Today's intelligence: The Organ Mountains-Dsert Peaks National Monument near Las Cruces has exceeded expectations in terms of visitation and economic impact. Plus: The Bureau of Land Management has been sued for its alleged neglect of environmental oversight of grazing lands.
New signage has been going up in the Dam Site area to help visitors and locals better navigate the area.
Today's intelligence: New Mexico CD2 representative Gabe Vasquez formally announces his re-election bid, with a new poll showing him in a dead-heat race with his likely Republican challenger.
Hooray! Since 2019 a state law allowed local municipal governments to have their county clerk run its elections. The secretary of state, overseeing the county clerks' elections, noticed some municipalities had quirky, hard-to-administer individual-seat contests. "Uniformity" has eliminated this inherently unfair voting practice.
Today's intelligence: Texas's Rio Grande water dispute with New Mexico in final chapter? Plus: a glimmer of hope the state may finally take fiscal responsibility for Spaceport America off the backs of Doña Ana and Sierra Counties
Today's intelligence: The New Mexico Legislature receives expert testimony on the precarious status of rural hospitals throughout the state. Although not directly mentioned, Sierra Vista Hospital is likely no exception.
RIP Bill Richardson
Today's intelligence: The proposed nuclear-waste storage facility near Carlsbad may face a possible new legal roadblock involving its Nuclear Regulatory Commission-issued license.
Today's intelligence: Women (almost) rule in New Mexico!
Today's intelligence: National regulations will now require stronger evidence to prove that a predator has killed domestic livestock.
Today's intelligence: The Albuquerque stretch of the Rio Grande is expected to run dry again this year. Plus: a report on public comment about bear and cougar hunting at last Friday's New Mexico Game Commission meeting
Today's intelligence: U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez, congressperson for Sierra County, has announced the recipients of $10 million in federal earmark funding.