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New Mexico State University and Japan’s Fujitsu will establish an innovation hub at NMSU starting 2027 to test artificial intelligence, edge computing and other advanced technologies in sectors such as agriculture, aerospace and clean energy.
The New Mexico Human Services Department is alerting about 32,000 households that upcoming federal changes will alter how energy assistance affects their SNAP benefits beginning Nov. 1.
New Mexico lobbyists have spent about $1.25 million so far in 2025, fueling a record year as interest groups amplify influence amid an active legislative session.
Republican legislators say a presenter to the interim Health & Human Services Committee underplayed physician shortages in New Mexico, misused national data and ignored state-specific trends.
Solomon Peña was sentenced to 80 years in prison for orchestrating a politically motivated shooting spree targeting New Mexico Democrats following his election loss.
New Mexico has 90 percent high-speed broadband coverage, and the state’s new broadband director says low-Earth orbit satellite could help connect the remaining underserved areas by 2026 — with fiber remaining the backbone.
Legal groups are seeing more ICE arrests in New Mexico, but state leaders say immigrant protections still stand. Advocates urge affected residents to know their rights and seek legal help.
Human remains discovered in New Mexico’s desert have surged since Texas launched Operation Lone Star, turning the El Paso sector into the deadliest stretch of the U.S.–Mexico border — an urgent humanitarian toll documented by Source NM and the Texas Tribune.
A new military-controlled zone in southern New Mexico covers 400 square miles, contradicting earlier claims of a 60-foot buffer near the border.
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