As thousands of immigration agents arrive in Minnesota, neighbors are working together to track, distract and protest ICE. The cat-and-mouse game between activists and agents is escalating as tactics change daily.

See a list here of where the roughly $75 million in state-funded housing loans has gone so far. buff.ly/3ekUnnk

Both the New Mexico governor and Legislature want to spend a little over $11B in the state's general fund next fiscal year. See how their budget proposals compare: buff.ly/DNKvFmP

The Torrance County Commission’s abrupt extension of an expired contract last month between the county, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and private prison operator CoreCivic is “likely improper and invalid,” according to a letter the NMDOJ buff.ly/mDtGdP2

“This hasn’t been a role that the state’s played historically,” DWS Secretary Sarita Nair said of funding the warming centers. “But it has always been a challenge for a lot of these shelters to be able to expand for the additional demand they see in the winter.” buff.ly/9cTqwHB

At a small demonstration in Albuquerque protesting the death of Renee Good at a federal immigration facility, two people were detained, an agent used pepper spray and the crowd of about 20 was declared an "illegal assembly" and ordered to disperse or face arrest.

About 20 people protested the death of Minnesota woman Renee Good by immigration officials at the Albuquerque ICE field office. Two people were detained, an ICE agent used pepper spray and the protest was declared an “illegal assembly” and people were ordered to disperse or face arrest.

DEVELOPING: Police say federal agents shoot two people in Portland this afternoon, the day after an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. buff.ly/eFpUt2h

One state lawmaker said she introduced three medical compact bills despite pushback from a working group due to the acute healthcare worker shortage. “We need to move forward on this," said Rep. Marian Matthews (D-Albuquerque). buff.ly/LUGZcaX

Decades-old defunct dry cleaners, oil and gas operations and the abandoned uranium mines pose a 'ticking time bomb' to New Mexico land, water and air and a lawmaker is bringing back a request for more funds for the upcoming 2026 legislative session.

Updated. The NM health department announced Wednesday it's maintaining the full schedule of children's vaccination despite the new federal guidelines. buff.ly/0RBawDH

State legislative leaders on Wednesday released a budget proposal that fails to fully fund one of outgoing New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s signature policies: universal child care for families with young children. buff.ly/ZC9IiCK

ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...

"The point right now isn’t to save the planet ... The point is to create the conditions for the possibility of grace. The possibility of a climate-changed future in which all the best and most beautiful things about this Earth haven’t been traded away." -Laura Paskus

Leaders of New Mexico’s healthcare exchange are reporting a third straight year of enrollment increases, even as federal healthcare tax credits expire and average premiums are set to rise in 2026. buff.ly/bbYnUha

“The information surrounding the December 30 meeting raises real concern regarding backdating a contract, compliance with the New Mexico procurement code, and whether the Open Meetings Act was complied with," an NMDOJ spokesperson told Source New Mexico. buff.ly/hgJ4Pl1

Breaking news: The Department of Homeland Security drafted plans to drastically cut the FEMA workforce in 2026, according to documents obtained by The Post that detail potential reductions to thousands of disaster response and recovery roles.

"We cannot, for example, receive essential evidence for our defense within the proper timeframes, nor can we send important and vital documents such as appeals, habeas corpus petitions, and others ," 50 ICE detainees in Estancia told Source in a letter. buff.ly/ufJso8J

In its application for the funding, NM officials committed to implementing the Presidential Fitness Test in schools and pushing for medical licensure compacts during the upcoming legislative session. buff.ly/nKZ4ZIP

New Mexico’s 2026 legislative session begins Jan. 20. While state economists expect the budget to continue its streak of increased revenue, projections show it will be by slimmer margins than previously expected

This time of year is when Anna Walker, who directs the Western Firefly Project in New Mexico, gets a few false reports in her inbox. People, mostly in Albuquerque and other urban areas, see flashes of yellow light dancing through trees and become convinced they’ve seen a firefly.

Officials attribute rising costs to universal childcare, ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ cuts.

ICE reported arresting more than 1,800 people in New Mexico as of Oct. 15 this year, according to new data. In the same period last year, the agency reported 128 arrests. Read more in Source's latest 'By the #s', including about why this year's numbers are likely an undercount. buff.ly/OwajTh5

NEW: For years, authorities have had difficulty delivering parking tickets to GOP candidate Duke Rodriguez’s Albuquerque home In 2019, he identified himself in a lawsuit as a resident of Scottsdale, AZ READ HERE:

Court records show that in 2019 he identified himself as an Arizona resident.

Four Las Cruces doctors donned their white coats and headed to Santa Fe on Monday to urge lawmakers to pursue major medical malpractice and tax reform legislation at the upcoming legislative session. buff.ly/0LnB1B4

“We shouldn’t have sheriffs’ deputies and police officers from smaller departments being forced to drive into our larger cities to take advantage of this technology," New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said Monday.

New Mexico was making progress bringing down its SNAP "error rate," but a provision in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" puts the state into something of a holding pattern. buff.ly/JuCK3YJ

"Our plan is moving," Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday during the board's regular meeting at the fairgrounds. buff.ly/05D9BNQ

Gallup lawmaker threatens to involve law enforcement in funding snafu.

That the Estancia ICE facility would lose detainees as it operates without a contract is “striking,” said immigration attorney Zoe Bowman. "The Trump administration is doing absolutely everything they can to detain as many people as possible and fill ICE detention beds,” she said. buff.ly/4JHgjll

Incumbent Mayor Tim Keller won a runoff election and will lead Albuquerque for at least another four years.

A recent announcement from HUD has made federal homelessness-prevention funding in New Mexico even more precarious, according to Monet Silva, director of the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness.

Two New Mexico agencies announced they have taken early steps to remediate four long-abandoned, potentially dangerous uranium mines, marking the state’s first foray into a problem experts have said is of potentially “infinite” scope and cost. buff.ly/fzgzkc3

“The takeaway from my presentation is one of concern,” Ismael Torres, LFC’s chief economist, told lawmakers Monday morning. “There is still a path forward here. We’re still expecting to miss a recession.”

Applications for air quality permits confirm figures that Source NM previously reported: If approved, Project Jupiter could emit more than 14 million tons of greenhouse gases per year. By comparison, Albuquerque and Las Cruces emit a combined 6.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gases annually.

When a nonpartisan organization announced it would host a town hall meeting where candidates could discuss their climate change plans, it posted an online flyer with 10 candidates. By the time people filed into an Albuquerque building to hear from them, they found only one gubernatorial hopeful.

Kenderdine has held the position since May of 2024. At the time, Lujan Grisham praised Kenderine’s reputation as “a strategic thinker in the realm of energy policy” and said she expected Kenderdine to play a large role in “helping New Mexico shape our clean-energy future.”

It's been more than a month since the contract between ICE, CoreCivic and Torrance County expired, and still no word on an extension. Meanwhile, some ICE detainees tell Source the tablet computers they rely on for legal and other services stopped working. buff.ly/QyeXPXt

Billing problems, dry taps and excessively leaky pipes paint a picture of a rural water utility that is “barely limping along” and may need state intervention, one of New Mexico’s three Public Regulation Commission members said at a recent meeting.

"Two Florida migrant detention centers may have violated international standards by imposing conditions that could amount to torture of detainees, a human rights organization claimed in a report released early Thursday morning." www.newsfromthestates.com/article/copy...

Firefighters responding to the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire reported nearly 2,500 retardant drops as they fought the blaze, according to Forest Service. Where those drops occurred is the subject of renewed interest after contamination was detected in private wells. More here: buff.ly/atArxPv

Published greenhouse gas emissions for data center so high that climate advocates assume they’re typos.

The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10% of permit holders.

A child or teenager will be arrested while carrying a firearm on three out of four days in New Mexico, the governor’s senior public safety adviser said Monday. “That number is way too high,” Benjamin Baker, senior public safety adviser to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told lawmakers Monday

Incumbent Mayor Tim Keller's campaign on Sunday accused his challenger Darren White's supporters of being behind the sweatshirts that feature the phrase "I ♥ Tim Keller" emblazoned on the front. 

A recently released trove of thousands of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s emails offer glimpses into his time in New Mexico, including the prominent people he invited to his home here and when he scheduled visits. Check out our timeline of NM-related Epstein emails here: buff.ly/K3E3OLM

BREAKING: Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., officials confirm. via @jennifershutt.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/brea...

"It just seems that once you get a little bit ahead, there’s just another blow, which is now the well water situation. Now we’re eating on paper plates and really not drinking the well water and that kind of thing. So it’s just one hurdle after another.”