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Judge to hear update on Rio Grande SCOTUS case in October
WEB1 day ago · The new special master for the Rio Grande water fight between Texas and New Mexico is asking for an update from all the parties in a scheduled Oct. 23 hearing in Denver. The U.S. Supreme Court appointed a new judge to supervise the case in July, following the high court’s June ruling that dismissed a potential deal to end a decade of ...
$70m officially on its way to Ruidoso area to help governments …
WEB5 days ago · A state agency has awarded $70 million in zero-interest loans to local governments in and around Ruidoso, cutting checks that the New Mexico Legislature authorized during a special legislative session in July. The loans are to help public entities like the Village of Ruidoso stay afloat as they pay ...
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WEB5 days ago · BY: Austin Fisher - September 9, 2024. One day after a carjacking followed by a series of police shootings abruptly ended a popular New Mexico cultural celebration, local officials say there’s no indication the violence was directly connected to the controversial event. Santa Fe Police and at least one Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputy shot ...
Bracing for another warmer, drier winter in New Mexico
WEB5 days ago · Preventable heat injuries and deaths rising in New Mexico. Eyes will be on any drought areas, as forecasters expect a drier and warmer winter for New Mexico with a La Niña atmospheric pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean. That atmospheric pattern can bring warmer temperatures, but also increases the …
NM officials withdraw $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water
WEBAug 14, 2024 · A federal district court judge in Texas approved a settlement last week with New Mexico environmental officials, dropping a $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water Utility. The Aug. 6th ruling from Western District of Texas Judge David Briones officially dismissed the case, which resulted with both parties agreeing to pay for their own costs ...
Advocates call for permanent, expanded SNAP outreach
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The Health Care Authority has made a lot of progress in the past year, Riggs told lawmakers on Tuesday. The state government got $60,000 from the feds for SNAP outreach in 2023, and that helped Roadrunner Food Bank’s existing outreach program, which had existed for a decade prior, Riggs said. “Food banks were designed to …
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WEBABOUT US. Source New Mexico is an independent, nonprofit news organization that shines a light on governments, policies and public officials so you get the information you need to make choices — about yourself, your family, your neighborhoods and communities. Through a lens of public health and equity, we’ll bring you original news ...
Preventable heat injuries and deaths rising in New Mexico
WEBJul 23, 2024 · With extreme heat growing more frequent and intense, New Mexico has to transform its approach, said heat public health expert Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg, a co-founder of advocacy group Healthy Climate New Mexico. “The stark reality is this: every summer, New Mexicans are dying preventable deaths,” Matthews-Trigg told lawmakers.
Welcome to Source New Mexico
WEBAug 31, 2021 · Here at Source New Mexico, each member of this crew — Austin Fisher, Shaun Griswold and Patrick Lohmann and myself — wants to tell stories about policies and elected officials by looking at how decisions made in government chambers actually play out for us all. We want to tell stories that center the …