The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.

The Torrance County Detention Facility has been operating without a contract since Halloween, when the latest agreement between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the county expired.

New Mexico could lose out on billions in federal mineral leasing dollars next year unless Congress acts, the state's leading fiscal analyst warned Friday.

Participation in the lawsuits against the Trump administration has "been really helpful" in allowing the city to fight grant conditions it believes are unlawful, City Attorney Erin McSherry said Tuesday.

The Santa Fe nonprofit Kitchen Angels announced Friday it is launching a temporary emergency meal program for adults experiencing food insecurity due to interruptions of benefits through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. sfnm.co/47FGxMR

OUR VIEW: Two visions for Albuquerque, depending on a runoff where voters may (or may not) show up. Ranked choice voting doesn’t look so bad, does it? sfnm.co/4p1I9I3

Wellness Wire: The New Mexico Department of Health in October extended its 2022 public health order to maintain aggressive statewide testing for syphilis. sfnm.co/3LqGQ6U

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has issued an executive order aiming to ease the water issues that have rocked a Torrance County community for months, leaving residents of the Melody Ranch neighborhood near Edgewood without reliable water service. sfnm.co/4oYiTlV

RINGSIDE SEAT: The mayor and the mayor-elect were at odds for six years. If they couldn't communicate then, there's no need for transition talks now. sfnm.co/4p1GtOL

Private attorneys who handle about 40% of federal public defense work say they are no longer accepting new appointments due to federal funding shortfalls. They also say they haven't been paid for their work since early July. sfnm.co/3LOjhVz

State lawmakers on Thursday discussed whether to amend a bill allowing the release of people sentenced to life in prison for crimes they committed as teenagers in order to codify their freedom. sfnm.co/4hNpwoP

Since that 0-3 start, the Lady Horsemen went 17-2, with their only losses coming to the Bobcats and the Blue Griffins. They found championship-caliber chemistry in combining a stout defense with a dynamic 1-2 scoring punch. sfnm.co/47JfaRZ

United will host Orange County on Saturday night with a chance to meet either FC Tulsa or Phoenix Rising in the finals. In short, the finish line is in sight for a team that has proven to be one of the fan-friendliest professional clubs in USL history. sfnm.co/4nJgpa4

Maintenance work on the Nambé Falls Dam scheduled Friday will require the release of a “significant” amount of water in the reservoir and increase river flows downstream. sfnm.co/43R39Jb

The New Mexico Legislature will be back in Santa Fe for a one-day special session Monday to extend state food aid amid the federal government shutdown, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Thursday afternoon. sfnm.co/4ovxFAN

Results of the ranked choice vote tallies for Santa Fe’s mayoral race Tuesday show Michael Garcia’s lead continued to grow through seven rounds of vote counting, but it was more than 2,000 votes from Ron Trujillo’s supporters that put him way over the top. sfnm.co/493PDFH

In the latest episode of "Around the Roundhouse," Michael Garcia talks about what the past couple of days have been like since his win and the pressure to deliver on his promises to Santa Feans, and deliver quickly. sfnm.co/4oXjqo8

Two New Mexico lawmakers on Thursday outlined their proposal for a new “truth commission” to investigate what took place over decades at Jeffrey Epstein’s massive Zorro Ranch in southern Santa Fe County. sfnm.co/3LqyOed

Immigration advocates say recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Santa Fe signals a rise in quiet deportations, challenging a common local perception the city has been insulated from federal immigration enforcement. sfnm.co/4nJehz6

Two New Mexico lawmakers on Thursday outlined their proposal for a new "truth commission" to investigate what took place over decades at Jeffrey Epstein's massive Zorro Ranch in southern Santa Fe County — and the state's failures to hold Epstein and others accountable for any crimes.

Lawmakers on the interim Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee discussed whether to step in and clarify the language in the statute to make their original intent crystal clear: Juveniles sentenced to life in prison should have a clear path to another opportunity at life.

Results of the ranked-choice vote tallies for Santa Fe's mayoral race Tuesday show Michael Garcia's lead continued to grow through seven rounds of vote counting, but it was more than 2,000 second-place votes from Ron Trujillo's supporters that put him way over the top.

Republican state Sen. Steve Lanier of Aztec on Thursday announced his bid for governor — the second Republican to officially enter the race. Lanier has represented the New Mexico Senate's District 2 since 2024. sfnm.co/3LzMHqt

Check out the local events happening this weekend in Santa Fe. sfnm.co/47rFb9L

NEW: The New Mexico Legislature will be back for a special session Monday to extend state food aid, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Thursday afternoon. sfnm.co/4oY1KZE

OUR VIEW: The thrill of victory can be short-lived in politics. After the campaign comes the governing — and it is in delivering basic services, safe streets and keeping promises made during election season that politicians succeed or fail. sfnm.co/47FBSKW

Earth, Wind and Fire: Housing and homelessness may have been bigger issues on the campaign trail for candidates. But what are some of the statements the city councilor and now mayor-elect has made about city parks and the environment? sfnm.co/4or6neP

New Mexico has been slow to spend millions of dollars set aside by the Legislature for drug and alcohol treatment in jails and prisons, legislative analysts wrote in a report released Wednesday. sfnm.co/47ycK8I

Public Records Watch: These days, public records requests can be expected to take weeks, if not months. That wasn't the case in a recent request to the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department. sfnm.co/4qK2t2f

President Donald Trump has nominated former Congressman Steve Pearce to lead the U.S Bureau of Land Management. Environmental organizations immediately criticized the nomination, calling Pearce "a notorious public lands hater." sfnm.co/4hP4upK

Wednesday in The Pit marked the regular-season debut of the Eric Olen era at UNM. The team’s new coach masterfully avoided a first-game implosion as the Lobos cruised past visiting East Texas A&M 76-54 before an announced crowd of 10,726. sfnm.co/43hDNE7

While St. Michael’s provided a slap in the face to the Santa Fe Prep Blue Griffins on Saturday, the Albuquerque Bosque School Bobcats merely tugged on their cape Wednesday afternoon. sfnm.co/47ZQiXB

In 2018 Edison Eskeets, a Navajo runner, retraced the Long Walk, a deadly forced march of thousands of Diné at the hands of the U.S. government in 1864. The accomplished Diné runner now reflects on his experience. sfnm.co/495Ficd

Jin Yee, who poured his energy into the State Cafe in Las Vegas, N.M. during two stints of operation over the years, died Sept. 23, 2025, after a lengthy illness, according to his wife, Patsy Yee. He was 88 years old. sfnm.co/47u1H1P

An upcoming event at the Santa Fe Jewish Center Chabad will offer local residents an opportunity to hear one woman's experience as a hostage of Hamas. sfnm.co/4qQHFpW

Santa Fe Mayor-elect Michael Garcia performed well throughout the city in Tuesday's election — receiving 34% to 39% of votes in each district, the largest share for any of the eight mayoral candidates in the first round of tallying. sfnm.co/4nKMxtZ

Michael Garcia promised supporters late Tuesday “change is coming” to Santa Fe. He doubled down on the message the following day, noting in a Wednesday interview he’s committed to delivering on transparency and accountability. sfnm.co/49ofCYH

NEW: President Donald Trump has nominated former U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, a conservative Republican who represented New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District for multiple terms, to serve as director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. sfnm.co/47t1oUZ

OUR VIEW: The people of Santa Fe know that we, as a city, must make a decision on the future of the Soldiers’ Monument on the Plaza. As we see in Taos, when all parties are brought to the table, solutions are within reach. sfnm.co/3JtMQex

More than 900 unemployment claims have been filed in New Mexico by federal workers since the government shutdown began Oct. 1, the Department of Workforce Solutions said Tuesday. sfnm.co/47X0DU6

Nine months after one juvenile allegedly sexually assaulted another at a Children, Youth and Families Department office in Albuquerque, New Mexicans are still no closer to learning what happened that night. sfnm.co/3JLAGh6

RINGSIDE SEAT: Santa Fe residents who’d hoped for drama on election night had to find it in televised coverage of high-profile elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City. In Santa Fe, Garcia owned the night from beginning to end. sfnm.co/47HFLPs

The Santa Fe City Council will see two fresh faces in the new year, both of whom jumped ahead early and maintained their leads as the initial round of votes were tallied Tuesday night: Pat Feghali in District 1 and Elizabeth Barrett in District 2. sfnm.co/43dvPvI

Santa Fe voters approved by a wide margin two ballot questions that will switch up the balance of power on the City Council, stripping the incoming mayor of some of the powers wielded by outgoing Mayor Alan Webber. sfnm.co/3XhvSmE

The Vatican will soon receive a letter from New Mexico bearing the resignation of Archbishop John C. Wester, who turns 75 Wednesday after leading Catholics in much of the state for the last decade. sfnm.co/4nYxe0V

The third-seeded Lady Horsemen (17-5) will play No. 5 Albuquerque Bosque School at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the UNM Soccer Complex for the right to hoist the blue trophy. sfnm.co/47OUI2u

The debut for coach Eric Olen marks a hard pivot for UNM men’s basketball following two straight NCAA Tournament appearances and an NIT bid the year before. The entire roster has turned over, Olen included. sfnm.co/4qKk3Dc

In the latest episode of “The Sports Den,” Zeke Villegas joins sports writers Will Webber and James Barron to discuss the Elks’ run this year and how he’s worked to build a winning mentality within the program. sfnm.co/3WIy72i

Incumbent Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller is heading to a runoff election with former Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White after neither captured enough of a lead Tuesday to clinch the crowded race. sfnm.co/4nH031I

At the start of a two-week regulatory hearing over the proposed sale of the state’s largest natural gas utility to a private equity firm, attorneys from the New Mexico Department of Justice have taken a step back from the case. sfnm.co/4oqtvKz