New Mexico driver’s licenses and IDs now available on mobile devices
Residents can add IDs to Apple Wallet and Google Wallet for use at TSA checkpoints, businesses, and mobile apps.
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Empowering New Mexico: NMSU Extension Family and Consumer Sciences drives statewide impact with $4.5M in grants
Programs tackle diabetes, nutrition, vaccine education and mental health, reaching 21,000 residents and generating $16.4M in economic benefits through targeted community initiatives and workforce development.
New Mexico laws lowering taxes, easing access to medication take effect in 2025
One new federal mandate will require some people to prove they have jobs to receive federal food benefits.
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.
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
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
