On March 16, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 7, the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Freedom Act. This act prohibits local ordinances, public schools and universities,...
Since 2000, the Southwest has been engulfed by its worst drought in over 1,000 years. The drought has led to extreme strains on water resources, particularly for the seven states that depend on the Colorado...
Earlier this month, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham convened New Mexico’s legislature for a special session that focused on alleviating the economic burden residents face with elevated gas and food prices...
Governor Michele Lujan Grisham and Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver have been working with New Mexico lawmakers to increase voter access through Senate Bill 8(SB8). The essence of the bill is...
In Santa Fe, multiple Democratic lawmakers are pushing for New Mexico to use some of its federal funding to create a school of public health. As one of the few states without a public health government...
On February 1, 2022, Democrat Senator Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico suffered a stroke that left him hospitalized. He is expected to make a full and fairly quick recovery, though the implications of the scare...
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced last Wednesday that the New Mexico National Guard would be sending some of its members into schools and daycare centers to help ease teacher and staffing...
As the US works to get the many stranded Afghans from the war-torn country, New Mexico has opened its borders to provide a place where the Afghan refugees can receive sanctuary. On September 2, 2021, an...
As members of the only legislature in the country that offers no salary for serving in office, representatives of New Mexico are once again proposing the controversial motion that they get paid.
Under...
Texas’ new abortion law, Senate Bill 8(SB8), took effect on September 1st after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. It is now the most restrictive abortion law in the country. Opponents of the bill...
The United States is in its most patriotic state during the Olympics. We all sit on our couches and watch Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky dominate in the pool, and then change the channel to admire the...
San Juan County Fire - Elizabeth Hiller '25
On May 18, a fire started in San Juan County between Bloomfield and Les Acres. As of May 17, the fire spread over 21 acres and is only five percent contained. ...