Organ Mountain News featured on New Mexico In Focus
Organ Mountain News founder and editor Damien Willis appeared on New Mexico In Focus to discuss local journalism, community listening and southern New Mexico news access.
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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.
Firm recruits influencers to promote Project Jupiter data center
A marketing agency that worked on New Mexico’s Medicaid re-enrollment campaign is recruiting influencers to promote Project Jupiter, the controversial AI data center under construction in Doña Ana County, Source New Mexico reports.
Ethics watchdog presses dark-money group that backed House Democrats
New Mexico’s State Ethics Commission is seeking more information from New Chapter New Mexico, a dark-money group that supported state House Democratic candidates.
Lawsuit alleges Doña Ana County violated public records law, falsified documents
Yoli Diaz says a document produced after her records requests deleted language about cancer care for eligible indigent patients. Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico This article was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico. A patient advocate in Las Cruces is suing Doña Ana County over an alleged “pattern and practice”
New Mexico Election 2026: trail notes
With the June 2 primary approaching, New Mexico campaigns trade complaints, endorsements and outside spending while nearly 140,000 voters cast ballots early.
Organ Mountain News launches southern New Mexico listening initiative
Organ Mountain News has launched a new community listening survey focused on the issues, challenges and experiences shaping life across southern New Mexico.
NM State Ethics Commission sues secretive group behind pro-Project Jupiter ad campaign
The New Mexico State Ethics Commission is suing a group behind Project Jupiter ads, alleging it violated state transparency and disclosure laws.
NMDOJ says Otero County broke the law when it met to extend immigrant detention contract
The New Mexico Department of Justice says Otero County violated the Open Meetings Act when it approved an extension of an ICE detention contract during an emergency meeting.
