Crooked Bough News Round-up

+ NM Gov. Lujan Grisham signs 48 bills from recent legislative session—New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has now signed 48 of the 74 bills the Legislature passed during the legislative session that concluded Feb. 19,...

+ New Mexico governor signs suite of health care bills, including medical malpractice reform, into law—New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined a bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers outside the forthcoming Valencia County hospital on March 6, 2...

+ Temporarily banning data centers draws more interest from state, local officials—An Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes. Some local and state officials across the country want to halt developm...

+ New Mexico Gov. Lujan signs stricter water fees, water projects into law—Groundwater wells fill an irrigation ditch for pecan orchards outside of Rincon, New Mexico in June of 2022. (Photo by Diana Cervantes for Source NM)G...

+ After positive January, latest job report shows losses again—Stock market numbers are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 6, 2026. All three major indexes contin...

+ NM governor candidate Haaland proposes overhauling troubled child welfare agency—Former Interior Secretary and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Deb Haaland announced her campaign's public safety plan on March 5, 2026, alongside for...

+ Raton officials to study Interstate 27 extension into NM with $2.6M in federal funds—Interstate 27, which currently stops in Amarillo, will extend into northeast New Mexico to Raton as part of the “Ports-to-Plains” interstate expansion...

+ What’s the cost of Trump’s war in Iran? US House Dem asks budget agency to add it up—Plumes of smoke rise following an explosion on March 5, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed afte...

+ US House also rejects restraint on Trump’s war power in Iran—U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON —...

+ NM AG joins coalition asking federal appeals court to preserve employee access to contraceptives—New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on March 4 joined a coalition of AGs in filing an amicus brief challenging Trump Administration regulations re...

+ Trump’s second tariff push faces immediate legal challenge from two dozen states, including New Mexico—President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House Feb. 20, 2026, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against his use of emergenc...

+ Report says national push for AI data centers leading to outsized energy, water consumption—Protesters gathered outside and attended a Sept. 19, 2025, Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners meeting to urge elected officials to vote against th...

+ NM gov names acting transportation secretary—As of March 4, 2026, David Quintana is the acting secretary of New Mexico's transportation department. (Courtesy photo)New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan ...

+ State-mandated paid leave programs now cover millions of American workers—Gov. Tim Walz signs paid family and medical leave into law on May 25, 2023. New research shows millions of Americans are now covered under state-mand...

+ Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to nominate Oklahoma Sen. Mullin—Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Nashville press conference on July 18, 2025, to discuss arrests of immigrants during recent...

+ NM U.S. Sen. Luján introduces ICE training, transparency legislation —U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) has introduced three bills regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer training and transparency. Abov...

+ NM U.S. Sen. Luján introduces ICE transparency, training legislation —U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) has introduced three bills regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer training and transparency. Abov...

+ Another federal inmate in New Mexico tests positive for measles—The New Mexico health department on March 4, 2026, said a sixth federal inmate had tested positive for measles. (Getty Images)The New Mexico Departmen...

+ Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain an observer after making arrests in January in Minneapolis. Bills in more than half a dozen s...

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