Creative Industries Announces First Round Awardees Of ACD Pilot Grant Program
EDD News:
SANTA FE — Ten projects across New Mexico have been awarded Arts & Cultural District (ACD) Pilot Grants, powering economic growth and celebrating the cultural identities of local creative districts.
The pilot grants of up to $100,000 each will help ACDs implement creative programming, support local economies, and highlight the value of sustained investment. Many of these projects use “creative placemaking,” an approach that integrates art and culture into community spaces to boost connection, vitality, and economic opportunity.
Developed by the New Mexico Economic Development Read More
Holiday North Prescribed Fire Planned For Next Week
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations on Holiday Mesa in the Jemez Ranger District Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, pending all required approvals. The 878-acre Holiday North prescribed fire is a broadcast burn meaning fire is applied to the landscape within a defined boundary. The boundary includes Forest Road 608 on the east side and a series of two tracks and handline on the west side. We use prescribed fire to help reduce overgrown vegetation to protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.
Ignitions are planned Read More
$15,000 Grants Available To Take School Kids On State Park Field Trips
A student on a field trip to Sugarite Canyon State Park. Courtesy/New Mexico State Parks
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Parks Division is accepting applications from public schools and teachers for grants up to $15,000 to help pay for buses or other forms of transportation to get students out to state parks.
The grant funds must be expended during the 2025-2026 school year. Nov. 14 is the application deadline.
“Our 35 state parks serve as outdoor classrooms, with outstanding curriculum-based programs for connecting students to natural and cultural resources throughout our state,” Read More
NMED: Toxic Algae Detected In Eagle Nest Lake
NMED News:
COLFAX COUNTY — The New Mexico Environment Department is warning visitors to avoid water contact at Eagle Nest Lake after samples confirmed the presence of harmful algae and toxins.
Harmful algae blooms, or HABs, occur when certain algae grow excessively in water, posing potential health risks to people and animals. HABs can appear blue, bright green, brown or red and may resemble scum or floating grass clippings on the water’s surface. These blooms can produce toxins that are harmful to humans and animals.
Samples collected by New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) show the Read More
County Among Top Finalists For Best In Governance Awards
House Republican Leader Armstrong Condemns Progressive Lawmaker’s Website Targeting ICE Operation
NM LEGISLATURE News:
SANTA FE — This week, a progressive New Mexico lawmaker launched a website that allows people to report and track U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity across New Mexico.
In response, House Republican Leader Gail Armstrong issued the following statement: “The far-left progressive state representative crossed a line. Launching a website to monitor and report ICE operations endangers officers, compromises investigations, and could obstruct federal law. New Mexico is already battling drug trafficking and illegal border activity, and we don’t Read More
Mind&Melody President And Co-Founder Cristina Rodriguez Named L’Oréal Paris Women Of Worth
L’Oréal Paris announces the 10 Women Of Worth honorees for 2025. The honorees include Mind&Melody President and Co-Founder Cristina Rodriguez, seated, third from left, Yasmine Arrington Brooks, Mizpah Brown-Rich, Keely Cat-Wells, Amy Bowers Cordalis, Sloane Davidson, Lynne B Hughes, Dr. Anita Ravi, Gloria Umanah and Olivia Zhang. They are joined here by L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth spokeswomen Aja Naomi King, far left, Eva Longoria, seated, third from right, and Helen Mirren, far right. Courtesy photo
Mind&Melody President and Co-Founder Cristina Rodriguez of Los Read More
NM Trial Lawyers Step Up To Defend Detained Immigrants
NMTLA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — As federal immigration raids intensify and detention centers fill with people seeking asylum, the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association (NMTLA) is taking bold action to ensure every person has access to justice.
In partnership with the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, the Immigration Justice Campaign, and the ACLU of New Mexico, NMTLA hosted a free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) training to prepare attorneys to provide pro bono legal representation to detained immigrants.
The response was overwhelming — more than 350 attorneys joined the virtual session to Read More
Police Cadets From 20-Plus New Mexico Agencies Including Jake Wesley Trujillo Of Los Alamos Graduate Basic Training
The graduation on Wednesday of police cadets from more than 20 New Mexico law enforcement agencies, including Jake Wesley Trujillo of Los Alamos Police Department. Courtesy/DPS
DPS News:
SANTA FE – Police cadets representing more than 20 New Mexico law enforcement agencies, including Jake Wesley Trujillo of Los Alamos, completed basic training Wednesday, graduating as part of Class 210.
“Our Basic Police Officer Training at the academy is critical to ensure those entering the law enforcement profession are trained and prepared to serve the citizens in this state,” said New Mexico Department Read More
State Study To Explore Services And Supports For Vulnerable New Mexicans
HCA News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico will study additional opportunities to augment health care and social services for Medicaid members with serious mental illness under a $1 million legislative initiative awarded to Manatt Health Strategies, LLC.
The New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) contracted with Manatt Health Strategies, LLC to conduct a comprehensive behavioral health assessment and feasibility study examining how to better serve individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorders, a population that often relies on emergency interventions.
“New Mexico knows Read More
