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By New Mexico Sun | Feb 4, 2025
Lauri Costello, a member of the New Mexico & El Paso Interfaith Power and Light community, recently addressed climate issues in a letter to the editor published by the Las Cruces Bulletin on January 29.

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 4, 2025
In recent congressional activity, the House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act (S. 5).

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 3, 2025
Senate Bill 1 aims to establish a billion-dollar trust fund for behavioral health initiatives across New Mexico.

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 3, 2025
Sheldon Spotted Elk, a 2010 graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law and a member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, has been selected to join the Obama Foundation Leaders program.

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 3, 2025
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) hosted its annual conference titled "Courage in Action" in San Francisco, California, from January 7 to January 11, 2025.

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 3, 2025
Cristina Parajón, a New Mexico State Representative and first-year law student, has been instrumental in the development of the Gateway Center in Albuquerque.

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 3, 2025
A recent decision by the House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee has moved HJR 3, known as the Green Amendment, forward with a do-pass recommendation.

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 3, 2025
To conclude 2024, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and First Nations Development Institute (FNDI) co-hosted a national conference titled "Shared Horizons: Navigating Tribal Co-Stewardship and Co-Management Opportunities."

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 3, 2025
On December 11, 2024, Aja N. Brooks was inaugurated as the 2025 President of the State Bar of New Mexico, marking her as the organization's 139th president.

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 2, 2025
EQNM has been actively involved in the legislative session in Santa Fe since it began.

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 1, 2025
The legislative day in New Mexico saw unexpected delays as three anticipated bills were postponed.

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 1, 2025
Monique Fragua has been appointed as the new CEO of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC).

By New Mexico Sun | Feb 1, 2025
New Mexico Senator Craig Brandt announced that he has introduced SB 195, a bill prohibiting antisemitic discrimination to address and prevent it statewide.

By New Mexico Sun | Jan 31, 2025
Carla Sonntag, president and co-founder of the New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC), said that HB 11, the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA), would result in the largest wage tax increase in state history.

By New Mexico Sun | Jan 31, 2025
Terri Cole, President and CEO of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce (GACC), has called for stronger penalties for swatting, firearm trafficking, and organized crime.

By New Mexico Sun | Jan 31, 2025
The Coalition of Conservatives in Action (CCIA) has released a parent's guide listing over 95 books in Las Cruces Public Schools that they deem age-inappropriate and explicit.

By New Mexico Sun | Jan 31, 2025
The New Mexico Legislative Session of 2025 is witnessing significant activity as numerous bills aimed at altering the oil and gas industry's influence on the state advance through The Roundhouse.

By New Mexico Sun | Jan 31, 2025
David Abbey, the former director of the Legislative Finance Council, addressed the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors on January 24.

By New Mexico Sun | Jan 31, 2025
The latest release of the Nation’s Report Card reveals that New Mexico ranks last among all 50 states in fourth- and eighth-grade student performance in reading and math.

By New Mexico Sun | Jan 31, 2025
A settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit, Duran v. New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS), addressing claims related to overpaid pandemic unemployment benefits.