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By New Mexico Sun | Mar 17, 2025
Sixteen Tribal Nations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, along with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI), have taken a stand in support of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in their legal battle against BNSF Railway Co.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 17, 2025
A Las Cruces teenager, Jonathan Daniel Martinez, is facing federal charges for possessing a machine gun and a stolen firearm.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 16, 2025
In a recent session of the Senate Finance Committee in Santa Fe, New Mexico, House Bill 11 was defeated with an 8-3 vote.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 16, 2025
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Colonel Megan A. Cornett, a retired U.S. Air Force officer, as the director of New Mexico’s Office of Military Base Planning and Support.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 16, 2025
The New Mexico Senate has concurred with the House of Representatives on amendments to Senate Bill 82, concerning public school capital outlay changes.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 16, 2025
The art exhibition "SAWUBONA" is currently on display at City Hall's Gallery One, located downtown.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 16, 2025
The legislative session in New Mexico has seen a flurry of activity with several bills advancing through committees and floors.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 16, 2025
A coalition of immigrants' rights advocates is set to hold a press conference on Monday at 10:00 am inside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 16, 2025
New Mexico Senate Democrats have announced the passage of Senate Bill 81, a bipartisan measure designed to protect residents affected by recent wildfires.

By Jim Townsend | Mar 15, 2025
New Mexico is facing a healthcare emergency that demands immediate action. We have a severe shortage of medical doctors.

By Jodi Hendricks | Mar 15, 2025
Too often in New Mexico, women facing unexpected pregnancies feel trapped—pushed toward abortion not because it’s their first choice, but because they believe it’s their only option.

By Sarah Smith | Mar 15, 2025
New Mexico is ranked 50th in the Nation for education. Academic proficiencies for New Mexico schools are shocking.

By Tom Vaillancourt | Mar 15, 2025
“These are the best of times and the worst of times.” This famous quote from Charles Dickens has been slightly altered here—from “It was” to “These”—because these are the times we are living in.

By Jodi Hendricks | Mar 15, 2025
The New Mexico Senate Education Committee just made one thing clear: Parents don’t matter. During the recent hearing on SB 552, the Protection of School Library Materials Act, many concerned citizens tried to voice their opposition.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 15, 2025
The New Mexico Senate passed Senate Bill 42, known as The New Mexico Child Safety and Welfare Act.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 15, 2025
The New Mexico Senate passed a bill aimed at equipping state agencies with the necessary tools to address climate change.

By Nickie McCarty | Mar 15, 2025
Year after year, New Mexico finds itself at the bottom of national education rankings—dead last.

By Nickie McCarty | Mar 15, 2025
New Mexico’s congressional women leaders proudly wore pink during President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, in what they called a symbol of “power and protest.”

By Brian C. Nixon | Mar 15, 2025
Walking into Exhibit 208 a few months back, I was struck by marvelously rendered black and white portraits, paintings that conjured historical photographs but executed in a contemporary style.

By New Mexico Sun | Mar 15, 2025
The New Mexico Senate has unanimously passed the bipartisan Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) Omnibus Bill, known as Senate Bill 42.