Interstate Stream Commission Launches WaterTAP To Help Communities Strengthen Water System Reliability
OSE News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (NMISC) has launched a free, web-based planning tool to help water systems across the state find funding, fix vulnerabilities and plan for a more reliable water future.
Across New Mexico, many communities—especially small and rural ones—depend on local public water systems that often have limited capacity to sift through complex technical information, funding pathways, and resilience strategies. WaterTAP is built to reduce that burden by organizing trusted information into a clear workflow that supports decision-making Read More
Building A Healthier New Mexico: Blue ImpactSM Grants Now Open
BCBSNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico’s Blue Impact grant program is accepting 2026-27 applications through May 1. These grants and other BCBSNM community investments directly target the social and economic factors that play a role in health and wellness.
Awarded grants range from $20,000 to $100,000. Requests should stay within this range to be considered for funding. More information about Blue Impact grants and the link to apply are available here.
“At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, our mission is to help ensure that every New Mexican has the opportunity Read More
Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Opioid Overdoses & Save Lives
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK) to Save Lives Act, bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone.
The National Safety Council found that while 75 percent of employers report seeing opioid use impact their workplace, only 17 percent report being well-prepared to address it. Though some states reported a decrease in overdose deaths in 2025, New Mexico experienced an increase by an estimated 5-10% when compared Read More
NM Supreme Court To Hear Case In Portales For Rule Of Law Program April 1
COURT News:
SANTA FE — Students will have an opportunity to see how courts resolve disputes when the New Mexico Supreme Court conducts an oral argument in April in Portales as a part of a civics education program.
The Court will hear attorneys present arguments on behalf of their clients in a criminal case for the Rule of Law Program at 1 p.m., April 1 at the University Theatre Center at Eastern New Mexico University. This is the sixth year for the program, which allows students to watch the court consider a case in person as well as online.
“The Rule of Law Program helps the law come alive for young people,” Read More
DOE’s Office Of Environmental Management Awards $20M Financial Assistance Cooperative Agreement To FIU To Advance Nuclear Cleanup, Innovation
DOE News:
CINCINNATI, OH — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) announced today that it has awarded a noncompetitive cooperative agreement, valued at $20 million, to Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. The five-year agreement, effective March 1, 2026, supports FIU’s Applied Research Center (ARC) in advancing environmental research, development, and innovative testing and evaluation programs.
Through this award, ARC will focus on four critical areas of Cold War nuclear legacy cleanup:
- Radioactive waste processing
FBI: Federal Charges Filed In Eddy County Deputy Shooting
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Carlsbad man is facing federal charges after allegedly firing a rifle at an Eddy County Sheriff’s Office deputy responding to a call.
According to court records, Oct. 19, 2025, an Eddy County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to the area of McKittrick and Hidalgo Road in Carlsbad, New Mexico, after a witness reported that Dustin Alan Henley, 35, was standing outside a truck holding a firearm. As the deputy arrived in a clearly marked patrol vehicle, Henley fired a rifle at the deputy, striking the vehicle in the engine compartment. The deputy returned fire, striking Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Postpones Blanco Prescribed Fire; No Projects Planned This Spring
Borrego Campground jackpot prescribed fire on the Espanola Ranger District. Courtesy photo
SFNF News:
Santa Fe National Forest fire managers have postponed the Blanco prescribed fire, a 718-acre broadcast burn planned this week on the Española Ranger District. The decision was based on several factors, including unpredictable winds from incoming cold fronts that created a narrow burn window, red flag warnings on the east side of the state, and varying fuel conditions—dry south facing slopes and wet north facing slopes—that could leave unburned pockets likely to ignite as conditions Read More
New Mexico Public Schools Achieve Highest Graduation Rates In Over A Decade
PED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) today announced that the statewide graduation rate has risen 2.4 percentage points to 80.6%, the highest rate in more than a decade.
Eight schools have exited school improvement status, including seven that successfully exited More Rigorous Intervention (MRI) status, the state’s highest level of support for chronically struggling schools.
The eight schools are:
- Albuquerque Public Schools:
- Mark Armijo Academy
- Highland High School
- Rio Grande High School
- Siembra Leadership High School
- Technology Leadership High
Dannemann: The New Malpractice Law
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2026 by Merilee Dannemann
Like most New Mexicans, I am deeply relieved that our medical malpractice law has been changed to get rid of unlimited punitive damages, the part of the law that has been scaring the heck out of our doctors and leading too many of them to leave the state.
I have already seen the first attack on the new version of the law – an article by a trial lawyer implying that injured patients won’t receive the compensation they deserve and greedy corporations will have no incentive for safety. Let’s clear this up.
The news coverage has focused Read More
Fr. Glenn: Déjà Vu All Over Again
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Hmph. War again. In the Middle East. Again.
It’s doubtful that the world will ever be free of war, and war is certainly tragic, regardless of the reasons for it or how “surgical” it is. I can’t help but think of the opening scene of the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” when the prehistoric proto-human picks up the bone and realizes he can use it as a weapon to kill … and we’ve been killing one another with weapons ever since. It’s that seemingly primordial desire to dominate for mates, territory, resources; we see it everywhere in nature. But you’d think we could lament the historical carnage Read More
