Bloom Energy says Project Jupiter’s fuel-cell system will need about 167,000 gallons of water a year for maintenance but left several broader water-use questions unanswered.
New Mexico State University has adopted a new reduction-in-force policy for nonunion employees that establishes notice, transfer, recall and position-elimination rules.
Sen. Martin Heinrich is cosponsoring legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage for doulas, midwives, Tribal midwives and lactation support providers.
EBID is conducting risk assessments on all 27 dams it owns and maintains to identify potential failure modes and determine which structures need attention first.
NEA-LC says LCPS created a plan requiring Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy educators to reapply for their jobs before consulting the union as required under the district’s collective bargaining agreement.
New Mexico is making about $35 million available for brackish water projects as the state looks for new supplies in a hotter, drier future.
EBID is beginning contingency planning for 2027 after its water consultant warned the Lower Rio Grande should expect another critically low water supply.
LCPS approved the first $16.25 million sale from the $65 million school bond package voters authorized in 2025, with funds expected in October.
Federal planners favor a $74 million rehabilitation of Tortugas Site 1 Dam, a high-hazard flood-control structure east of NMSU that engineers say no longer meets safety standards.
Brad Weems has been appointed director of the Las Cruces Airport and will begin the job Aug. 24, bringing more than 20 years of aviation experience.
LCPS says prior Amira student voice recordings have been deleted as board members and parents raise broader questions about the reading assessment’s reliability and future.
New Mexico health officials say mosquito season may last longer than usual this year, with West Nile virus risk potentially continuing into the fall.
BLM says New Mexico oil-and-gas lease sales have generated more than $4.4 billion in 2026 as a new federal law lowers royalty rates for new production.
Las Cruces and NMSU police issued 155 traffic citations during a three-hour enforcement operation along University Avenue on the first day of fall classes.
Nearly 30,000 New Mexicans covered by a class action settlement have until Feb. 21 to apply for forgiveness of pandemic-era unemployment debt.
NM State men’s basketball added fifth-year forward Stephon Payne, who started all 33 games for Seton Hall last season and averaged 6.5 rebounds.
New Mexico residents protested Project Jupiter outside the Environment Department as opponents filed new legal challenges over water wells and the air permit process.
NMSU’s College of Engineering awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships to more than 1,300 students during the 2025-26 academic year through the Scholar Dollar$ application.
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