New Mexico December 2025 Unemployment Rate 4.3%
NMDWS News:
New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in December, up from 4.2 percent in November and unchanged from the previous year’s rate. The national unemployment rate in December was 4.4 percent, down from 4.5 percent in November and up from 4.1 percent in December 2024.
Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 8,800 jobs, or 1.0 percent, between December 2024 and December 2025. The majority of gains came from the public sector. The private sector was up 3,000 jobs, or 0.4 percent, while the public sector was up 5,800 jobs, or 3.0 percent. Within the Read More
DPNM Applies For New Mexico To Be Early Primary State
Chair Sara Attleson
Democratic Party of New Mexico
DPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Democratic Party of New Mexico recently applied to the Democratic National Committee to move up the state’s presidential primary election to become one of the first voting states in 2028.
New Mexico’s presidential primary is currently held in June, long after the nomination contest is effectively decided. However, New Mexico’s electorate, with its plurality of Hispanic/Latino, rural, and largely working-class population, is one of the best reflections of the kinds of voters the Democratic Party must appeal Read More
New Mexico House Unanimously Passes Seven Interstate Compact Bills To Expand Access To Healthcare
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FBI: Albuquerque Man Charged After FBI Finds Modified Hand Grenade In His Home
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque man has been federally charged with unlawfully possessing an improvised explosive device following the discovery of a modified hand grenade in his home.
According to court documents, on Dec. 31, 2025, the Albuquerque Police Department responded to a residence in northwest Albuquerque after the resident, Jeff Bramlett, 46, requested medical assistance. While assisting at the residence, officers observed what appeared to be hand grenades and requested assistance from the FBI’s Albuquerque Special Agent Bomb Technicians.
Agents located two devices, Read More
Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort Celebrates 73rd Year
SIPAPU SKI News:
VADITO — Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort will celebrate its 73rd year with a big birthday present – the opening of Lift 3, a two-person chairlift that replaces a 47-year-old vintage surface lift.
Construction on the new lift began in June, and the resort is finally ready to unveil it to the public. The upgrade opens up easier access to popular beginner terrain higher up on the mountain.
“I’m very proud of our team,” John Paul Bradley, General Manager of Sipapu said. “This project has taken a ton of grit from our team. I’m grateful to everyone who worked on this project, from the Read More
Benson: And Then They Came For Me…
Interfaith leaders hold a prayer vigil for justice at the Roundhouse on Monday as hundreds march from the Santa Fe Farmers Market to the Capitol in support of immigrants’ rights. Photo by Jody Benson
By JODY BENSON
Los Alamos
I texted an invitation to a friend to join Saturday’s action to “Shine a Light for Minnesota,” and “step out now for our neighbors, for our communities and for Alex” (a white, male, ICU nurse protesting in Minneapolis and shot dead by ICE agents), by lighting a candle as a prayer for him and immigrants.
The friend responded that there would be no murders, no violence if protestors Read More
Op-Ed: A Deep Dive Into Medical Malpractice
By Rep. CHRISTINE CHANDLER (D-Los Alamos)
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
Healthcare access is top of mind for everyone in New Mexico, rightfully so, as we see more and more doctors leave the state to practice elsewhere. There are many reasons for this exodus. All of these reasons need to be addressed, including (especially) the unbounded litigation environment created by New Mexico’s Medical Malpractice Act.
Bills implementing the medical compacts, expanding the medical school, ramping up recruitment with a generous loan repayment program, increasing residencies, enacting Read More
NNMC Study Finds Attitude Makes All The Difference In Saving Energy At Home
Steph Zawadzki
NMMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — People often feel helpless to make a difference in large-scale issues such as climate change.
Yet according to Steph Zawadzki, MSc, assistant professor of psychology in Northern New Mexico College’s Arts & Human Sciences Department, available data suggests that the residential sector accounts for one fifth of all energy use for the entire grid. That means that simple actions to reduce energy usage in our homes can have a sizable impact on our environment. Zawadzki is the lead researcher on a groundbreaking new study that reveals that people who believe Read More
Feds Approve New Mexico’s $382M Broadband Plan
STATE News:
SANTA FE — The federal government today approved New Mexico’s landmark $382 million broadband infrastructure proposal, unlocking funding to connect more than 42,500 unserved and underserved locations statewide.
The New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) will award 31 grants through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program – the state’s largest broadband funding initiative. The BEAD program was created when President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Read More
Celebrate HAM Day At NM Museum Of Space History Jan. 31
NMDCA News:
Celebrate Astro-Chimp HAM and his contribution to America’s space program at New Mexico Museum of Space History on Science Saturday to commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on Jan. 31, 1961, paving the way for the US Space program.
From 11 a.m.–2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space.
The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM. Science Saturday Read More
