By New Mexico Sun | Sep 9, 2024
The Republican Party of New Mexico issued a statement after Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on X that she would attend the groundbreaking of a $10 million abortion clinic in Doña Ana County. The taxpayer-funded clinic will provide late-term abortions.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 8, 2024
City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn joined the Altura Park Neighborhood Association today for their annual Pet Fair & Community Social, featuring the Mutt Strutt fundraiser benefiting Positive Links. Positive Links is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to educating law enforcement, social workers, and others about the critical connection between animal abuse and human violence, including domestic violence, child abuse, and elder abuse.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 8, 2024
General Obligation Bonds, or GO Bonds, come before the voters in New Mexico every two years. For higher education institutions across the state, they are a proven and accepted method of funding bricks and mortar projects throughout the state.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 7, 2024
The City of Albuquerque and MASS Design Group hosted the Mayor’s Institute on City Design (MICD) Special Session: Bridging Boundaries over the last four days. This session was dedicated to supporting Native American constituents across urban and rural communities. During the event, mayors and tribal leaders gathered to discuss ways to bridge the gap between sovereign nations and municipal jurisdictions to better serve Native constituents. Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller presented on housing solutions for the city’s Native American residents.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 7, 2024
Artificial Intelligence has integrated into numerous aspects of daily life, including the 2024 election. Jessica Feezell, a Political Science Associate Professor at The University of New Mexico, asserts that AI's influence on this election will be unprecedented.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 7, 2024
Bill Jordan, a longtime lobbyist at the Roundhouse, is retiring after 26 years with the nonprofit New Mexico Voices for Children. Throughout his career, Jordan has been dedicated to advocating for issues affecting young people.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 7, 2024
The New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) has announced the 2024 Heroes Banquet in collaboration with Rebound New Mexico (RNM). The event will honor the families of fallen first responders who died in the line of duty this year.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 6, 2024
A federal judge last week handed a legal victory to the Voter Reference Foundation (VRF), an election watchdog group, after ruling that New Mexico state officials unlawfully discriminated against the group. The dispute centers on VRF's program that makes voter registration data publicly available.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 6, 2024
La Sociedad para Las Artes at New Mexico State University will host a public reading event featuring writer Karen Brennan and poet Joni Wallace. This event is part of the Nelson-Boswell Reading Series, which invites visiting writers to NMSU to share their work with the community.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 6, 2024
The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce sponsors the ABQ Reads program, which places volunteer tutors inside the classrooms of three Albuquerque Public Schools. The program relies on its many volunteer tutors to help young students gain essential reading and writing skills.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 6, 2024
The New Mexico State University Board of Regents will hold a closed meeting from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, in Hadley Hall, Room 130, on the Las Cruces campus.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 6, 2024
Las Cruces police will host a Town Hall Meeting on September 12 to discuss the impact of drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine on the community.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 6, 2024
Ross Kagan Marks has been nurturing future filmmakers as a professor in the Creative Media Institute at New Mexico State University for more than 14 years, all while directing award-winning feature films. Next month, he will be among seven New Mexicans to receive a Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. The honorees include visual artists, a dancer, and philanthropists along with Marks.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 6, 2024
Judge Cindy Leos is seeking retention for Division IX of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court, which includes Albuquerque. To retain her position, she must secure at least 57% of the vote.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 6, 2024
The University of New Mexico-Gallup recently hosted a collaborative meeting aimed at improving health career pathways and ensuring that New Mexico communities have the necessary health care resources and services.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 6, 2024
New Mexico’s forests provide 50% to 75% of the water used by municipalities and agriculture statewide. However, forest fires, drought, and inadequate forest management pose significant risks to these critical resources.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 6, 2024
The Department of Senior Affairs celebrated the return of the Barelas Senior Center Fiestas today, marking its first occurrence since 2019. The event, a long-standing tradition in the Barelas community, had been paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 5, 2024
Las Cruces police will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint and one saturation patrol within city limits before the end of September.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 5, 2024
The City of Las Cruces is inviting residents to share their vision for University Avenue through a corridor study spanning from I-10 to I-25. The city has provided an interactive map for public comments and a survey to gather feedback.
By New Mexico Sun | Sep 5, 2024
New Mexico suicide death rates remain relatively unchanged
