Crooked Bough News Round-up

+ New Mexico health officials confirm state’s first hantavirus case of the year in Santa Fe—A deer mouse, which public health officials determined to be one of th...

+ NM U.S. Sen. Luján joins calls to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s former New Mexico property—Maps of the Zorro Ranch from a New Mexico State Land Trust file and ph...

+ New Mexico announces agreement to test Curry County dairies’ groundwater for toxic chemicals—In 2022, Highland Dairy outside of Clovis, New Mexico euthanized 3,600...

+ NM sponsor of vetoed disaster funding bill says he will try again next year—State Rep. Harlan Vincent (R-Ruidoso Downs), pictured in his Roundhous...

+ Senate panel pushes stricter reporting for foreign funding to US colleges and universities—Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy talks with reporters in th...

+ States’ lawsuit argues Trump’s college data mandate threatens student privacy—University of Oklahoma freshmen attend a student welcome event in Augu...

+ State regulators open probe of $400M stock sale between New Mexico utility and private equity firm—Workers repair power lines in Albuquerque on Feb. 25, 2026. (Danielle ...

+ Utility profits rise as household bills soar, new analysis finds—A group of Maine residents protest a proposed electricity price increa...

+ NM Gov. Lujan Grisham enacts tax package, including ‘unusual’ 1% pay raises for state employees—Rallygoers urged the New Mexico Legislature to support 1% raises for s...

+ New Mexico Black Judicial Council formed to recruit and elevate Black judges—The New Mexico Black Judicial Council formed to help “recruit, retain,...

+ Bike and walking trails lose hundreds of millions under Trump—The Atlanta Beltline West End Trail runs under public transit rail tra...

+ By the #s: NM Gov. Lujan Grisham signs 71 bills into law—New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered her final State of th...

+ Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revoke legal protections for Haitians—The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States N...

+ Long security lines start popping up at airports as TSA officers go without pay—A TSA officer's badge can be seen on their shirt as people travel thro...

+ Abortion opponents miffed at Trump’s attempts to dismiss another abortion pill case—The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal court in Missouri t...

+ NM U.S. Sen. Luján signs letter urging audit of Epstein file redactions—U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), who is seeking re-election this year...

+ New Mexico creates new state division to support immigrant workers—New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on March 9, 2026, signed House ...

+ Dems demand swift Pentagon investigation into deadly air strike on girls’ school in Iran—U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens to questions during a n...

+ New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham signs $11.1B state budget—New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Feb. 5, 2026, signed legisla...

+ Annual report shows NM benefited from $133M in National Institutes of Health grants—A new report says New Mexico benefited from approximately $133 million...

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