With SNAP benefits for 250 000 households in New Mexico hanging in the balance, state officials say they are evaluating every possible option—ramping up food-bank support and coordinating with schools and charities—to avoid a full-scale hunger crisis.
U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are backing legislation to ensure New Mexico’s federal contract workers receive back pay for wages lost during the government shutdown.
Three members of the New Mexico delegation call on the USDA to tap contingency funds and ensure SNAP benefits continue for 250,000 households in the state in November, amid a federal government shutdown and an expected shortfall of $90 million in assistance.
Doña Ana Community College will host two advanced photography workshops this fall, taught by award-winning photojournalist Paul Ratje.
A researcher at New Mexico State University has created a new predictive system that can warn of major solar flares up to a year in advance, offering potential safeguards for space-weather-vulnerable infrastructure.
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed journalist and former PBS host Gene Grant as executive director of the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs.
The New Mexico Department of Health has launched a statewide initiative to improve health literacy and help residents better understand and act on health information.
A Las Cruces man on probation for assaulting a peace officer was arrested this week on multiple felony warrants, including a 2024 domestic violence case and a separate 2025 shooting incident.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation will host an Oct. 29 public meeting on plans to widen University Avenue from Avenida de Mesilla to South Main Street in Las Cruces.
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