Townsend Offers Guidance Amid Placement On New Federal Infrastructure Funds And Stability Interim Committee
New Mexico Senate Republicans News:
SANTA FE — In addition to appointing members to traditional interim committees, the Legislative Council also created an entirely new committee: the Federal Infrastructure Funds and Stability Interim Committee.
This committee is tasked with monitoring and preparing the state for potential federal funding cuts, which President Donald Trump has promised to impose should state and local governments block the enforcement of federal law and undermine current executive orders.
Sen. Jim Townsend (R-Artesia) has issued the following statement in response: Read More
Jemez Historic Site: A Celebration Of Pueblo Life May 18
NMDCA News:
Come enjoy the vibrant culture and traditions of the Pueblo people at Jemez Historic Site, Gisewa Pueblo.
Explore the ways of Pueblo life through cooking, art demonstrations, and dances. Visit with local artists, enjoy Pueblo food, or try a new skill from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 18, 2025.
Learn the history of Gisewa with this engaging, hands-on opportunity. This program is included with admission of $7 for adults and free to children 16 years and younger, NM residents 60 years and older with ID, people with Native/Tribal affiliations, disabled veterans, and foster families. Read More
NMSP Investigating OIS Involving Hobbs Police Department
NMSP News:
HOBBS — May 5, 2025, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau was requested by the Hobbs Police Department to investigate an officer-involved shooting (OIS).
State Police agents learned that at approximately 2:48 a.m. May 5, officers with the Hobbs Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Ford pickup truck driven by 40-year-old Justin Marshall Williams of Hobbs.
Williams fled from officers, and the vehicle was located a few moments later, parked in front of a residence on West White Street. A second traffic stop was initiated, and Williams again Read More
Sangre de Cristo Chorale To Feature J.S. Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude And William Byrd’s Mass For Four Voices In Final Concert Of The Season May 17
Courtesy photo
Music Director George Case
MUSIC News:
SANTA FE — The Sangre de Cristo Chorale will perform Reformation, the final concert of its 47th season, at 4 p.m., Saturday, May 17 at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in Santa Fe.
The 52-voice Chorale is led by Music Director George Case and accompanied by pianist Deborah Wagner.
Reformation will illustrate the 16th -century Protestant Reformation’s influence on composers of the time in the performance of two choral masterworks. German composer J. S. Bach expressed his Protestant spirituality by creating works using the new texts and hymn Read More
Renaming Of The Shrew: Study Co-authored By New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science Researcher Redefines Lineage Of Tiny Southwest Mammals
Tiny Vagrant Shrew. Photo by William Leonard
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A new scientific study co-authored by New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) Curator of Biosciences Dr. Jason Malaney reveals new secrets about a lineage of tiny mammals that dwell in New Mexico’s high mountain peaks.
“The story of these shrews reminds us that even the smallest animals can teach us big lessons about evolution, resilience, and vulnerability,” NMMNHS Executive Director Dr. Anthony Fiorillo said.
Published in the Journal of Mammalogy, the study evaluated genetic differences plus Read More
New Mexico Supreme Court Issues Opinion On Meaning And Scope Of Legislative Immunity
The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued an opinion that for the first time interprets the scope of a constitutional grant of immunity to members of the New Mexico Legislature. Courtesy photo
NMSC News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued an opinion that for the first time interprets the scope of a constitutional grant of immunity to members of the New Mexico Legislature.
The Court unanimously concluded that legislators cannot be sued for “legitimate legislative activities”, including a Senate leader’s decision to relocate a member’s seat in the Senate chambers and office in the Read More
The Silent Struggle: Understanding The Mental Health Effects Of Bullying
STAND FOR THE SILENT News:
OKLAHOMA CITY — May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, making it a great time to put an issue in the spotlight that is leading many of our nation’s youth to suffer mentally.
While some share what they are going through with being bullied or doing the bullying, many others suffer silently, leading to serious issues that may be life threatening. The more we can bring this issue out into the light, the less silent suffering young people will be led to doing.
“Bullying is something that needs to get a lot of attention so that people can prevent and recognize it,” says Kirk Read More
Lunch With A Leader: Think New Mexico’s Kristina Fisher To Address State’s Critical Shortage Of Health Care Workers
Kristina G. Fisher
Think New Mexico
LWV News:
The May 15 League of Women Voters of Los Alamos (LWV) event, Lunch with a Leader, will feature Think New Mexico Associate Director Kristina G. Fisher.
The entire community is invited to this event that takes place noon to 1 p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall at 1738 N Sage Loop.
Fisher grew up in Santa Fe where both her parents worked as teachers. She was Valedictorian of her class at Santa Fe Prep, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Williams College, and earned her J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief Read More
FBI: Zuni Couple Sentenced For Violent Assault
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Zuni Pueblo couple has been sentenced for a brutal assault in which they attacked a man in his home, prevented him from seeking help, and continued the assault in the presence of a witness and two minor children.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court records, on Sept. 3, 2023, Shannon Concho, 47, and LouAnn Johnson, 29, both enrolled members of the Pueblo of Zuni, assaulted John Doe at his residence on the Zuni Pueblo. The incident began as a verbal dispute and rapidly escalated when Johnson repeatedly slapped the victim. Concho and Johnson Read More
Over $3 Million In Funding Available Through Housing New Mexico’s HOME Rehabilitation Program
The San Felipe Pueblo Housing Authority is a service provider for Housing New Mexico’s HOME Rehabilitation Program, and this home received work as a result of the program. Over $3 million in funding is available for the program, which provides home repairs related to health and safety issues, substandard conditions, structural, electrical and code compliance, as well as fall reduction items and accessibility modifications as needed at no cost to eligible homeowners. Courtesy/Housing New Mexico
HNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Over $3 million in funding is available for Housing New Mexico’s HOME Read More
