Author Archives: Kevin Hendricks

By Hannah Grover New Mexico could follow the lead of approximately a dozen other states and restrict the sale or manufacturing of various household products including carpets, feminine hygiene products, cookware and cosmetics made with PFAS chemicals. “Intentionally added PFAS in consumer goods are showing up at our breakfast tables, our kitchen tables, in our […]

By The Independent Staff Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Jan. 28 that 26 additional rural healthcare providers will receive a combined $40.6 million from the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund, part of the $46 million allocated during the 2024 legislative session.  According to a press release, $5.4 million was awarded to four rural health care […]

By Hannah Grover While oil, gas and mining industries pay severance taxes, renewable energy projects are not subject to those taxes. Some fear this will result in a lack of funds to support crucial services ass New Mexico transitions away from fossil fuels.  That is why Rep. John Block, R-Alamogordo, pushed for a renewable energy […]

By Rodd Cayton U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, while addressing the New Mexico Legislature on Jan. 30, pledged to defend the most vulnerable New Mexicans as the second Trump administration pursues policies that target immigrants and put at risk gains made by marginalized communities. Stansbury represents New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, which includes all of Torrance […]

By Hannah Grover  Opponents of a controversial East Mountains solar project hope the Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission will reconsider its recommendation to approve a zoning change needed to move the project forward. Opponents, including the Turquoise Trail Regional Alliance and the East Mountain Protection Alliance Coalition, filed appeals following the board’s meeting in […]

By Susan Morée Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signaled in her State of the State speech on Tuesday that she intends to pick up the fight over public safety that led to a stalemate in the special session this summer. Lujan Grisham highlighted several legislative priorities, from improving oversight for the New Mexico Child, Youth and […]

America’s 47th Inauguration Day was notably different and not just for record cold temperatures bringing events indoors and January 20 coinciding with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the College Football Playoff National Championship Game (where my alma mater, Notre Dame, did not pull off a necessary Hail Mary play to beat Ohio State). […]

Courtesy of New Mexico PBS, the video of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State of the State address to the New Mexico Legislature is below. The governor gives the speech to a joint session of the Legislature, along with many guests of legislators and dignitaries, on the first day of each legislative session.

This story was originally published by NM In Depth By Ted Alcorn, New Mexico In Depth The first cars arrived before dawn. By 9 a.m., vehicles snaked through the food distribution event at the state fairgrounds in Albuquerque. It was a week before Christmas, and thousands of families would come for groceries to get them […]