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NMSU

Bold Idea Conference brings inspiration, learning and innovation to NMSU

NMSU’s Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the Bold Idea Conference on Oct. 30, offering students workshops, keynotes and a pitch competition focused on innovation and startup skills.

Alejandro Najera-Acosta
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State

State holds $390M in unclaimed property as holidays approach

The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department says $390 million in unclaimed property awaits claim as residents face holiday expenses.

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NMSU

NMSU Hunt Center Marks Completion of the GenAI for Fundraising Excellence Sprint

NMSU’s Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship marked the completion of its GenAI for Fundraising Excellence Sprint, a six-week accelerator that equipped regional startups with AI-driven tools for pitch development, investor research and fundraising strategy.

Alejandro Najera-Acosta
Jin Ho Yun, wearing glasses and a gray suit with a navy tie, poses for a portrait against a textured wall and dark curtain backdrop.

NMSU researcher co-leads national study showing AI prompts passive learning

New Mexico State University researchers helped lead a national study that found when students rely on AI writing prompts, it may reduce engagement and increase passive learning outcomes.

Tatiana Favela
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Business

NMDA releases 2025 Taste the Tradition Holiday Lookbook highlighting local New Mexico products

New Mexico Department of Agriculture unveils its 2025 Taste the Tradition Holiday Lookbook featuring locally grown and crafted products, recipes and businesses to support this holiday season.

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Public Safety

NM AG Torrez pushes back at judge in Las Cruces police manslaughter case

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez pushed back after a judge ordered a new trial in the police manslaughter case of former Las Cruces officer Brad Lunsford, arguing that juror-bias claims rely on publicly available record and should not undo a February conviction.

Joshua Bowling
A line of BNSF freight train cars travels north along railroad tracks near south Main Street in Las Cruces under a clear blue sky, with gravel embankment and graffiti visible on the cars.
Public Safety

Train strikes pedestrian near south Main, killing man

Las Cruces police investigate a fatal train vs. pedestrian collision near the 1700 block of south Main Street after a man died at the scene Wednesday afternoon.

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Agriculture

Doña Ana County horse linked to first confirmed case of equine herpes in New Mexico

State officials confirmed New Mexico’s first case of equine herpes with neurologic complications in a Doña Ana County horse and are urging horse owners to take immediate preventive measures.

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Attorney General Raúl Torrez, in a navy suit, white shirt and pink tie stands facing the camera inside a softly lit arched corridor with a bright background.

Torrez joins coalition opposing federal block on state AI laws

Attorney General Raúl Torrez joined a bipartisan coalition of more than 30 attorneys general opposing a proposed federal moratorium that could bar states from enforcing their own artificial intelligence laws.

Damien Willis
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