State Treasurer’s Office Announces New Overhauled Website To Better Serve New Mexicans
STATE News:
SANTA FE — With a new fiscal year comes a new look to the New Mexico State Treasurer’s Office (NM STO). STO is thrilled to unveil its fully reimagined website, now live and ready to better serve New Mexicans.
Maintaining the same familiar web address, nmsto.gov, the new site offers a fresh, modernized look and significantly improved navigation with simplified access to vital STO programs and resources. Key features include intuitive user interface, streamlined layout, mobile-friendly design, and dedicated ‘Reports’ and ‘Resources’ pages for simplified access to vital Read More
Artist Call For Route 66 Indoor Mural For NMHM
NMDCA News:
The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is seeking an artist or artist team to create an original indoor mural to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Route 66.
NMHM announces an open call for artists to create a mural in honor of the centennial of Route 66, to be installed in the museum’s lobby. The mural will be on view for one year, January 2026 – January 2027. The selected design should include elements depicting Route 66 in New Mexico and its historical significance to the state.
Artists should consider not only the landscape and iconography of Route 66 but its social and cultural Read More
Connect NM Notifying Providers About New Federal Rules
STATE News:
SANTA FE — The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) is notifying broadband providers about a restructuring of the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a move that is changing the application process for the state’s $675 million federal grant program for broadband infrastructure.
Changes to the program guidance by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), announced June 6, mean OBAE must now comply with new requirements to expand and deploy broadband infrastructure.
The federal changes affect all Read More
Supreme Court Issues Ruling In Pecos River Water Dispute
STATE News:
SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court ruled today a potash company legally abandoned nearly all of its water rights in the Pecos River in New Mexico by not using the water for decades. The Court unanimously determined that Intrepid Potash, Inc. failed to put most of its water rights to “beneficial use” since closing a potash refinery near Loving in southeastern New Mexico in the early 1970s. The justices affirmed a decision of the state Court of Appeals that Intrepid had abandoned all but the rights to 150 acre-feet per year of water in the river.
New Mexico water law requires those who acquire Read More
OpEd: Forced Disappearances In New Mexico 2025
By PROF. JENNIFER MOORE, SEN. ANTOINETTE SEDILLO LOPEZ, and REP. LINDA SERRATO
Last week, the Supreme Court failed to stand up strongly for a bedrock constitutional provision granting birthright citizenship in the14th Amendment passed after the Civil War. In March 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials reported they had arrested four dozen people in immigration raids in three New Mexican cities: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Roswell without accounting for them.
These actions force the question: what does the United States of America stand for on the world stage?
New Mexicans Read More
Fort Wingate, University Heights Historic Districts Added To State Register Of Cultural Properties
Black and white image of Fort Wingate. Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division is pleased to announce that a pair of historic districts have been added to the State Register of Cultural Properties.
In June, the Cultural Properties Review Committee approved two proposals: expanding the boundaries and adding documentation to the Fort Wingate Historic District outside Gallup and adding the University Heights Historic District in Albuquerque. Both districts will be referred to the National Register of Historic Places for inclusion.
“These Read More
NMSEC Files Lawsuit Against Former WNMU President Joseph Shepard For Misuse Of Public Funds
NMSEC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico State Ethics Commission has filed a civil enforcement action against Dr. Joseph Shepard, the former president of Western New Mexico University (WNMU), for violations of the Governmental Conduct Act.
The Governmental Conduct Act requires public officials to treat their positions as a public trust and prohibits the use of public resources for private interests. It also prohibits officials from using government property or funds for any purpose other than what is authorized by law.
The Commission alleges that Shepard used his position as the president Read More
Joannie Suina Named Assistant Secretary For Native American Early Childhood Education And Care
ECECD Assistant Secretary for Native American Early Education and Care Joannie Suina, Ed.D
ECECD News:
SANTA FE — The Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) announced Monday the appointment of Joannie Suina, Ed.D., as assistant secretary for Native American early education and care.
A citizen of the Pueblo de Cochiti, Suina holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Washington. She also holds a master’s degree in Indian law and a bachelor’s degree in Native American studies.
Suina most recently served as special projects coordinator at the New Mexico Read More
Health Department, Navajo Nation Sign Historic Agreement
NMDOH News:
WINDOW ROCK, AZ – The Navajo Nation and the New Mexico Department of Health signed a Memorandum of Agreement to strengthen data sharing and public health coordination between the two entities.
Among other measures, the agreement allows the Navajo Nation to access and analyze health data related to Tribal members to use to seek ways to improve health outcomes for the community.
The milestone agreement was formally signed May 1 in a ceremony in Window Rock, AZ, attended by Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and personnel from both the Navajo Department of Health (NDOH) and Read More
Herbicide Application Begins In HPCC Burned Area
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Starting July 1, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) in collaboration with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) will use a variety of vegetation management strategies to treat invasive species on 1,400 acres per year totaling 4,200 acres over 3 to 4 years within the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon (HPCC) burned area. “By implementing adaptive invasive plant management strategies, such as targeted herbicide application, we can foster the recovery of native plants that are resilient against disturbances like floods and wildfires,” Christine Bishop stated, Invasive Plant Read More
