News from April 2025

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
In the heart of Albuquerque, Paul Gessing is at the helm of a movement rooted in liberty, accountability, and hope for New Mexico's future.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
Paul Gessing, President of the Rio Grande Foundation, expressed concerns in a podcast with NMSunCast about New Mexico's political leadership and its policies, which he believes are driving residents to neighboring states.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
Paul Gessing, President of the Rio Grande Foundation, said in a podcast with the New Mexico SunCast that New Mexico's substantial education spending has not resulted in improved student performance.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
Sister Joan Brown and Clara Sims of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light provided comments on New Mexico's Regional Haze Plan at a hearing held by the Environmental Improvement Board.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
Families in New Mexico now have access to the SUN Bucks program, designed to aid in purchasing groceries during the summer months when children are home from school.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
A couple from Zuni Pueblo was sentenced for an assault committed in 2023.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
Marco Alarid White, a third-year law student, has coauthored an article in the Fordham Voting Rights and Democracy Forum with Donald K. Sherman and Virginia Canter.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
Dr. Gabriella Duran Blakey, Superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools, addressed participants of the Leadership Albuquerque program on April 22.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
The New Mexico Economic Development Department has announced that 11 businesses will receive grants totaling $110,000.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
April 29 marked the 100th day of the Biden Administration's term; however, it’s the previous administration under President Donald Trump that is currently under scrutiny.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
The School of Law recently saw one of its moot court teams distinguish itself at the 19th Annual Williams Institute Moot Court Competition.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 29, 2025
Sarah Smith, Co-Leader of the New Mexico Freedoms Alliance, has called for stronger disciplinary action in schools and stricter enforcement of community laws to address youth violence in Las Cruces.

By Nickie McCarty | Apr 29, 2025
New Mexico is a land of striking beauty — from the red cliffs of Abiquiú to the vibrant cultures of Santa Fe and the sacred stillness of the desert. It’s a place rich in heritage, spirit, and promise.

By Jodi Hendricks | Apr 29, 2025
As a mother, I am heartbroken by the tragic news that a newborn baby was found dead in a dumpster in Albuquerque.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 29, 2025
Kristie Brooks has been appointed as the director of behavioral health transformation and innovation at the New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA).

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 29, 2025
Albuquerque, New Mexico – Former Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland, has expressed her concerns over what she perceives as the chaotic and cruel governance of the Trump Administration.

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 29, 2025
David White has been appointed as the new regional representative for Region 5 in Southwest New Mexico by the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD).

By Gail Armstrong | Apr 29, 2025
The tragic death of 16-year-old Jaydun Garcia while in the custody of New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) is a devastating reminder of the agency’s chronic dysfunction.

By Sarah Smith | Apr 29, 2025
The shooting at Young Park shows the brokenness of our community on multiple levels. For thousands of years, the most basic tenets of society have been “do not harm others or encroach on their property.”

By New Mexico Sun | Apr 28, 2025
Paul Cassidy, Vice-Chair of the Military Base Planning Commission, said that the approval of House Bills 158 and 159 demonstrates New Mexico's commitment to military missions.