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Lawmakers spent big to give New Mexico health care system shot in the arm
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (1192+ words) Funding floodgates for New Mexico's health care system are officially open. During this year's legislative session " which Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham dubbed a "health care session" " lawmakers concerned about a growing provider shortage directed hundreds of millions of dollars at…...
New Mexico agency rejects Project Jupiter data center's applications for gas pipeline right of way
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (685+ words) A controversial data center development planned near New Mexico's southern border has hit a roadblock in its plan to build a miles-long pipeline to bring natural gas to the facility. The State Land Office has denied several applications in connection…...
New Mexico agency rejects data center's applications for gas pipeline right of way
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (685+ words) A controversial data center development planned near New Mexico's southern border has hit a roadblock in its plan to build a miles-long pipeline to bring natural gas to the facility. The State Land Office has denied several applications in connection…...
'Health care is next': Haaland, New Mexico House speaker pitch public option
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (848+ words) Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland speaks to the crowd at the New Mexico Democrats' preprimary convention in Mescalero on Saturday, March 7, 2026. To Deb Haaland and New Mexico's House speaker, a public health care option should be the state's next step…...
New Mexico's first dental school opens wide in Albuquerque
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (830+ words) New Mexico's population is shrinking, which affects everythi" Santa Fe Mayor Michael Garcia selected the city park after r" Diana Halili's path to becoming a dentist started as a child, when she attended dental appointments with her mother " who hated…...
New Mexico State Police arrest driver in fatal hit-and-run crash near Lybrook
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (154+ words) New Mexico State Police have arrested a driver accused in a Sunday hit-and-run crash near Lybrook that left a man dead. Crescencio Castro Baldazo, 34, faces charges of homicide by vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to maintain a…...
Push to engage 'purple voters' ahead of first semi-open primary in New Mexico in the works
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (1129+ words) Lena Williams, 8, hangs on to her grandmother, Tomasita Chavez, left, as voters and candidates alike begin the dance of democracy" during the June 4, 2024, primary elections at the Rodeo Road polling location in Santa Fe. This year's new semi-open primaries are…...
Texas House speaker eyes annexing part of oil-rich New Mexico
1+ week, 3+ day ago (641+ words) A pump jack in the Permian Basin in September 2019. Texas has formed a committee to look at annexing oil rich New Mexico counties after officials there have indicated they feel overlooked by state leaders in Santa Fe. Texans claim everything…...
Pecos High School graduate named New Mexico's chief investment officer
1+ week, 6+ day ago (283+ words) A Pecos High School graduate with nearly two decades of experience in financial markets and public pension asset management has been tapped to serve as New Mexico's chief investment officer. The New Mexico State Investment Council announced the appointment of…...
Gas prices take another sharp turn upward in New Mexico as Iran war continues
1+ week, 6+ day ago (280+ words) A fuel pump displays prices at a Shell gas station Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. Gas prices continued to soar last week across New Mexico, approaching the $4-a-gallon mark around much of the state and in Santa Fe. The average…...