Crooked Bough News Round-up

+ NM U.S. Rep. Vasquez introduces bill to prevent ‘last-minute, backdoor deals’ to sell public lands—U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) on June 5, 2026, introduced a bill tha...

+ Trail Notes: One NM election cycle ends…another begins—According to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office, 24.6% of the ...

+ US Senate blocks Trump’s SAVE America Act, thwarting restrictions on voting—Montanans stand in line to register to vote at the Lewis and Clark Cou...

+ Trump administration processing freeze on asylum seekers violated law, judge rules—A federal judge on June 5, 2026, struck down several Trump administrat...

+ Director of NM Legislative Counsel Service resigns, will depart end of June—Shawna Casebier, the director of New Mexico Legislative Council Servic...

+ New Mexico state aging agency requests public input on five-year dementia care plan—New Mexico’s Aging and Long-Term Services Department will host several...

+ U.S. House passes Albuquerque Indian School Act—The Pueblo Dance Group performs at an Indigenous Peoples Day celebrati...

+ Republicans push $70B for immigration enforcement through US Senate, with no limits on ICE—The U.S. Senate early June 5, 2026, passed a package of $70 billion in...

+ Telehealth access to abortion pill is lifesaving for domestic violence survivors, some say—Kaelah Oberdorf, 24, had a medication abortion in 2023 when she discov...

+ NM Health Care Authority announces $76M in federal rural healthcare funds—New Mexico’s Health Care Authority on June 2, 2026, announced it was p...

+ New Mexico AG Torrez sues Kalshi for allowing allegedly illegal sports betting —New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on June 4, 2026, announced a l...

+ Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy—President Donald Trump speaks during a "Beautiful, Clean Coal" event i...

+ US Senate launches marathon session to pass nearly $70B for ICE, Border Patrol—The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., amid fog on Tuesday, De...

+ Federal appeals court dismisses NM Cattle Growers’ lawsuit over sniping feral cattle in the Gila—A photo of feral cows on the Gila River taken prior to the U.S. Forest...

+ Trump picks acting AG Blanche to stay on full time—Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's pick to...

+ Inspection shows sanitation, use-of-force transparency lacking at La. ICE detention center—An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer's badge and weapon are ...

+ NM revenue increases $850M due to Iran war, state economist estimates—The surging price of oil following the Iran war means New Mexico trust...

+ First-time homebuyers face hurdles despite gradual improvement—Ty and Allisha Setty pose with the two-bedroom house in suburban Cinci...

+ New Mexico officials urge federal action after confirmed New World screwworm case in Texas—The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, is rapidly moving through Me...

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