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Congress & Federal Gov.

Good Trouble Lives On: New Mexico communities join national civil rights protests

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 18, 2025July 18, 2025

The New Mexico Supreme Court concluded last week that there was not enough evidence that Commissioner Alex Naranjo committed malfeasance or misfeasance on an alleged violation of the state’s Open Meetings Act (OMA).

Courts, Justice & Safety

Supreme Court saves politico from recall over Rio Arriba Oñate statue dispute

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 18, 2025July 18, 2025

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Commentary, New Mexico

It’s time to support New Mexico’s public broadcasting stations

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news and Guest Commentary July 18, 2025July 18, 2025

U.S. Sen Martin Heinrich

Congress & Federal Gov., New Mexico

Heinrich introduces bill to protect DACA recipients’ data amid Trump administration information sharing

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 17, 2025

Bernalillo County Commissioner Chair Eric Olivas, right, and winning designer, Lauren Monet Bruss, unveil the winning proposed ‘Welcome to Sandia Park’ sign at the EMPAC community gathering on July 9th, held at Lantern Ridge. (EMPAC)

East Mountains, Local Gov.

New welcome sign design unveiled for Sandia Park along Turquoise Trail

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

New Mexico's rural and tribal communities could lose a critical lifeline for emergency alerts and local news after the U.S. Senate voted early Thursday to approve $9 billion in federal spending cuts that would eliminate $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting over the next two years.

Congress & Federal Gov., New Mexico

Senate votes to cut $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funding, threatening emergency services for rural New Mexico

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 17, 2025

New Mexico Pinon Coffee, the state's largest coffee roaster, has voluntarily recalled 154 units of its Dark Pinon Single Serve 10-count coffee pods after a manufacturing defect could allow ink to contaminate the coffee during brewing.

Food, New Mexico

New Mexico’s largest coffee roaster recalls single-serve pods over ink contamination

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Heinrich

Congress & Federal Gov., New Mexico

Sen. Heinrich’s HALT Fentanyl Act signed into law, boosting law enforcement powers

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Communities across New Mexico will participate in nationwide "Good Trouble Lives On" protests Thursday, joining what organizers call a moral reckoning on the fifth anniversary of civil rights leader John Lewis's death.

Congress & Federal Gov., New Mexico

Good Trouble Lives On: New Mexico communities to join national civil rights protests

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Fiber

Internet service restored after 24-hour outage leaves 15,000 Albuquerque customers offline

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 16, 2025July 16, 2025