The New Mexico Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to prohibit local governments from contracting with the federal government to detain people with pending immigration cases. A spokesperson for the governor said she will sign the bill www.artesianews.com/new-mexico-s...

#Otd in 1959, rock singers Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, "The Big Bopper" die when their charter plane crashes in Iowa. The event becomes known as "The Day the Music Died" youtu.be/k9ysfTO1Dfw?...

My latest: @kenmiyagishima.bsky.social bows out of the race for the Democratic nomination, instead opting to run for governor as an independent. #nmpol www.currentargus.com/2026/02/demo...

The Senate Judicary Committee voted 5-3 to send HB 9 banning immigrant detention contracts to the Senate floor. Here is my story on Friday's vote on the House floor. www.currentargus.com/2026/02/immi...

@govmlg.bsky.social's public safety agenda faced a setback Thursday, when a committee blocked a proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would allowed judges to more easily hold individuals in custody accused of certain violent felonies www.currentargus.com/2026/01/luja...

A proposal by state Rep. John Block, R-Alamogordo to impose a surtax on renewable energy produced within New Mexico was defeated in Committee. #nmleg www.ruidosonews.com/dems-block-r...

An amended version of HB 9, which seeks to ban counties from entering into agreements to house immigrants on civil immigration violations, passed another House committee Wednesday on a 7-4 vote www.currentargus.com/2026/01/immi...

An amended version of HB 9, which seeks to ban counties from entering into agreements to house immigrants on civil immigration violations, passed another House committee Wednesday on a 7-4 vote. www.ruidosonews.com/immigrant-de...

#HD66 state Rep. Jimmy Mason opts not to seek reelection. #nmpol www.artesianews.com/new-mexico-r...

#Otd in 1973, the Paris Peace Accords are signed, marking the end of U.S. millitary involvement in Vietnam youtu.be/gA2mRQGbyMA?...

Less than a week into the 30-day legislative session, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has already scored legislative wins, with three of her top priority bills having already passed the New Mexico Senate. #nmleg www.artesianews.com/lujan-grisha...

Winston Churchill, then the former British prime minister, died #otd in 1965 youtu.be/fzJL8lsKoCg?...

In a nationally-televised address, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon announces that an agreement has been reached to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War #otd in 1973 youtu.be/q2z__Qi0B78?...

North Korean naval forces attack and seize the USS Pueblo and take the American personnel on board hostage #otd in 1968 youtu.be/l2WbVaslFZ0?...

Aviator Charles Lindbergh testifies against the Lend-Lease Act which would provide U.S. aid to Great Britain in what would become known as World War II #otd in 1941. youtu.be/LTOrQNnlMYU?...

On Thursday, a bill to ban counties from entering into immigration detention contracts cleared its first legislative committee. #nmleg www.currentargus.com/2026/01/immi...

New Mexico House Republican leaders responded to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's State of the State address on Tuesday while laying out thier wish list for the 30-day legislative session. #nmleg www.currentargus.com/2026/01/gop-...

Sen. Jim Townsend, R-Artesia, was moved to the Senate Judicary Committee on Tuesday, while the chamber's newest member Sen. Rex Wilson, R-Ancho, received his first committee assignments. #nmleg www.currentargus.com/2026/01/sout...

In her eighth and final State of the State address on Tuesday, @govmlg.bsky.social reflected on her administration's achievements, while calling on lawmakers to act on several other items, including her push for universal child care funding. #nmleg www.alamogordonews.com/2026/01/crim...

#Otd in 2009, Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th U.S. President and the first African-American to hold the office. youtu.be/VjnygQ02aW4?...

52 American citizens and diplomats who were held hostage by Iranian students for 444 are released #otd in 1981 just after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the next U.S. president youtu.be/Ld2KOv_zWWw?...

Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th U.S. President when he is inaugurated #otd in 1981 youtu.be/hpPt7xGx4Xo?...

John F. Kennedy is inaugurated #otd in 1961 becoming the youngest man elected to that office as well as the first Roman Catholic and the first president born in the 20th Century youtu.be/PEC1C4p0k3E?...

Dwight Eisenhower is inaugurated president #otd in 1953 youtu.be/SYWwRbQkxRI?...

For the first time, the inauguration of a president and vice president happens on January 20 #otd in 1937 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Vice President Jack Nance Garner are sworn in for a second term. youtu.be/pYCIrNuShWI?...

Public safety will likely be among the issues that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives lawmakers the approval to take up when the 30-day legislative session gets underway tommorow. #nmleg www.currentargus.com/2026/01/lawm...

Military operations by U.S. and coalition forces get underway in Operation Desert Storm #otd in 1991. youtu.be/si0IsVPTAs4?...

#Otd in 1977, Gary Gilmore becomes the first person executed in nearly a decade. youtu.be/7RjYByugZCU?...

UCLA students Alprentice "Bunchy Carter" and John Huggins are both fatally shot on the University campus during a meeting of the Black Panther Party #otd in 1969. youtu.be/IHDXJWiYciI?...

U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower gives a televised farewell address warning of the dangers of what he calls the "millitary industrial complex" and deficit spending #otd in 1961 youtu.be/OyBNmecVtdU?...

Looking forward to this next professional chapter in my life, where I will be cover the Legislature and more for El Rito Media (Artesia Daily Press, Alamogordo News, Carlsbad Current Argus and The Ruidoso News). Thanks for the story Adrian Hedden Current Argus www.alamogordonews.com/2026/01/alex...

State Rep. Andrea Reeb, R-Clovis has introduced six bills to overhaul the state's juvenile justice system. #nmleg www.artesianews.com/lawmaker-cal...

New Mexico House Democrats on Friday listed health care, affordability, public safety and barring counties from entering into agreements to detain immigrants as top priorities in the 30-day legislative session that begins Tuesday. #nmleg www.currentargus.com/2026/01/new-...

After Iraq fails to pull out of Kuwait following passage of a deadline set by the U.N, U.S. and coalition forces launch millitary action against Iraq #otd in 1991 youtu.be/BEbkwTJ0tps?...

The Shah of Iran and his family flee their country and seek refuge in Egypt #otd in 1979. youtu.be/-o-uVk6-6cQ?...

With an early morning Facebook post on Thursday, New Mexico Senator David Gallegos became the latest Republican to launch a bid to be the party's 2026 nominee for lieutenant governor. #nmpol www.alamogordonews.com/2026/01/sen-...

Today I awoke to be on the front page of four New Mexico newspapers and for once the story wasn't written by me, it was about me. Thanks Adrian Hedden for the story.

ProRodeo Hall of Farmer Glen Franklin, a resident of House New Mexico recently died. www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2026/0...

Before heading to Santa Fe for the upcoming 30-day legislative session that starts Tuesday, five Republican lawmakers from southern New Mexico interacted with their constituents at a townhall event in Artesia. My first story for El Rito Media #nmleg www.artesianews.com/gop-sets-leg...

President Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached twice when the U.S House votes 232 to 197 to impeach him for inciting an insurrection #otd in 2021. The Senate later falls short of the threshold needed for conviction. youtu.be/jojgC7Q7QBI?...

#Otd in 1982, 78 people die when Florida Flight 90 crashes into the 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River in Washington D.C. youtu.be/sa03FWEWEYg?...

Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota U.S. Senator, former vice president and 1968 Democratic presidential nominee dies at age 66 #otd in 1978. youtu.be/MVmphQo60lE?...

Some personal news: I will be covering the upcoming 30-day legislative session for El Rito Media's print and digital outlets (Alamogordo News, Artesia Daily Press Carlsbad Current Argus, Rio Grande Sun and Ruidoso News. More information to follow. #nmleg

#Otd in 1966, the TV series "Batman" starring Adam West and Burt Ward premieres on ABC youtu.be/D18oPAFG02c?...

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, guitarist and jam band icon, dead at 78 www.npr.org/2026/01/10/n...

Roswell police are seeking information that could aid in locating a man charged with committing sex crimes against two underage girls and who has evaded capture for over three years www.rdrnews.com/news/local/p...

#Otd in 2021, a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters attack the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to halt certification of Joe Biden's win in the recent presidential election. Five people die and 144 police officers were injured. m.youtube.com/watch?v=OTjM...

Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is struck on the knee during the U.S. Figure Skating Championship #otd in 1994. The assailant, it is later learned, was hired by the ex-husband of her figure skating rival Tonya Harding youtu.be/PK5F02qiZbs?...

My debut piece for The Eastern New Mexico News: Republican lawmakers say crime, medical compacts are among the top priorities in the upcoming 30-day legislative session. #nmleg. www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2026/0...

#Otd in 1912, New Mexico is admitted into the U.S. as the 47th state. #HappybirthdayNewMexico