New Mexicans from federal budget cuts that threaten health care and food benefits statewide. “We...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Bird Continues Fight to Protect Kids from Social Media Harm

Attorney General Bird Continues Fight to Protect Kids from Social Media Harm

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today that she joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 states and the District of Columbia to support a Georgia law that limits addictive practices directed at minors by social media companies. States...

Owner:  American Government
Ranking Member Heinrich Condemns Trump Administration Unlawfully Taking $135.2 Million Away from New Mexico, $7.56 Billion from Across the Country

Ranking Member Heinrich Condemns Trump Administration Unlawfully Taking $135.2 Million Away from New Mexico, $7.56 Billion from Across the Country

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following statement in response to the news that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is killing 223...

Owner:  American Government
Governor Lujan Grisham’s statement on the federal government shutdown 

Governor Lujan Grisham’s statement on the federal government shutdown 

SANTA FE – Republicans in Washington are refusing to negotiate a budget deal that will protect Americans’ health care so — once again — New Mexicans are forced to endure a government shutdown on President Trump’s watch. Let’s be clear what’s at...

Owner:  American Government
Governor convenes special legislative session to address federal funding cuts and budget crisis

Governor convenes special legislative session to address federal funding cuts and budget crisis

SANTA FE — Today, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a proclamation convening a special session of the New Mexico State Legislature on Oct. 1 to address the significant challenges of federal funding cuts resulting from the Trump...

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New Mexico lawmakers send governor several bills to address federal funding cuts

New Mexico lawmakers send governor several bills to address federal funding cuts

New Mexico’s special legislative session to address federal funding cuts ended Thursday, with five bills sent to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), all of which she intends to sign into law.The session was called in order to mitigate the most...

Owner:  Philip Anschutz
New Mexico Moves to Shield Residents From Soaring Health-Care Costs

New Mexico Moves to Shield Residents From Soaring Health-Care Costs

In a special session this week, the state Legislature passed a bill intended to alleviate some of the sticker shock New Mexicans may face when they see the increases to the cost of their marketplace health insurance plans next year. House Bill 2,...

Owner:  e.Republic LLC
Science KTSM 50 New Mexico State University researchers among top in world

Think New Mexico: Special Session Recap & Next Steps

From Think New Mexico: The special session concluded yesterday afternoon, and we wanted to share a quick recap and next steps. We want to begin by celebrating the growing coalition of 47 partners that have joined Think New Mexico in calling for...

Owner:  Carol A. Clark
Quantum Learning Lab Launches to Train New Mexico’s Quantum Future

Quantum Learning Lab Launches to Train New Mexico’s Quantum Future

Elevate Quantum, CNM, Sandia National Laboratories, and the University of New Mexico Partner with New Mexico’s Congressional Delegation to Launch QuLL, Quantum Technician Bootcamp ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 3, 2025 — Elevate Quantum, in partnership...

Owner:  Tom Tabor

Democrats Got Something Really Big Done in New Mexico

In November, New Mexico will become the first state with no-cost childcare for all children, state officials announced recently. The program will offer up to 10 hours of childcare each day, for kids up to age 12. On the latest edition of Right Now...

Owner:  Win McCormack

Oil theft scheme leads to 5 arrests in New Mexico

Federal Agents Arrest Five Men in Oil Theft Conspiracy Federal investigators say a major oil theft scheme in New Mexico has been dismantled. Five men face federal charges after agents documented them stealing hundreds of barrels of crude oil a...

Owner:  Richard Sellers
New Mexico state parks are free for residents through Spring 2026

New Mexico state parks are free for residents through Spring 2026

SANTA FE, N.M. — If Balloon Fiesta isn’t your thing and the government shutdown closed your favorite national park, maybe it’s time to escape to a New Mexico state park? New Mexico residents can receive a free day-use pass to get into any state...

Owner:  Stanley S. Hubbard
How New Mexico Became a Sanctuary State for Health Care

How New Mexico Became a Sanctuary State for Health Care

In May, 2022, when Politico published a leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, presaging the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Andrea Gallegos realized that she would probably have to move. Gallegos...

Owner:  Newhouse Family
Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on

Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials on Friday defended the decision to cancel federal projects in regions of the country that have voted for Democrats, saying the move isn’t political but an effort to reduce the size and scope of...

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