Luján Resolution Highlights National Public Health Week
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
Washington D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced a resolution highlighting National Public Health Week, celebrated April 7 to April 13 this year.
This resolution is meant to raise awareness about the importance of public health amid the firing by the Trump administration of nearly 25 percent of the workforce at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the elimination of critical subagencies at HHS that keep Americans healthy.
Sen. Luján’s resolution also outlines issues facing the U.S. including pandemic preparedness, access Read More
NMDWS Kicks Off Business Webinar Series
NMDWS News:
- First session focuses on immigration changes and business impact
ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) is launching a new monthly Employer Webinar Series to connect employers with expert insights, resources, and real-time answers on the issues that matter most to their business.
The series will kick off with “Immigration Changes and Your Business: What You Need to Know” – a free virtual event at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 17, hosted by NMDWS’s Office of New Americans. Recordings of this and future webinars will be available on the NMDWS website and Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: April 15, 2025
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
This last week saw unseasonably warm temperatures with several cities throughout the state setting records for daily high temperatures, including Santa Fe and Albuquerque. It was a toasty 97 degrees in Roswell.
Streamflows around the state showed some dramatic increases due to melting snow.
However, streamflow in the Rio Grande is low. The streamflow at Cerro near the Colorado border was just 117 cubic-feet-per second. This indicates that they are already irrigating crops in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.
New Mexico’s snowpack remains Read More
UNM Leader Dannelle M. Kirven Named To Head New Mexico Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Following a unanimous vote, the New Mexico Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission has appointed Dannelle M. Kirven as its new executive director, ushering in a dynamic new chapter for the organization’s civil rights and community engagement work across the state.
Kirven, a New Mexico native and respected leader within the University of New Mexico’s African American Student Services Department, emerged as the standout candidate from a statewide search that began last November. Her selection came after rigorous interviews conducted during the Commission’s Read More
State’s Public Defender Commission Appoints Bennett J. Baur For Third Term As Chief Public Defender
Chief Public Defender Bennett J. Baur
LOPD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Defender Commission has unanimously appointed current Chief Public Defender Bennett J. Baur for a third four-year term leading the state Law Offices of the Public Defender.
The LOPD employs more than 400 New Mexicans in the service of providing legal representation to indigent people charged with a crime in the state’s courts, The independent state agency most recently received an $80.2 million budget to operate 13 offices across the state and to coordinate a network of about 75 contract attorneys. The New Mexico Read More
GEAR UP New Mexico And STEM Santa Fe Host STEM Conference For Middle School Girls
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — More than 100 middle-school girls explored college and career options in science, technology, engineering and math during the fourth annual GEAR UP New Mexico and STEM Santa Fe Girls STEM Pathways Conference March 6 and 7.
The conference in Albuquerque brought together students from across the state for interactive STEM workshops, covering topics from chemistry and computer science to coding and robotics.
GEAR UP New Mexico, a division of the New Mexico Higher Education Department, is a federally funded program aiming to increase access to resources for college Read More
Shear Delight At Bosque Redondo Memorial Fiber Fair May 3
NMHS News:
Bosque Redondo Memorial’s Fiber Fair shows visitors how wool is processed from sheep to fabric. Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild will offer live demonstrations and hands-on activities using sheared wool from the site’s flock of Navajo-Churro sheep 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Fort Sumner Historic Site.
The day’s festivities include sheep shearing, ranger talks, workshops, and food trucks provided by the Friends of Bosque Redondo Memorial. The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Wonders on Wheels mobile museum and the Office of Archaeological Read More
Final Chimps From New Mexico Lab Arrive At Sanctuary
Faylene, one of the Asset chimpanzees previously used in experiments at Alamogordo Primate Facility moved in February to Chimp Haven sanctuary in Louisiana. Courtesy Kierstin Luckett/Lauren Rager
Animal Protection News:
WASHINGTON D.C. — Humane World for Animals, Humane World Action Fund and Animal Protection New Mexico are delighted to announce that the remaining chimpanzees from the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico have been successfully relocated to Chimp Haven, a 200-acre forested sanctuary in Louisiana dedicated to providing a natural and enriching environment for Read More
NMSP Arrests Man For Stabbing Death In Santa Fe
NMSP News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau investigated a stabbing death April 12, 2025, at 3956 Agua Fria Road Space 35 in Santa Fe, resulting in an arrest of a Santa Fe Man.
Investigations Bureau agents learned at approximately 4:30 p.m., NMSP officers were dispatched to the location following reports of a 46-year-old woman, identified as Minerva Marquez Dominguez who had been stabbed.
Upon arrival, officers received a clothing description of the possible suspect. Shortly thereafter, an officer located a male matching the description and who had what Read More
New Mexico Governor Vetoes 16 More Bills
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham April 11 vetoed 16 bills from the 2025 legislative session.
Detailed information on these specific vetoes and rationale are posted on the New Mexico Secretary of State’s website in messages here.
The vetoed bills include:
- HB 014: Earned Income Tax Credit (Tax Package)
- HB 036: Board of Optometry Powers and Duties
- HB 077: Annual Federal SNAP State Outreach Plans
- HB 120: Accessibility of State Agencies
- HB 143: Lobbying Activity Reports
- HB 181: State Trust Program Accountability Plan
- HB 191: Wildfire Suppression
