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Will CYFD watchdog get more authority?
Lawmakers have criticized the state’s resistance to accountability, arguing everyone is working to improve children’s lives.
Professor: Highlands has “culture of discrimination”
“They are 100% targeting me, and I will be continuing to use institutional and legal channels to hold them accountable,” the professor said.
E-reading app partnership makes 50K books available to New Mexico kids
Books on the Rally Reader app can be downloaded and read while offline, making reading accessible for students in rural areas.
Sandia Pueblo’s bid to transfer 10,000 acres away from forest service alarming outdoor enthusiasts
Pueblo leaders say federal budget cuts and staffing shortages have led to poor trail and road conditions, vandalism and litter.
Religious leaders denounce threats over Albuquerque mosque project
A new mosque and education center planned by the Albuquerque Islamic Center has become a local flashpoint, with protests and threats of violence.
Amid turmoil, Highlands starts search for new president
The presidential search comes amid months of upheaval at the university, which served about 2,700 students in fall 2025.
AG Torrez sues CYFD over reports the agency sent teen into Mexico
The temporary restraining order seeks to reverse the agency’s actions in the situation and bring the boy back to the U.S
Demonstrators arrested, jobs promised at rowdy Project Jupiter meeting
Doña Ana County leaders received their first direct updates on the data center from Oracle and STACK Infrastructure officials.
Christus Health expands services to Los Alamos hospital, Albuquerque clinic
The new facilities are the latest in a series of New Mexico expansions for the Texas-based Catholic hospital firm.
New initiative aims to prevent suicide among New Mexico seniors
The no-cost suicide prevention trainings will be available at senior centers throughout New Mexico.
New Mexico congresswoman joins bipartisan push to fix visa delays for artists
USCIS is required to process the specialized visas within 14 days, but current processing times range from 12 and 13 months.
Health
‘This is obscene’: Lawmakers express frustrations over systemic CYFD issues
Lawmakers vowed to make changes to demand more accountability and direction from CYFD after session discussing troubling data.
New Mexico Supreme Court tosses lawsuit challenging universal childcare
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham lauded the decision, which came after a state District Court judge also rejected the lawsuit.
“Nowhere to go:” Santa Fe tenants displaced by June fire deliver demand letter to owners
The apartment’s ownership says delays in allowing displaced tenants back in is due to an ongoing investigation by the insurer.
child & Family Welfare
18,000 New Mexicans have lost SNAP benefits
About 10,000 — or about 55% — of the people kicked off the federal SNAP program in recent months have been children.
CYFD dropped teen at border, left him to cross alone
The situation has prompted a flood of outrage from advocates and New Mexico lawmakers, who say CYFD overlooked safety and health concerns.
CYFD pilot programs: Mixed results with money left on table
Lawmakers criticized CYFD’s failure to spend allotted funds and said the state has not seen enough return on its spending.
Government
Pueblo leaders, federal lawmakers ramp up calls to keep Chaco drilling buffer
Representatives from 20 pueblos joined New Mexico’s congressional delegates at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to repeat a simple message: “Chaco Canyon is not for sale.”
Despite massive spending, New Mexicans aren’t getting healthier
Federal policy changes are expected to make the problem even worse, as rates of uninsured New Mexicans and unpaid care increase.
New Mexico Highlands University faces another whistleblower retaliation lawsuit
Former university official Paul Grindstaff said he faced retaliation after alerting campus leaders to unsafe athletic facilities and equipment.
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