11+ hour, 52+ min ago   (841+ words) LAS CRUCES — Pete Buttigieg, a popular Democrat who ran for president in 2020 and served as Transportation Secretary under President Joe Biden, headlined a spirited campaign rally in Las Cruces Sunday. Buttigieg, the son of former New Mexico State University instructors,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (652+ words) New Mexico made a bold commitment in 2019. With the passage of the Energy Transition Act, our state set a clear path toward carbon-free electricity. That vision was not theoretical. It was a directive to act. Today, that future is taking…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (912+ words) LAS CRUCES — Nella Domenici has given plenty of speeches. She spent much of 2024 crisscrossing New Mexico, introducing herself and reminding voters she was the daughter of former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, one of the most consequential political figures in the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1763+ words) Editor’s note: Today’s Centennial Sundays focuses on Kent Walz’s leadership at the Journal, his emphasis on investigative reporting and his role in protecting New Mexicans’ right to information. The staff was abuzz when Kent Walz — wearing cowboy boots and hat…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (701+ words) Sex, scandal and politics have been an unholy trinity in America’s history since Day 1. In 1792, for example, three members of Congress quietly investigated Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton’s hanky-panky with a married woman and the subsequent shakedown of $1,000 hush money — about…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (867+ words) Sen. George Muñoz says he does not recall making phone call cited in state DOT records SANTA FE — An influential Democratic state senator is facing an ethics complaint over records that suggest he lobbied a New Mexico Department of Transportation…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (501+ words) Zoey Harris, grade 2, John Baker Elementary School Bryce Tumpane, grade 4, Oñate Elementary School Elias Silva, grade 5, Coronado Elementary School Maya Flores Leggett, grade 5, Sandia Base Elementary School Catalina Jaramillo, grade 6, Tony Hillerman Middle School Sarah Salazar, grade 7, Eisenhower Middle School…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1202+ words) One of my obscure memories of 9/11 was the Gary (Indiana) Fire Department sending an engine company to New York City. In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks, large fire departments from all over the country dispatched crews and equipment…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (544+ words) SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham traveled to Mexico City this week for a trade mission aimed at setting in motion natural gas export deals before the governor leaves office at the of this year. Lujan Grisham, who has traveled…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (678+ words) This week, President Donald Trump published not one, not two, but nine social media posts about changing New Mexico’s name to “New America.” His flippant suggestion is offensive to our history, our culture and our people. But what’s even more…...