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Legislation

Laws related to license plate readers, wildlife and violence against police go into effect Wednesday

More than a dozen New Mexico laws took effect July 1, including changes related to license plate readers, wildlife protections and violence against police.

Patrick Lohmann
The Student Resources building at Doña Ana Community College’s Espina Campus is shown with stone columns and palm trees.
DACC

DACC sonography students sell raffle tickets for conference fundraiser

DACC Diagnostic Medical Sonography students are selling raffle tickets to raise money for a September conference in Atlanta.

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks at a podium with an American flag behind him.
Attorney General Raúl Torrez

New Mexico DOJ demands federal records on DEA fentanyl operations

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s office is demanding federal records tied to DEA fentanyl investigations in New Mexico from 2022 to 2025.

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The New Mexico state Capitol building is shown in Santa Fe with tree branches in the foreground.
Legislature

New Mexico lawmakers plan data center moratorium after Project Jupiter concerns

New Mexico lawmakers plan to introduce a statewide data center moratorium after Project Jupiter drew scrutiny over water, energy, emissions and transparency.

Damien Willis
Sen. Katy Duhigg sits on the New Mexico Senate floor in 2024.
CYFD

CYFD, some New Mexico police agencies continue secrecy in cases involving dead children

CYFD and some New Mexico law enforcement agencies continue to withhold or inconsistently release names of children who die, despite a 2025 transparency law.

Esteban Candelaria
Four students in NMSU’s NuChemE Pipeline summer program hold test tubes while standing in a laboratory.
NMSU

NMSU brings nuclear engineering training to students beyond New Mexico

NMSU’s NuChemE Pipeline summer program brings students from across the U.S. to Las Cruces for hands-on nuclear energy and radioactive waste management training.

Allison Brady
A New Mexico State Parks ranger patrols Heron Lake by boat while wearing a life jacket marked “Ranger.”
Outdoor Recreation

New Mexico State Parks increases BUI patrols for Fourth of July weekend

New Mexico State Parks will increase on-the-water BUI patrols July 3-5 for the Fourth of July weekend as part of Operation Dry Water.

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An aerial view shows Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces with the Organ Mountains in the background.
Recognitions

Memorial Medical Center earns national stroke care recognition

Memorial Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus award for stroke care.

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Rendering of the planned Project Jupiter data center complex in a desert area of Doña Ana County.
Project Jupiter

Project Jupiter developer approved for $3M in state job-training funds

STACK Infrastructure, developer of Project Jupiter, has been approved for up to $3.06 million in state job-training funds as county officials seek overdue job reports.

Damien Willis

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