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Uranium extraction could be returning to the Grants area after nearly 30 years. Grants Energy is reaching out to nearby communities about plans to extract uranium from deep underground, using private lands about 20 miles from the city of Grants. The Grants area has the largest uranium resource in the country, which has made it a […]

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) were sworn in for their terms representing New Mexico Jan. 3 in Washington. “I am honored to have been elected by New Mexicans to serve a third term in the United States Senate,” Heinrich said. “In this new Congress, I look forward to continuing […]

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) were sworn in for their terms representing New Mexico Jan. 3 in Washington. “I am honored to have been elected by New Mexicans to serve a third term in the United States Senate,” Heinrich said. “In this new Congress, I look forward to continuing […]

By Leah Romero, Source New Mexico A 2025 budget proposal aims to revive a division of state government aimed at providing community-based and caregiver-based services to New Mexicans who fall just outside of Medicaid eligibility. In the Aging and Long-Term Services Department’s roughly $5.7 million budget request for next year, $1 million is intended to […]

By Leah Romero, Source New Mexico A 2025 budget proposal aims to revive a division of state government aimed at providing community-based and caregiver-based services to New Mexicans who fall just outside of Medicaid eligibility. In the Aging and Long-Term Services Department’s roughly $5.7 million budget request for next year, $1 million is intended to […]

By Daniel Montaño, KUNM The state announced Friday norovirus cases have been on the rise in New Mexico amid a larger national trend. The Department of Health said it’s easily spread by contact, and can cause a host of symptoms that can even require medical attention. Deputy State Epidemiologist Dr. Chad Smelser said Norovirus, often called the […]

By Daniel Montaño, KUNM The state announced Friday norovirus cases have been on the rise in New Mexico amid a larger national trend. The Department of Health said it’s easily spread by contact, and can cause a host of symptoms that can even require medical attention. Deputy State Epidemiologist Dr. Chad Smelser said Norovirus, often called the […]

The New Mexico Department of Transportation and Weil Construction, Inc. began construction on a $20M investment project at the Rattlesnake Rest Area on Interstate 40 (eastbound and westbound), mile marker 207 to 208 in Torrance County.   The rest area closed Monday and is expected to remain closed for 300 calendar days, reopening at the end […]

The New Mexico Department of Transportation and Weil Construction, Inc. began construction on a $20M investment project at the Rattlesnake Rest Area on Interstate 40 (eastbound and westbound), mile marker 207 to 208 in Torrance County.   The rest area closed Monday and is expected to remain closed for 300 calendar days, reopening at the end […]

The start to the 2025 New Mexico legislative session is still several weeks away, but some lawmakers have already introduced proposed changes in state laws. Legislators started putting forward proposals known as prefiles Jan. 2, the first day they file bills before the opening gavel on Jan. 21. Three state senators filed five bills on […]