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Western Governors Issue Statement On Colorado River Mtg.

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From the office of Gov. Lujan Grisham

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham attended a historic meeting today in Washington, D.C. with governors and representatives of seven Western states to discuss the Colorado River Compact.

The governors of New Mexico, California, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada were convened by U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgam. The governors issued the following joint statement after the meeting:  

“Today’s meeting gave each governor an opportunity to explain their position with respect to the Colorado River Basin issue. All acknowledged that a Read More

Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Unanimously Passes Resolution Supporting Full Funding For Education Acts

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STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission for the State of New Mexico unanimously adopted a resolution on January 28, 2026, expressing support for adequate funding of three critical educational programs: the Black Education Act, Hispanic Education Act, and Bilingual and Multicultural Education Act.

The resolution comes in response to Legislative Finance Committee recommendations that would eliminate specific line-item funding for these programs in Fiscal Year 2027, despite the Governor’s Executive Recommendation to maintain current funding levels Read More

Yee Ha’ólníi Doo Community Centers Become Lifeline Across Navajo Nation

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Young royalty hold traditional stirring sticks known as ’ádístiin over a bowl while making blue corn mush during a community gathering at Tooh Haltsooi Community Center. Courtesy/Yee Ha’ólníi Doo

Yee Ha’ólníi Doo News:

Roberta Roberts knew the talent was there. She just needed to figure out how to bring it out.

When the Tooh Haltsooi Community Center opened its doors in Sheep Springs, New Mexico, in January 2023, Roberts and her team had a plan. They would offer workshops in culture and tradition, food sovereignty, youth leadership and small business development. What she didn’t Read More

NMED Powers Cleanup And Growth For Taos Distillery

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NMED News:

TAOS — The New Mexico Environment Department’s Brownfields Program is supporting the transformation of a blighted mechanic shop in El Prado, near Taos, into a new distillery and tasting room.

Taos-based Rolling Still Distillery will build the project on a former neglected and contaminated site through a $452,309 low-interest loan issued through NMED’s Brownfields Program.

NMED’s Brownfields Program offers funding for cleanup and reinvestment in properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of contamination or perceived contamination. Cleaning up and Read More

American Indian Day Celebration At State Capitol Feb. 6

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NMIAD News:

SANTA FE — Join the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department for the 39th annual American Indian Day. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, tribal leadership, state leadership and community members will gather to celebrate and honor Native American citizens across New Mexico.

American Indian Day was established under § 12-5-9, NMSA 1978, honoring the contributions of Native American communities. The statute was amended in 2005 to move recognition from every first Tuesday of February to every first Friday of February.

This year’s event will take place from 9:15–11:15 a.m., Friday, Read More

Deb Haaland Earns Endorsement From End Citizens United

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Deb Haaland

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Today, End Citizens United (ECU) announced their support for Deb Haaland in the New Mexico gubernatorial election. ECU works to get special interest money out of politics.

The endorsement comes as a testament to Haaland’s grassroots campaign supported by New Mexicans in every county. The average grassroots donation to the campaign is $23.21, and Haaland’s base includes over 110,000 individual donors and over 254,000 donations. 

“As big corporations and billionaires are buying their way into politics and rigging the system against working people, Read More

Growing Is The Purpose: Keeping Education First In High School Sports

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By Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Chief Executive Officer of the NFHS,
Dusty Young, Executive Director of the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA)

High school sports are experiencing record participation. It is also experiencing unprecedented pressure.

Across the country, young athletes are training earlier, competing year-round and navigating expectations shaped by a rapidly expanding youth sports economy. For many families, athletics now feel like increasingly high stakes.

High school sports operate differently—by design. They exist within schools, alongside classrooms, guided Read More

BLM Seeks Input Through Feb. 20 For May 2026 Sale Of Oil And Gas Leases In New Mexico And Texas

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BLM News:

SANTA FE — The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 74 oil and gas parcels totaling 33,530 acres in New Mexico and Texas in a May 2026 sale.

The comment period ends Feb. 20, 2026.

The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in December 2025 and is now seeking public comment on the parcels and the related environmental analysis. The BLM will use input from the public to help complete its review of each parcel.

Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas resources. Before development operations Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Art Features ‘O’Powa O’Meng: The Art And Legacy Of Jody Folwell’

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Jody Folwell, Santa Clara Pueblo/Kha’p’o Owingeh, born 1942. Collection of Jody Folwell, Santa Clara. Photo by Addison Doty ©Jody Folwell

NMMA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Museum of Art (NMMA) announces the opening of O’ Powa O’Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell, a tightly focused career retrospective organized by The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), in partnership with The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia.

This exhibit opens Feb. 7 and runs through June 21, 2026.

Folwell (b. 1942), a contemporary potter from Kha’p’o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), New Mexico, is Read More

Only Bail Proposal Of Session Shot Down In ‘Kill Committee’

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A view of the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo

By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican

A proposal to overhaul pretrial release in New Mexico—the only such measure introduced so far in the 30-day session, despite it being a much-discussed topic—is being held captive in committee.

The House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee, known as the “kill committee” due to its reputation for voting down Republican bills, tabled a proposed constitutional amendment Thursday to ask voters whether judges should be given more leeway in deciding if a criminal defendant needs to be held behind bars. Read More