NMSU hosted virtual robotics competition, winning teams advance to regional event
319 Views More than 80 middle- and high-school students from across New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, gathered virtually for the 2020 NM Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology Robotics competition Nov. 21. While the COVID-19 pandemic affected the BEST competition, the 20-year event, hosted by New Mexico State University’s College of Engineering, continued.
Ski Santa Fe opens, COVID-19 related changes to be aware of
346 Views Skiers and snowboarders can’t just show up and buy lift tickets on the mountain. In order to go, people must activate their lift tickets and reserve a spot, according to Ski Santa Fe Operations Manager Tommy Long. SANTA FE, N.M. — Hundreds headed to the slopes for Ski Santa Fe’s opening weekend. If families are […]
NM Secretary of Economic Development discusses new opportunities to come with Netflix expansion
306 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque City Council voted unanimously to approve funding for its contribution to the big Netflix expansion Monday. The $1 billion investment by Netflix Studios will add 300 acres to the existing space at ABQ Studios and create thousands of jobs for New Mexicans.
Hispanic caucus unhappy with transition team treatment of Lujan Grisham
342 Views Hispanic groups and lawmakers expressed surprise and some anger Thursday at how New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has been treated by President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. Lujan Grisham was offered but rejected a Cabinet position as Biden’s Interior Department secretary, a transition team source told The Hill on Wednesday. Advocacy groups had been pushing […]
Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall
581 Views LOS EBANOS, Texas (AP) – The U.S. government has been trying to take Pamela Rivas’ land for a border wall since before Joe Biden was vice president. From a brushy bluff, Rivas can look across the Rio Grande to Mexico on the other side. She spent her childhood fishing on the river. The government […]
New Mexico Lawmaker says federal aid money being misused
449 Views Millions going to undocumented immigrants ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — This week, City of Albuquerque staff announced $2.5 million in federal aid would be given to people they say are those most in need, regardless of their immigration status. Those who qualify will receive $2,000 per family.
2 longtime Democratic New Mexico senators vacate seats early
321 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A longtime New Mexico state senator has announced he is retiring from his position and will step down a month before his four-year term was scheduled to expire after losing his bid this year for reelection. Democratic state Sen. John Arthur Smith, who had served eight terms and was chairman […]
Growing Forward: The Dynamics Of Cannabis Legalization In New Mexico
381 Views The push for the legalization of recreational cannabis has really picked up in recent years in the New Mexico legislature. In this week’s episode, we look back at those efforts to date, and the strategy behind the legislation proposed in past sessions.
A Black life ends in a New Mexico police shooting
286 Views Rodney Applewhite, 25, was driving through New Mexico late last week on his way to Arizona to spend Thanksgiving with his mother and other family members. Just outside of Los Lunas, on the last leg of a trip that started in South Bend, Indiana, a New Mexico State Police officer attempted to pull Applewhite […]
Additional Funds Available for City of Las Cruces Small Business Continuity Grant Program
318 Views The City of Las Cruces has launched a second round of the Las Cruces Small Business Continuity Grant Program to assist Las Cruces businesses and nonprofits who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19.
