Deb Haaland, the former U.S. Interior secretary who soundly secured the Democratic nomination to be New Mexico’s next governor, on Friday endorsed Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard as state party officials prepare to select Haaland’s running mate.

An Albuquerque business owner whose smoke shop legislative analysts recently flagged for suspiciously high federal food assistance revenues told Source NM that his shop’s high sales don’t signal fraud. Rather, they reflect the few grocery options in a struggling neighborhood. buff.ly/voPpgwq

New Mexico's U.S. House delegation asked the DEA for a briefing on "efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking" in the state following allegations that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed large fentanyl shipments into the state in the hopes of busting larger drug trafficking operations.

A judge this week tossed a lawsuit from former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima, who is running as an independent for New Mexico governor and alleges state election officials have created unfair barriers for independents seeking office.

New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland is considering which of five Democrats she will endorse to join her on the ticket. buff.ly/vV9wLjo

New Mexico’s new minor political party on Thursday announced five candidates for the upcoming Nov. 3 general election, though it remains to be seen how many of them will actually make the ballot.

Santa Fe National Forest officials Thursday morning announced forthcoming closures as the McCauley Springs Fire near Jemez Springs grew overnight to roughly 350 acres. buff.ly/HWssCSl

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday evening announced she was asking Attorney General Raúl Torrez to investigate Drug Enforcement Administration agents who let fentanyl pills cross into the state.

SCOTUS ruled for Monsanto today. You'll also find stories at sourcenm[dot]com on its rulings supporting the Trump administration's end of legal protections for 350,000 Haitians, and efforts to curb asylum claims at the southern border.

As officials across New Mexico work to repair the state’s behavioral health infrastructure, some confusion and conflicts have emerged in the new regional structure.

The proposal would temporarily reduce the bonding amount from $500,000 to $25,000 while the Interior Department gathers “public input on a fair long-term approach” and would reduce public participation periods on oil and gas leases from 90 to 10 days.

A New Mexico judge dismissed a Las Cruces resident’s lawsuit against the Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners over its handling of a vote on the controversial Project Jupiter data center — but gave him another chance to refile.

Two New Mexico Supreme Court justices updated state lawmakers Tuesday on their efforts to address rural lawyer shortages, and broached the idea of joining the growing number of states to implement alternative licensing to the bar exam.

New Mexico Chief Public Defender Bennett Baur told a panel of state lawmakers Monday that his understaffed office could hit a point at which public defenders cannot take on new criminal cases.

As speculation grows over who will replace New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, a final decision remains at least a month out.

A trio of New Mexico Republicans are asking the state Supreme Court to weigh in after a District Court judge dismissed their lawsuit accusing state officials of enacting a universal childcare program without the necessary legislative approval.

A new documentary called “burn, scar” chronicles the aftermath of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire in northern New Mexico from the perspectives of fire victims and Forest Service officials.

A New Mexico legislative subcommittee tasked with investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s time in the state on Thursday announced it would issue nine more subpoenas to federal and state government agencies.

BREAKING: New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver suspends her Democratic campaign for lieutenant governor weeks after winning the primary election, citing her health.

According to a new report, some residents still face issues scheduling behavioral health appointments and New Mexico was one of just seven states to see an increase in overdose deaths last year.

Even with more school days and longer hours, high chronic absenteeism threatens to undercut progress, according to a new state report.

Two volunteers discuss their conversations with men held by ICE at Torrance County Detention Facility in a column for Source's commentary section.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has asked a Santa Fe judge to order Meta, the social media giant that operates Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, to pay $953 million to remedy harm to the state’s youth, recent court filings show.

New Mexico legislative analysts have raised concerns about the state's disaster spending, with some recommendations for lawmakers going forward.

As members of a New Mexico legislative committee discussed the troubling finding of a recent report — that some 32,000 young people statewide neither work nor go to school — longtime lawmakers in the room broached the idea that the next governor could revitalize the state’s Children’s Cabinet.

The New Mexico commission investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s time in the state made its first batch of subpoenas public late last week, and is scheduled to hold a public meeting at noon on Thursday at which commissioners are expected to announce more subpoenas.

New Mexico legislative analysts tasked with assessing fraud among state recipients of federal food assistance reported Tuesday that the state’s low fraud rate may be misleading and stems from a failure to collect data and investigate fraud allegations. buff.ly/IpwnVvM

June marks Elder Abuse Awareness Month, and the NM Aging Services agency is sharing info on signs to watch for, and said it's received 18,000 reports of elder abuse this year so far.

New Mexico state Sen. Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe) announced on Tuesday he won’t seek his leadership position again for next year’s legislative session, nor will he seek a sixth term in 2028.

Several northern New Mexico Republicans spent much of Monday determining who would be the best candidate to run against Amy Barela, who is seeking to return to her post as Republican Party of New Mexico chair and lead the party through the November general election. buff.ly/rqq1h4h

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety on Friday announced it had appointed a new Law Enforcement Academy director after a national search that lasted more than a year.

A slide deck prepared for social media influencers says the campaign is set to start June 17 and is intended to "build trust" surrounding the controversial Project Jupiter AI data center under construction in southern New Mexico.

‘Almost all states are going downhill,’ according to leader of report timed to nation’s 250th anniversary.

On the last day of his FEMA contract, following five months on paid administrative leave, the former leader of a multi-billion dollar wildfire compensation fund told Source NM that he acted fully within policy when he and his wife accepted more than $500,000 from a fund he oversaw. buff.ly/SF3daeZ

In a story for Source NM, northern New Mexico journalist Alicia Inez Guzmán, recently a NYT fellow reporting on the $1.7-trillion-effort to modernize America’s nuclear arsenal, delves into the fed's decision to stop paying to test Los Alamos National Laboratory's Rio Grande runoff.

A New Mexico judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit alleging that state leaders circumvented the public rulemaking process when implementing the new universal childcare program late last year.

New Mexico’s first human plague case of the year has resulted in the death of a Santa Fe County woman in her 50s, health officials said Thursday.

Elected leaders in southern New Mexico had previously agreed to host a community town hall for residents to ask questions and provide feedback on Project Jupiter, the controversial data center. Instead, they're getting an open house and career fair.

Elected officials in Raton, a northern New Mexico town of about 6,000 near the Colorado state line, voted Tuesday to delay a decision on a data center moratorium after signing a memorandum of understanding with a data center developer earlier this year.

The investigation into New Mexico's first case of New World screwworm remains ongoing.

After months of hearing opposition from residents against a data center/solar array proposal from a Canadian developer, the Socorro County Commission last night unanimously approved a yearlong moratorium on data centers.

New Mexico Department of Transportation officials are beginning to plan hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of statewide road projects after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in February signed a bill that authorized $1.5 billion in bonds.

The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday sided with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and unanimously denied a petition filed last month requesting reversal of a policy mandating the removal of newborns exposed to drugs and alcohol.

Canadian tech CEO Jason Bak pitched a rural New Mexico community on a massive data center, despite never having built one. Now, the project's future could be in jeopardy.

The New Mexico Department of Justice and the City of Albuquerque on Tuesday each filed motions to dismiss a federal Justice Department lawsuit that seeks to nullify a state law and city ordinance that limit coordination with President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. buff.ly/2qSTDvz

New Mexico agriculture officials on Monday confirmed the state’s first case of New World screwworm, detected in a Lea County dog. While state and federal officials said they so far believe it was an "isolated incident," they are still investigating.

Ken Miyagishima, the former longest-serving Las Cruces mayor who is now running as an independent to be New Mexico governor, last week sued New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and alleged that independent candidates face unfair obstacles to make the ballot.

Hearing examiners also recommended that PNM and Blackstone be fined maximum penalties and restart acquisition process.

Instead of using a new National Park Service website to identify signage disparaging to Americans, some visitors to New Mexico national parks jokingly complained about the lack of Bigfoot or lava at a volcano extinct for 37,000 years. buff.ly/JxSXNUd

New Mexico has a new Natural Resources Trustee, the watchdog for pollution to NM's shared resources. buff.ly/loM36Qg