News from January 2023

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 31, 2023
Leslie Lawner, a former Roswell Middle School teacher who has spent the last two decades teaching about the Holocaust, is urging the New Mexico Legislature to pass House Bill 111 better known as the “Holocaust Education Act.”

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 31, 2023
The skyrocketing cost of natural gas is troubling people in Deming, who are concerned about having to cut back on all other essentials just to take hot showers and warm their homes.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 31, 2023
City of Albuquerque Finance & Government Operations Committee met Monday, Oct. 24
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 31, 2023
City of Santa Fe Economic Development Advisory Committee met Wednesday, Jan. 11

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 30, 2023
The Albuquerque Public Schools' Board of Education is researching ways to ensure students of all income levels and ethnicity receive the programs and services needed to be college and career ready.

By T.H. Lawrence | Jan 30, 2023
American Legislative Exchange Council executive vice president of policy Jonathan Williams, the organization’s chief economist, said New Mexico is sorely in need of a comeback to compete economically with neighboring states.

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 30, 2023
A group of New Mexico establishments and chefs have been nominated as semifinalists in the 2023 James Beard Awards which recognize excellence in the food and restaurant industry.

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 30, 2023
Albuquerque’s Parks and Recreation Department is lobbying for millions of dollars to upgrade more than 3,000 acres of aging infrastructure throughout a city with nearly 300 parks.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 30, 2023
City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Wednesday, Jan. 11
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 30, 2023
City of Santa Fe Historic Districts Review Board met Tuesday, Jan. 10

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 28, 2023
Two state lawmakers slept among the homeless recently to learn more about living on the streets and what it might take to get people off the streets.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 28, 2023
City of Santa Fe Mayor's Committee on Disability met Thursday, Oct. 20
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 28, 2023
City of Santa Fe Buckman Direct Diversion Board met Thursday, Jan. 5

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 27, 2023
Eljin Gorman, a sports medicine teacher at Clovis High School, is among nearly 1,000 teachers who received assistance with student loans as new applicants.

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 27, 2023
A Mexican gray wolf, captured while wandering through northern New Mexico, will be returned to the established Mexican Wolf Experimental Project Area to help her breed.

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 27, 2023
National Popcorn Day has a special meaning for Robert Mendez, and not just because he’s the co-owner of The Cornivore Popcorn Company in Albuquerque.

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 27, 2023
District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweis is moving forward with plans for Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins in October 2021.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 27, 2023
City of Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Authority Joint Powers Board met Thursday, Oct. 20
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 27, 2023
City of Albuquerque City Council met Wednesday, Jan. 4

By New Mexico Sun Report | Jan 26, 2023
A bill called the “So New Mexicans Can Move Act” will be introduced during this session of the state Legislature to help those with limb loss receive an equitable form of care.