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LandBack advances across the West • Source New Mexico
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (482+ words) Follow New Mexico's 2026 legislative session with Source NM's bill tracker Pueblo Bonito, constructed by Ancestral Pueblo People a millennia ago, as seen from the air on Sept. 14, 2025. The site is the most significant site at Chaco Canyon National Historical Park,…...
'We cannot continue to ignore the climate catastrophe' • Source New Mexico
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (564+ words) We cannot continue to ignore the climate catastrophe'Source New Mexico We cannot continue to ignore the climate catastrophe An outdoorsman and South Fork Fire victim advocates for the land As an avid bow hunter and fisherman, I have loved New…...
While you were sleeping: Senate passes microgrid bill and more • Source New Mexico
9+ hour ago (313+ words) Follow New Mexico's 2026 legislative session with Source NM's bill tracker Lawmakers worked through the weekend of Feb. 14, 2026, in advance of the end of the session. (Patrick Lohmann/Source NM) New Mexico legislators worked through the weekend in advance of the…...
Workers' comp didn't cover a New Mexico firefighter's cancer — a new bill would change that • Source New Mexico
9+ hour, 20+ min ago (930+ words) Albuquerque Fire Rescue Lieutenant Paramedic Mark Jaquez had been on duty with the department for nine years when, in 2017, he received an unexpected diagnosis: colorectal cancer that required surgery. His medical team removed 18 polyps and discovered that the growth had…...
NM Legislature day 24 recap: Connectivity issues; representative announces retirement • Source New Mexico
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (1223+ words) Follow New Mexico's 2026 legislative session with Source NM's bill tracker New Mexico Broadband Director Jeff Lopez speaks to attendees at a Feb. 12, 2026, Roundhouse event to celebrate the recent expansion of high-speed internet connectivity. He said the expansion brought broadband access…...
NM House committee unanimously passes medical-malpractice reform • Source New Mexico
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (831+ words) Follow New Mexico's 2026 legislative session with Source NM's bill tracker Angelina Villas-Adams, a private practice doctor and former president of the New Mexico Medical Society, speaks in favor of medical malpractice reform during a House Judiciary Committee debate Feb. 11, 2026. (Patrick…...
New Mexico Senate rejects bill to codify state’s emissions goals • Source New Mexico
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (716+ words) Follow New Mexico's 2026 legislative session with Source NM's bill tracker Camilla Feibelman, second from left, director of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, and Ahtza Dawn Chavez, executive director of NM Native Vote, console each other after HB 18, the Clear…...
NM Legislature day 23 recap: Requiring insurance to pay for wheelchairs; TIME magazine honors NM Gov • Source New Mexico
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1137+ words) Follow New Mexico's 2026 legislative session with Source NM's bill tracker Team USA paratriathlete Kyle Stepp, who lives in Albuquerque, is advocating for New Mexico to expand requirements for health insurance plans to pay for wheelchairs for recreation and exercise. Stepp,…...
Troubled southern New Mexico water utility settles with state for arsenic violations • Source New Mexico
5+ day, 2+ min ago (426+ words) Follow New Mexico's 2026 legislative session with Source NM's bill tracker The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority in southern Do'a Ana County settled with state environmental officials on Feb. 11, 2026, and agreed to pay a $189,000 fine for the arsenic and other water…...