Crooked Bough News Round-up

+ NM Legislature day 18 recap: Inaugural Maternal Health Day; bills crossing chambers—Kamella Cruz (Ohkay Owingeh) rocks Romilly Cruz, 8 months, to sleep in...

+ ‘They’ll never take our public lands from our public hands’: U.S. Sen. Heinrich rallies Roundhouse—U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) addressed a crowded Roundhouse rotund...

+ NM memorial calling for study of forced sterilization against women of color advances—An historical poster from 1977 created by Rachael Romero for the Wilfr...

+ Environmental groups condemn legislation expanding New Mexico oil and gas wastewater use—New Mexico Rep. Cathrynn Brown (R-Carlsbad), the lead sponsor of House...

+ NM Senate committee advances universal child care bill with new co-pay proposal—Sen. George Muñoz (D-Gallup) at a bill signing on Feb. 5, 2026, told t...

+ White House takes down racist meme of Obamas posted on Trump social media—Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs S...

+ White House takes down meme of Obamas posted on Trump social media and slammed as racist—Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs S...

+ The true cost of climate change? New Mexico families are already paying it—New Mexico Voices for Children policy analyst Maya Anthony writes that...

+ ‘It is astonishing’: Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services—U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spea...

+ Trump’s calls to ‘nationalize’ elections have state, local election officials bracing for tumult—FBI agents load boxes of election documents onto trucks at an election...

+ ‘We’ve got to live out hope:’ Climate orgs urge New Mexico lawmakers to pass Clear Horizons Act—Students from Acequia Madre Elementary in Santa Fe and the Rio Grande ...

+ NM Legislature day 17 recap: Hecklers target Las Cruces lawmaker; 4 bills signed into law—Right: New Mexico Dream Team President Brenda Vara, 20, and Arelie Gar...

+ Early childhood educators urge New Mexico Senate to keep wage increase in budget—Alei Maxson, director of new home-visiting startup La Luz Family, urge...

+ US Senate Republicans block attempt to sue Trump administration over Epstein files—Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters at the U.S....

+ Trump Education Department bolsters protections for prayer in schools—President Donald Trump gives a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF...

+ In the next decade, states will see a surge in obesity—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes "real food" at a rally in Harrisburg, P...

+ New Mexico governor signs medical compacts, Immigrant Safety Act, road bonds into law—New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Feb. 5, 2026, signed legisla...

+ Immigration detention passed 70,000 in January—A demonstrator waves a red cloth as hundreds gather after ICE agent Jo...

+ In setback for Trump, Congress in spending law rejects call to axe Education Department—The funding package President Donald Trump signed Feb. 3, 2026, includ...

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