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“We have long known, for those of us in law enforcement, that crime guns are passed, usually within groups,” New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said. “Guns that are being used on the streets of Albuquerque may actually be coming from Ohkay Owingeh. Guns that are originating in Farmington may then end up in Gallup and then may end up back in Farmington.”

New Mexico AG Torrez says new ‘crime gun’ tracking effort leading to arrests across jurisdictions • Source New Mexico New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said his office's crime gun tracking initiative has identified more than 500 crimes since launching.

An environmental group, backed by two southern New Mexico lawmakers, on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court to pause the scheduled air quality permit hearing for data center Project Jupiter over allegations that the hearing officer has made public participation exceedingly difficult.

Environmental group asks NM Supreme Court to pause Project Jupiter’s air quality permit hearing • Source New Mexico An environmental group is asking the New Mexico Supreme Court to pause an environmental permit hearing for the Project Jupiter data center.

In her latest column, environmental journalist and author Laura Paskus discusses New Mexico's aridity and how we might approach the reality of climate change. https://buff.ly/0bRiOlH

Aridification is here • Source New Mexico For decades, scientists warned that the U.S. Southwest would dry as the climate warmed. This summer, New Mexicans learned what that means.

New Mexico outspends most other states on public assistance programs, but struggles to match recipients with long-term jobs, state analysts told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday.

New Mexico outspends most states on benefits, but struggles to find residents jobs, report says • Source New Mexico New Mexico outspends most states on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families but struggles to match recipients with jobs, a new report says.

During a visit to Hobbs on Tuesday, United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that New Mexico, already the nation’s second highest oil-producing state, still has even more to offer as President Donald Trump seeks to boost domestic energy production.

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright says New Mexico has ‘room to grow’ amid oil, gas boom • Source New Mexico U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright made the stop to Hobbs as part of the "“Great American Energy Comeback Tour.”

More than 30 Democratic U.S. senators, U.S. House Democratic leaders and committee ranking members from both chambers filed a brief Tuesday supporting historic preservationists' argument to SCOTUS against President Trump's ballroom, including New Mexico U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján. https://buff.ly/FC37W9p

Trump’s ballroom ‘illegal’ without congressional approval, high court told • Source New Mexico WASHINGTON — Historic preservationists asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to deny President Donald Trump’s appeal to continue construction on his $400 million White House ballroom on the grounds of the demolished East Wing. In response to Trump’s application to the high court, the National T...

A new lawsuit from a former Democratic Party of New Mexico secretary accuses top party officials of wrongfully pushing her out of the position after she voiced concerns about “discrimination against Navajos within” the party.

Former Democratic Party of New Mexico official says party leaders broke rules to force her out • Source New Mexico The Democratic Party of New Mexico's former secretary sued the party's leaders, alleging that they broke party rules to push her out.

The delay comes as Energy Transfer, which owns the Transwestern Pipeline Company, seeks approval to build a more than 500-mile pipeline from the Permian Basin to Phoenix, in large part to support data centers.

Proposed gas pipeline for Project Jupiter data center delayed to 2027, filings show • Source New Mexico New federal regulatory filings show a gas pipeline to serve the Project Jupiter data center in southern New Mexico is delayed to 2027.

New Mexico’s Legislative Council on Friday afternoon named Ethan Watson as the next director of the Legislative Council Service, the state Legislature’s nonpartisan legal research and bill-drafting agency.

New Mexico’s new Legislative Council Service head says he’s eager to lead at time of ‘big change’ • Source New Mexico New Mexico’s Legislative Council on Friday afternoon named Ethan Watson as the next director of the Legislative Council Service.

The Frijoles Fire burning in the Pecos Wilderness grew to more than 11,300 acres as of Monday morning, and officials are warning that smoke will continue to pose health risks as it settles into nearby valleys in the coming days.

Frijoles Fire reaches 11,300 acres, as officials warn of poor air quality in Nambe and Española • Source New Mexico The Frijoles Fire remained 9% contained as of Monday morning, as crews work to establish containment lines on the western edge of the blaze.