NMSP To Hold News Conference 8:15 PM On UNM Shooting
Courtesy/NMSP
NMSP News:
New Mexico State Police (NMSP) is set to hold a news conference 8:15 p.m. today, July 25, to discuss the UNM shooting that occurred today and left one person dead and another injured.
The news conference will be held at The Cellar, Hokona Hall, 2500 Campus Blvd. NE, in Albuquerque.
Check back for details of that news conference at www.ladailypost.com. Read More
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Signs Emergency Order For Doña Ana County Flooding
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has issued an emergency order to make $750,000 in state funding available to support state agencies responding to the flooding in Doña Ana County.
“Vado is facing devastating flooding, and this crisis demands immediate action,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “New Mexico is mobilizing resources to support this resilient community through recovery.”
Executive Order 2025-333 directs the New Mexico Department of Finance Administration to allocate $750,000 to the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Read More
NMDWS Releases JUNE 2025 Labor Market Information
To view the June 2025 Labor Market Review, published today, July 25, by the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS), click here. For more information, visit the NMDWS website at www.dws.state.nm.us. Courtesy/NMDWS Read More
Voices Of Resistance: NHCC Unveils Events Inspired By Exhibition Celebrating Chicano Artistic Legacy
Visitors explore the art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Courtesy/NHCC
NMDCA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Following a successful opening for the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico in April, the Center has announced a series of artist talks, workshops, musical performances and more, dedicated to helping visitors understand the exhibition from a deeper perspective throughout the rest of 2025.
“We are excited to work Read More
Museum Of New Mexico Press Shines With Three Books Nominated For Prestigious Southwest Book Design Awards
NMDCA News:
The New Mexicans: 1981-83, documenting celebrated photographer Kevin Bubriski’s two-year stay in New Mexico, is a finalist in photography. “This book is a gift to New Mexicans, holding up a mirror for us to see ourselves back in the day,” according to Don J. Usner, New Mexico photographer and author of Sabino’s Map.
A pair of titles have been recognized in In the art category. In Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles, leading Diné weavers, scholars, and visual artists discuss historic textiles and contemporary artworks. This landmark publication primarily Read More
Heinrich Announces Committee Passage Of Over $69 Million For New Mexico
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Interior, Environment and Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bills. With Committee approval of these bills, Heinrich secured support for over $65 million for New Mexico, including $52 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for 39 local projects between these bills and their House-companions.
“While these Appropriations bills Read More
Two NM Projects Advance In $160M Innovation Competition
EDD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico is making national waves with two homegrown initiatives, Quantum Moonshot and Energized Watershed, named among just 29 semifinalists in the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NFC) $160 million Regional Innovation Engines competition.
Selected from nearly 300 proposals nationwide, the two semifinalist projects highlight New Mexico’s rising profile in science, technology, and economic development.
“We’re building a future where New Mexico families benefit from cutting-edge science and sustainable innovation,” said Rob Black, Cabinet Secretary Read More
Mexican Gray Wolf ‘Taylor’ Crosses Interstate 40 In NM
Mexican gray wolves near Mt. Taylor, New Mexico map by Western Watersheds Project and Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project.
CBD News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Thirty-five conservation organizations asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service not to recapture a Mexican gray wolf who crossed Interstate 40 in New Mexico over the weekend. The wolf has returned to the area around Mount Taylor where he had previously been trapped and removed in May.
The wolf, dubbed “Taylor” for his repeated travel to the iconic mountain west of Albuquerque, was released in the Gila National Forest south of the Gila Cliff Dwellings. Read More
Air Force Denies State Inspectors Access To Test For Toxic PFAS On Cannon Air Force Base
NMED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Environment Department Sec. James Kenney and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez today asked a state court to order Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis to comply with state law and let inspectors collect on-site samples of toxic PFAS.
The motion follows Cannon officials’ refusal to allow NMED inspectors to conduct environmental sampling during a regulatory inspection on July 15. In doing so, the U.S. Air Force has blatantly disregarded state law as NMED has clear authority to conduct environmental sampling under state and federal law.
“Denying access to state Read More
Public Hearing Scheduled On Proposed Service Changes For La Cienega, Carson Communities
NCRTD News:
ESPAÑOLA — The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) Board of Directors will hold a public hearing during its regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, August 1, 2025, to receive public comment on two proposed service changes that aim to improve transit access in Santa Fe and Taos counties.
The hearing will address proposed modifications to the La Cienega MyBlueTM microtransit service and the creation of a new fixed route serving the communities of Carson and Tres Orejas in Taos County.
The La Cienega proposal includes:
- Expanding the La Cienega MyBlueTM zone to include
