New Mexico Legislature Unanimously Passes Turquoise Alert System To Help Locate Missing Indigenous People
NMIAD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Legislature has unanimously passed Senate Bill 41, creating the state’s new Turquoise Alert system designed specifically to assist in locating missing American Indians.
The bill awaits the governor’s signature and will allow law enforcement to quickly share information about missing Indigenous individuals through various alert channels. New Mexico becomes the fourth state with a specialized alert system addressing the missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP) crisis.
“Too many Native American families have faced crisis and Read More
Luján Joins Push To Save Task Force Combating Threats To Election Officials
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
STATE News:
SANTA FE — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and more than two dozen Democratic Senators in urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to continue the essential work of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Election Threats Task Force, which directs the Department’s efforts to protect election officials from rising threats and acts of violence.
The Senators’ letter Read More
SFCC Broken Parts Student Club Car Wash April 11
Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College’s Broken Parts Car Club (Student Club) Annual Car Wash is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, April 11 at SFCC, Automotive Technologies Center, 6401 Richards Avenue.
$10 per car. This is a fundraiser in cooperation with SFCC Foundation to support student club activities of the Automotive Technologies program.
Call 505.428.1177 for information. Read More
New State Bookmobile Rolls To Southwestern New Mexicans
The New Mexico State Library introduces its newest bookmobile to the fleet, serving the southwestern part of the state. Courtesy/NMSL/DCA
A patron looks at books inside the New Mexico State Library’s new Bookmobile West. Courtesy/NMSL/DCA
NMSL News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico State Library recently launched its new Bookmobile West providing library resources, print books, audio books, DVDs, and more to residents in the south-western rural areas of the state.
“We are so excited to have the new bookmobile so that we can provide our patrons with the books, materials, and services they Read More
New Mexico Senate Floor Wrap For March 18, 2025
SENATE News:
SANTA FE — On the final Tuesday of the First Session of the 57th Legislature of New Mexico, the New Mexico Senate convened for a split session. Business discussed included:
Continuing the Professionalization and Growth of High-Quality Early Childhood Education in New Mexico
Passed by a vote of 30-0, Senate Bill 58 furthers the growth and professionalization of the state’s workforce and facilities for early childhood education programming. The bill strengthens the statutory framework for a universal high quality early childhood system by reducing administrative burden Read More
Stephanie Garcia Richard Announces Bid For Lt. Governor
Stephanie Garcia Richard speaks about her decision to run for lieutenant governor of New Mexico during an interview March 3 at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard has announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in the 2026 election.
Garcia Richard, first elected as land commissioner in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, will reach her term limit in December 2026. If elected, she would become the only Read More
Senate OKs $10.8B Budget GOP Likens To ‘A Bloated Cow’
Minority Leader Bill Sharer R-Farmington
By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican
A $10.8 billion spending plan Democrats hailed as a “budget of opportunity” and Republicans compared to a “bloated cow” passed the Senate largely along party lines Thursday.
House Bill 2, which was revised by the Senate Finance Committee, now heads back to the House for concurrence.
The 294-page budget bill for fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1, sparked a two-hour discussion and debate that ultimately ended with a 24-16 vote. Two Democrats, Sens. Harold Pope of Albuquerque and Shannon Pinto of Tohatchi, Read More
New Mexico Poets Invited To Apply For The 2025-2028 State Poet Laureate Program
NMA News:
New Mexico Arts and the New Mexico State Library are accepting applications for the 2025-2028 State Poet Laureate Program targeting applicants throughout the state. Application deadline is Friday, April 25, 2025.
The New Mexico State Poet Laureate Program aims to be actively present in communities in every part of New Mexico, offering accessible and enjoyable explorations in poetry reading and writing for both experienced poetry enthusiasts and novices alike.
The Poet Laureate will engage with communities across the state, with a goal of visiting as many of the 33 New Mexico counties Read More
Community Benefit Fund Passes New Mexico House Of Representatives, Awaits Governor’s Signature
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Wednesday a proactive solution that invests in New Mexico’s resilient future passed the legislature in a historic step to support a thriving and sustainable state for generations to come.
Senate Bill 48, the Community Benefit Fund now awaits the Governor’s signature. Sponsored by Senate Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque) and House Majority Leader Reena Szczepanski (D-Santa Fe), the Community Benefit Fund represents a bold commitment to proactively investing in locally-driven projects that will strengthen communities, create good-paying jobs, and help Read More
A Brief History Of NM’s Oldest Research Center April 2
SAR Administration Building. Courtesy of Michael F. Brown
SAR News:
Join Michael F. Brown, President Emeritus, School for Advanced Research, for an online lecture 12–1 p.m., Wednesday, April 2 about the history of the School for Advanced Research, as part of the Friends of History monthly lecture series.
SAR was founded in 1907 as a national center for archaeological research. In the early 1970s it relocated to its present sixteen-acre campus on Santa Fe’s historic east side and expanded its programing. It has changed its name twice as its mission and ambitions have changed with the times. Read More
