ABQ City Council Reaffirms $250K for Planned Parenthood, Includes Funds for Housing Nonprofits
By Susan Dunlap Albuquerque City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn helped thwart an effort to reroute city funds already allocated to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains for the current year’s…
Luján Tours Southern New México
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) visited Ruidoso in Lincoln County on Monday to review damage caused by the McBride Fire and the steps taken in the aftermath to…
Lawmakers Hear from Alamogordo Educators on Time Limitations and Absences
By Austin Fisher As many New México public schools choose not to extend their school years, teachers in Alamogordo with decades of experience say for a longer year…
Anti-Abortion Resolution is Not Legally Binding and Not Enforceable
By Susan Dunlap The city of Alamogordo recently passed a resolution designating the town of 31,000 as a “sanctuary city for the unborn,” despite more public opposition to…
Nuclear Waste Site Could Be Open ‘Forever’ Despite 2024 Closure Date
By Patrick Lohman Shipments of nuclear waste to the nation’s only deep geological repository for the hazardous material show no signs of slowing in the coming years, despite…
Community Honors Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval
By Shondiin Silversmith One of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers, Samuel Sandoval, died at the age of 98. “Sam was a great warrior. (He) served his…
Delegation Introduces Legislation to Honor Former U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to rename the U.S. Post Office facility located at 400 North Main Street in Belén, New México,…
The Legacy of a Taos Pueblo Poet Traced Through What She Touched
By Shaun Griswold Coral Dawn Bernal wrote on anything. Her handwriting is found on empty cigarette packs, receipts, loose paper and dozens of notebooks filled front and…
Return of Oñate Pageantry Inflames Debate Over Colonial Memory
By Austin Fisher Despite years of pushback and protests, the depiction of genocidal Spanish conquistador and war criminal Juan de Oñate returned to the Fiesta del Valle de…
Rep. Leger Fernández Says FEMA Could Do Better Responding to Fire Victims
By Patrick Lohman When the ash finally settles from the biggest fire in New México history, it will take congressional might to change how the Federal Emergency Management…