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New Mexico Gubernatorial Candidate Deb Haaland Proposes First-In-The-Nation State Office Of Community Safety, Independent Commission To Replace CYFD

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Gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland

From the Deb Haaland for Governor Campaign:

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Today, Deb Haaland, who is running to be the next governor of New Mexico, proposed a first-in-the-nation State Office of Community Safety, which would coordinate and deploy behavioral health and medical professionals to address the root causes of our public safety challenges and free up officers to tackle violent crime. The proposal came during her press conference releasing her full public safety agenda, which included a path to overhaul CYFD and replace it with an independent commission.  Read More

SFCC To Host Broadband Networking/Job Fair April 24

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Fiber optic training is offered throughout the state by SFCC. Courtesy photo

Fiber Optic Training in Dulce, NM. Fiber Optic Training in Artesia, NM. Courtesy photo

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College will host a Broadband Networking/Job Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, April 24 at the Santa Fe Higher Education Center, 1950 Siringo Road. More than 300 certified Fiber Optic Technician graduates will be invited from across New Mexico to attend. The event is free and open to all New Mexicans interested about careers, education and training for New Mexico’s growing broadband industry.  Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Art Reclaims A Lost Trailblazer Of American Modernism

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NMMA News:

SANTA FE — This spring, the New Mexico Museum of Art presents Paul Burlin: An American Modernist in the Southwest, an exhibition that reintroduces Paul Burlin (1886–1969) as a foundational yet long-overlooked figure in American Modernism. On view from March 21 through October 18, 2026, the exhibition centers Burlin’s deep and formative relationship with New Mexico and illuminates his role in shaping a distinctly American modern art.

Burlin’s career took a decisive turn in 1912 when married collectors George A. Harris (1889–1960) and Lillian D. Harris (1892–1922) acquired his Read More

Los Alamos Indivisible To Join No Kings Day Of Peaceful Action At Ashley Pond Park March 28

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Los Alamos Indivisible News:

Los Alamos Invisible will join millions of Americans nationwide for the third No Kings Day of Peaceful Action on Saturday, March 28 — a day of nonviolent protest and community solidarity.

NO KINGS is a peaceful national day of action and mass mobilization organized in response to concerns about authoritarian overreach, government corruption, and policies impacting immigrant families, voting rights, healthcare, environmental protections, education, public safety, and the rising cost of living.

As Donald Trump escalates efforts that many view as expanding Read More

New Mexico Health Care Authority To Host Public Feedback Session On CARA Transition Wednesday April 1

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NMHCA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Health Care Authority will host an online public feedback session Wednesday, April 1, to gather input on the transition of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) program to the agency. 

The session will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will focus on the upcoming transfer of CARA administration to the Health Care Authority, which is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026.

The session is intended to provide information about the transition and to hear directly from community members, partners and individuals with direct experience with the Read More

Heinrich Tours Early Childhood Center After Securing Funding To Expand Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program Across New Mexico

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), tours the Early Childhood Center of Excellence in Santa Fe after securing $273,000 for New Mexico’s APRENDE teacher apprenticeship program, Feb. 27, 2026.

U.S. SENATE News:

SANTA FE — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, toured the Early Childhood Center of Excellence at Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and met with educators and teacher apprentices to discuss their work to expand the APRENDE workforce development program, which provides high-quality early childhood education and prepares the Read More

Heinrich Voices Opposition To Nominee Steve Pearce To Lead Bureau Of Land Management

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BLM nominee Steve Pearce

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement opposing former Congressman Steve Pearce’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): 

“I have known Congressman Pearce a long time. And while I appreciate his testimony before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week, I cannot in good faith vote to advance his nomination to serve as our Bureau of Land Management Director. 

“When Congressman Pearce testified, Read More

New Mexico Economic Development Department Announces Call For Creative Industries’ Public Development Projects

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EDD Cabinet Secretary Rob Black

EDD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) announces that local governments, municipalities, Tribal Nations and Pueblo governments across New Mexico can now apply for a new state-backed creative industries initiative designed to help communities build arts and cultural economy projects before competing for formal grant funding this fall.

The pre-application window runs at 6 p.m. MST, March 2 through June 30, 2026. Eligible applicants include local governments, counties, municipalities, Tribal Nations Pueblo governments Read More

FBI: Zuni Man Pleads Guilty To Triple Homicide

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Zuni man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with the deaths of three individuals July 4, 2025. 

According to court documents, July 4, 2025, Willis Kylestewa, 42, an enrolled member of the Zuni Pueblo, drove while intoxicated with four passengers in a vehicle without working headlights. When law enforcement attempted a traffic stop, Kylestewa fled, speeding and swerving through traffic before losing control of the vehicle, which flipped and crashed. Kylestewa and three passengers were ejected from the vehicle and two died at the scene. A third passenger Read More

Everclear To Perform At 2026 New Mexico State Fair Sept. 17

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NMSF News:

New Mexico State Fair officials are thrilled to announce that ‘90s alt-rock icons Everclear will take the stage inside Tingley Coliseum Thursday, Sept. 17. Everclear will follow the Chevron PRCA Rodeo.

One of the leading alternative rock bands to emerge from the ‘90s, Everclear recently celebrated its 30th Anniversary and continues to tour and record with no signs of slowing down. Since forming in 1992, the band has released 11 studio albums, including four certified Gold or Platinum, sold more than 6 million records worldwide, and earned 12 Top 40 hit singles across Mainstream Read More