The year in water news: Preparing for New Mexico’s drier future
2024 continued to be a turbulent year in water policy, politics and health in New Mexico.
Doña Ana County Crisis Triage Center to reopen under new management
Summit Behavioral Health to operate 24/7 facility for mental health and substance use crises starting Jan. 1, 2025
Faculty revolt at Western New Mexico University
Outrage over the terms of Joseph Shepard’s lucrative separation package prompts a drive for a vote of no confidence in WNMU’s Board of Regents
Las Cruces to raise minimum wage and tipped wage in 2025
City’s minimum wage increases to $12.65 per hour and tipped wage to $5.06 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2025
NMDA requests $22.5 million budget for FY26 to address key agricultural priorities
The proposed budget supports water resilience, acequia funding, market development and employee compensation improvements.
New Mexico State Parks announce fee and boating rule updates for 2025
Changes include free off-season access for residents, revised camping fees and mandatory life jackets for human-powered watercraft.
State Health Care Authority will open 7 behavioral health clinics throughout New Mexico in January
The spending is an attempt to turn around trends that show New Mexico ranking near the bottom in behavioral health outcomes, despite millions in funding New Mexico
Protect the innocent: the public health promise of Kayden’s Law
A new bill modeled on the federal Violence Against Women Act could safeguard New Mexico’s children from the traumatic and sometimes dangerous consequences of divorce
Las Cruces Public Libraries to host spy movie marathon
First Saturday Movie Marathon features spy films from iconic series starting Jan. 4, 2025, at Branigan Library.
