News from January 2025
Forum on advocating for water funding during New Mexico's legislative session
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 6, 2025
Water issues in New Mexico will be the focus of an upcoming forum hosted by the Green Justice team at First Congregational UCC, in collaboration with IPL-New Mexico El Paso.
Santa Fe County Clerk joins national committee on election security
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 4, 2025
Santa Fe County Clerk Katharine E. Clark has been appointed to the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC) Executive Committee.
Arts & Culture: Paisley Rekdal’s Poems of Translation
By Brian C. Nixon | Jan 3, 2025
In one hand I have the article A Movable Peace—from the newspaper Pasatiempo—extoling the joy of riding Sky Railway, a train venture partially funded by George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones.
Governor Lujan Grisham nominates new regents for eight colleges across state
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 3, 2025
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced 11 regent nominations for various higher education institutions across New Mexico.
Environmental Planning Commission approves Mesa Film Studios project
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 3, 2025
At its meeting on December 19, the city's Environmental Planning Commission considered extensive testimony regarding the proposed Mesa Film Studios on the West Side.
MHA Nation defends voting rights act amid supreme court review
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 2, 2025
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, along with Native voters Cesar Alvarez and Lisa Deville, have submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Albuquerque Public Schools approves controversial right-sizing plan amid declining enrollment
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 2, 2025
On December 18, the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education approved a right-sizing plan that will result in the closure of Taft Middle School next year due to declining enrollment.
Governor appoints Greg Nibert to New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
By New Mexico Sun | Jan 1, 2025
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed former state Senator Greg Nibert to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) for a six-year term starting January 1, 2025.
