Local Innovation Driving Breakthrough In Space Defense
Space Kinetic co-founders Ryan Sullivan, left, and Scott Ziegler. Courtesy photo
LANL News:
- Originating from a garage-built prototype and with a springboard from NM LEEP at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the company is now a venture-backed deep tech leader redefining what’s possible in national security innovation.
Space Kinetic, a startup founded in 2022 by UC Berkeley alumni Scott Ziegler, M.Eng, Principal Inventor, and New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (NM LEEP) fellow, and Ryan Sullivan, MBA, U.S. Peace Corps participant, just secured investment from CerraCap Ventures Read More
Heinrich, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Help Veterans Struggling With Infertility Grow Their Families
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
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- Legislation would expand services—from IVF to adoption assistance—covered by DoD and VA
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined his colleagues, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in introducing legislation to make it easier for veterans who struggle with infertility to build their families.
The Veteran Families Health Services Act would expand fertility treatments and family-building services covered under Read More
FBI: Tohatchi Man Pleads Guilty To Violent Strangulation That Left Victim With Serious Injuries
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Tohatchi man pleaded guilty to federal charges for attacking a female victim (Jane Doe) during an argument, leaving her with serious injuries.
According to court records, on March 5 and 6, 2024, Victor Badonie, 33, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was with Jane Doe at her home in Zuni, New Mexico. An argument broke out, during which Badonie assaulted and strangled Doe, resulting in Jane Doe’s hospitalization for her serious bodily injuries.
Badonie pleaded guilty to the felony crimes of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault by strangulation. Read More
State Revenue Projected To Grow By $485 Million For FY27
STATE News:
LAS CRUCES — New Mexico’s Consensus Revenue Estimating Group (CREG) is projecting $14.11 billion in General Fund revenue for fiscal year 2027, an increase of $485 million over the current year budget.
The estimate, announced at a meeting of the Legislative Finance Committee in Las Cruces on Tuesday, projects healthy FY26 reserves of $3.94 billion or 36.4% of recurring appropriations. The CREG also projects $390 million in additional revenue from FY25 that lawmakers may appropriate during a special session.
“New Mexico’s strong revenue projection announced in Las Cruces Read More
Heinrich Statement On New Federal Investment To Address Spread Of New World Screwworm
U.S. Senate News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration, welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it will begin construction on a new domestic sterile fly production facility to combat the growing New World screwworm (NWS) outbreak in Central America that threatens to spread and wreak havoc on the U.S. cattle industry.
In June, Heinrich welcomed a USDA announcement of a sterile fly dispersal facility, which came on Read More
Gather Around The Table: NHCC Art Exhibition Puts Artworks Created By Staff On Display Starting In September
“Bless this Day,” by Jacob Saavedra. This artwork appears in the art exhibition What We Bring to the Table, on view at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Visual Art Museum from Sept. 5, 2025 – June 7, 2026. Courtesy/NHCC
NMDCA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — For 25 years, the National Hispanic Cultural Center staff has scanned your tickets, patrolled the Center’s 20-acre campus, and designed your favorite performances and exhibitions. And now, the Center’s staff takes center stage in the organization’s first-ever exhibition comprised of artworks from staff and partners. Read More
Gov. Lujan Grisham Announces $120 Million For Housing, Homelessness Projects Across State
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced that the Office of Housing at the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions will distribute $120 million for housing and homelessness projects across New Mexico beginning this month.
The investment aims to expand affordable housing options while reducing homelessness and improving public safety. The $120 million expenditure is part of $140 million contained in the general fund, Government Results and Opportunity (GRO) Fund, and capital outlay appropriations approved by the New Mexico over the past two years for these Read More
Public Comment Open For 2024-2029 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendment
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is accepting public comment through Friday, September 19, 2025, on Amendment 8 to the federal fiscal year 2024–2029 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which is available online.
The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s (NMDOT) short-term plan for federally funded, and regionally significant projects. It’s developed through a collaborative process that follows federal guidelines, supports national goals, and aligns with Read More
Enchanted Chiles Pop-Up Exhibit Heats Up NMHM
Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
The Wonders on Wheels mobile museum program brings their Culture Lab exhibit “Enchanted Chiles” to the New Mexico History Museum, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 7.
In honor of New Mexico History Museum’s food exhibit, “Forks in the Road,” the Wonders on Wheels program presents a pop-up exhibit about the culture and science of New Mexico’s favorite fruit, the chile pepper. Join museum educator Jennifer Hasty for an exploration of the taste, heat, history, and magic of New Mexico chiles. Visitors will learn about how and where chiles are grown in the state, how they Read More
State Announces Significant Rate Increases For 2026 ACA Plans, State Premium Support Will Continue To Help Enrollees With Costs
OSI News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Office of the Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) has approved 2026 rates for individual market Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans sold on and off BeWell, the New Mexico Health Insurance Marketplace, with an average increase of 35.7%. Today, 75,000 New Mexicans buy health insurance through BeWell and 88% of enrollees qualify for federal and state premium assistance. While it appears that Congress will allow enhanced federal Premium Tax Credits to expire, New Mexico’s Health Care Affordability Fund (HCAF) will cover the loss of the enhanced premium tax credits Read More
