The New Mexico House of Representatives has passed three public safety bills aimed at improving mental health crisis intervention, adjusting sentencing for assaults on law enforcement officers, and strengthening benefits for families of first…
A Las Cruces resident, David De La Paz, 59, has been charged in federal court following an investigation led by the FBI into drug trafficking activities.
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Patricia S. (Susie) Kimble to the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners, District 3.
The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in New Mexico for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025 averaged $348,478, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
Marketing Specialist Juan Sanchez of the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) has been recognized as the Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association’s (WUSATA) Collaborator of the Year.
In a recent announcement, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico released its immigration enforcement statistics for the two-week period ending February 6, 2026.
An analysis by Enchantment State News shows that, following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” New Mexico is one of 21 states following the order that allows biological males to play on…
Out of the $13.7 billion in total tax revenue collected by New Mexico in 2024, $69.9 million came from amusements sales taxes, representing an increase from the previous year, when the total was $66.7 million, according to the U.S. Census…
A man from Las Cruces, New Mexico, has appeared in federal court after allegedly using Molotov cocktails to set fires at an apartment complex.
The New Mexico Senate has approved Senate Bill 48, which would allow for $92 million in bonds to support redevelopment at the State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque’s International District.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has announced the allocation of nearly $47 million in federal funds to support 27 transportation projects across the state.
An Albuquerque woman pleaded guilty to methamphetamine trafficking after the first day of testimony in her trial, according to a statement from federal authorities.
An Arizona man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a minor.
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills aimed at improving infrastructure, expanding the health care workforce, and addressing immigration detention issues in New Mexico.
A man from Mescalero, New Mexico, has appeared in federal court on charges related to an alleged assault and strangulation incident.
A bill that would allow New Mexico to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact has received unanimous approval from the state House and is now awaiting the governor’s signature.
A bill aimed at clarifying New Mexico’s burglary laws passed the state Senate with bipartisan support.
Two members of the Mescalero Apache Tribe have been charged with federal offenses following an alleged assault that took place on September 11, 2025, within the boundaries of the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation.
In 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico filed 7,099 criminal cases related to southern border enforcement.
Out of the $13.7 billion in total state taxes collected by New Mexico in 2024, $126 million—or 0.9%—came from property taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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