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Exterior of Sunland Park City Hall with a decorative fountain in the foreground and the building entrance behind it.
Sunland Park

Sunland Park looks to revive city committees that existed largely on paper

Sunland Park officials are reviewing city committees for public safety, housing, parks and other areas after councilors said several existing bodies had seen little meaningful participation.

Damien Willis
Close-up of cream-colored letter tiles, with several tiles spelling “VOTE” among a pile of scattered letters.
Elections

Amendment 4 campaign launches statewide tour Saturday in Las Cruces

Vote for Change will launch its statewide Community Voices Tour in Las Cruces on Sept. 5 with a canvass focused on Constitutional Amendment 4.

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Sunland Park City Council members sit at the dais during the Sept. 1 meeting in council chambers.
Sunland Park

Sunland Park awards $1.34 million Anapra road project extending into Texas

Sunland Park awarded a $1.34 million Anapra Phase IV infrastructure contract to Nine Degrees Construction for roadway, drainage, utility and concrete improvements along Calle Carrosel and Calle Obregon.

Damien Willis
New Mexico Rep. Nathan Small of Las Cruces speaks during a legislative meeting.
Cost of Living

New Mexico lawmaker criticizes insurance superintendent over 24% premium increase

Las Cruces Rep. Nathan Small criticized New Mexico’s insurance superintendent after regulators approved a 24.4% average premium increase for about 80,000 BeWell customers.

Patrick Lohmann
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks during an official event.
Project Jupiter

Attorney general backs Project Jupiter court challenges, alleges state agencies bypassed required process

Attorney General Raúl Torrez is backing two Supreme Court challenges to Project Jupiter permits, alleging due-process failures in air permitting and unlawful emergency groundwater approval.

Damien Willis
Colorful “Be a Voter” cards are spread across a table, with one card in sharp focus and others blurred in the foreground and background.
Elections

League of Women Voters plans voter registration events across Las Cruces

The League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico will host six voter registration events in Las Cruces beginning Sept. 4 ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

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Aerial view of the Project Jupiter data center construction site in Doña Ana County.
Project Jupiter

New Mexico’s top court denies Project Jupiter request to partially resume air quality case

The New Mexico Supreme Court denied Project Jupiter developer Yucca Growth Infrastructure’s request to partially resume proceedings in the data center’s paused air quality permit case.

Joshua Bowling
Field of Dreams stadium in Las Cruces, where Las Cruces High and Mayfield High will play their rivalry football game Sept. 4.
High School Sports

Las Cruces, Mayfield rivalry returns Friday at Field of Dreams

Las Cruces High and Mayfield High meet Friday at the Field of Dreams, with kickoff at 7 p.m., online-only ticketing and LCPS game-day policies in effect.

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Wide desert landscape view of undeveloped land included with Sunland Park’s Rancho Santa Teresa annexation materials.
Sunland Park

Sunland Park approves 362-acre annexation despite Doña Ana County jetport concerns

City Council moved the Rancho Santa Teresa development forward after county commissioners raised possible legal action and Sunland Park’s own Planning and Zoning Commission rejected the annexation

Damien Willis

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