New Mexico Sun

News from March 2022


New Mexico entrepreneurs prepare for legal weed

Entrepreneurs got a crash course in the legal recreational marijuana industry during a recent event at the Albuquerque Convention Center.


City of Santa Fe Women's Commission met Tuesday, Nov. 9.


City of Albuquerque Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee met Wednesday, Feb. 16.


Lujan Grisham signs legislation extending Buy New Mexico initiative: 'This administration believes in supporting a thriving and healthy economy'

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently signed legislation to extend the state's Buy New Mexico effort, increase procurement preferences for local businesses, and retain public funds in the state.


Lujan Grisham signs new legislation to benefit families of missing persons

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently signed legislation that will establish a missing persons office and an annual event to connect family members with resources.


City of Albuquerque Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, Feb. 15.


City of Santa Fe Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, Feb. 15.


New Mexico says to wear masks, 37% of people say 'no'

Mask fatigue apparently has kicked in across New Mexico, where one in three people admitted they don’t wear face protection to stem the transmission of COVID-19, even though it has been ordered.


West Mesa High School student shooting prompts calls for more gun laws

A West Mesa High School student was shot to death last week near the campus, prompting the school to be placed on lockdown.


New Mexico to give $3 million to online pre-K program

Thousands of underserved children will be able to attend kindergarten in the state thanks to a partnership between the Early Childhood Education and Care Department and education nonprofit Waterford.org, which will receive $3 million to help young students.


AG office: AG will 'make up the difference' if Congress doesn't step up to stop human trafficking on Facebook

While New Mexico works to combat human trafficking rates, the state's momentum may be slowed by companies like Meta — formerly known as Facebook and the owner of the widely-used social media platform — which made a recent internal announcement that human smuggling solicitation will remain allowed on all of its platforms, 


New Mexico among states seeking clean air funding

New Mexico will join Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming to apply for a portion of the $8 billion allocated for the development of regional clean hydrogen hubs included in the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.


City of Santa Fe Human Services Committee met Tuesday, Feb. 15.


City of Albuquerque Finance & Government Operations Committee met Thursday, Feb. 10.