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Hey everyone! Thrilled to announce I’m joining the team at @sourcenm.com as Senior Reporter!
I’ll cover the State Legislature & focus on the accountability reporting you’ve come to expect from my 3.5 years @ @searchlightnm.bsky.social. Follow along (for free!) at sourcenm.com
HMU w/ tips & ideas!
I’ll cover the State Legislature & focus on the accountability reporting you’ve come to expect from my 3.5 years @ @searchlightnm.bsky.social. Follow along (for free!) at sourcenm.com
HMU w/ tips & ideas!
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Officials attribute rising costs to universal childcare, ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ cuts.
NM Governor’s office proposes $11.3 billion state budget and increased spending • Source New Mexico
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham proposed an $11.3 billion state budget despite slowed recurring revenue growth.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Officials attribute rising costs to universal childcare, ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ cuts.
Officials attribute rising costs to universal childcare, ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ cuts
NM Governor’s office proposes $11.3B state budget and increased spending • Source New Mexico
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham proposed an $11.3 billion state budget despite slowed recurring revenue growth.
sourcenm.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Officials attribute rising costs to universal childcare, ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ cuts
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“NMED must ensure the impacted community is able to access all relevant documents, engage in the public process, and be provided a meaningful opportunity to represent the interests of their community,” Kacey Hovden, a staff attorney for NMELC, said.
Advocates demand NM officials extend public comment period for data center Project Jupiter • Source New Mexico
Lawyers with the New Mexico Environmental Law Center asked state environment officials to extend public comment for Project Jupiter.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“NMED must ensure the impacted community is able to access all relevant documents, engage in the public process, and be provided a meaningful opportunity to represent the interests of their community,” Kacey Hovden, a staff attorney for NMELC, said.
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New Mexico’s rates for violent and property crimes have fallen since a 20-year high in 2018, but still remain above the national standard, according to a new state report.
Report finds criminal justice spending hasn’t ‘substantively’ reduced violent crime in NM • Source New Mexico
A new report found New Mexico's violent crime rate is down from a 20-year high, but still well above the national average.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New Mexico’s rates for violent and property crimes have fallen since a 20-year high in 2018, but still remain above the national standard, according to a new state report.
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ICE reported arresting more than 1,800 people in New Mexico as of Oct. 15 this year, according to new data.
In the same period last year, the agency reported 128 arrests.
Read more in Source's latest 'By the #s', including about why this year's numbers are likely an undercount.
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In the same period last year, the agency reported 128 arrests.
Read more in Source's latest 'By the #s', including about why this year's numbers are likely an undercount.
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By the #s: ICE reported 1,800 New Mexico arrests in 2025—a surge from year prior • Source New Mexico
The number of daily arrests started rising after Trump’s inauguration earlier this year and exploded after July, according to a Source New Mexico analysis.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
ICE reported arresting more than 1,800 people in New Mexico as of Oct. 15 this year, according to new data.
In the same period last year, the agency reported 128 arrests.
Read more in Source's latest 'By the #s', including about why this year's numbers are likely an undercount.
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In the same period last year, the agency reported 128 arrests.
Read more in Source's latest 'By the #s', including about why this year's numbers are likely an undercount.
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Court records show that in 2019 he identified himself as an Arizona resident.
Republican NM candidate for governor Duke Rodriguez insists he meets residency requirement for race • Source New Mexico
Candidate Duke Rodriguez said he meets residency requirements to be New Mexico's governor. He previously identified as an Arizona resident.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Court records show that in 2019 he identified himself as an Arizona resident.
NEW: For years, authorities have had difficulty delivering parking tickets to GOP candidate Duke Rodriguez’s Albuquerque home
In 2019, he identified himself in a lawsuit as a resident of Scottsdale, AZ
READ HERE:
In 2019, he identified himself in a lawsuit as a resident of Scottsdale, AZ
READ HERE:
Republican NM candidate for governor Duke Rodriguez insists he meets residency requirement for race • Source New Mexico
Candidate Duke Rodriguez said he meets residency requirements to be New Mexico's governor. He previously identified as an Arizona resident.
sourcenm.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NEW: For years, authorities have had difficulty delivering parking tickets to GOP candidate Duke Rodriguez’s Albuquerque home
In 2019, he identified himself in a lawsuit as a resident of Scottsdale, AZ
READ HERE:
In 2019, he identified himself in a lawsuit as a resident of Scottsdale, AZ
READ HERE:
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You're walking home from the gym when you're stopped by FBI officers in an unmarked car. They handcuff you, even though you tell them you're a US citizen.
Then, they scan your face.
23-year-old Jesus Gutiérrez recounts his experience to @revealnews.org and 404 Media:
Then, they scan your face.
23-year-old Jesus Gutiérrez recounts his experience to @revealnews.org and 404 Media:
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
www.404media.co
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
You're walking home from the gym when you're stopped by FBI officers in an unmarked car. They handcuff you, even though you tell them you're a US citizen.
Then, they scan your face.
23-year-old Jesus Gutiérrez recounts his experience to @revealnews.org and 404 Media:
Then, they scan your face.
23-year-old Jesus Gutiérrez recounts his experience to @revealnews.org and 404 Media:
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“We shouldn’t have sheriffs’ deputies and police officers from smaller departments being forced to drive into our larger cities to take advantage of this technology," New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said Monday.
New Mexico DOJ unveils statewide gun data center • Source New Mexico
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced an initiative to help rural police forces easily access national ballistics databases.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“We shouldn’t have sheriffs’ deputies and police officers from smaller departments being forced to drive into our larger cities to take advantage of this technology," New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said Monday.
Today NM AG Raúl Torrez announced an initiative to help rural police forces easily access national ballistics databases
Said it’s been on his agenda since winning election in 2022
Said it’s been on his agenda since winning election in 2022
New Mexico DOJ unveils statewide gun data center • Source New Mexico
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced an initiative to help rural police forces easily access national ballistics databases.
sourcenm.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today NM AG Raúl Torrez announced an initiative to help rural police forces easily access national ballistics databases
Said it’s been on his agenda since winning election in 2022
Said it’s been on his agenda since winning election in 2022
Hey, everyone! I’m here at the NMDOJ in Albuquerque, where AG Raúl Torrez is set to announce details behind his Crime Gun Intelligence Center
Standby for coverage on sourcenm.com
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December 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hey, everyone! I’m here at the NMDOJ in Albuquerque, where AG Raúl Torrez is set to announce details behind his Crime Gun Intelligence Center
Standby for coverage on sourcenm.com
Standby for coverage on sourcenm.com
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Torrez argues that the private equity firm's reliance on short-term investments and private debt could lead to rate hikes; that its “layered corporate structure” poses a threat to transparency; and that its “complex web” of holding companies could thwart regulators’ oversight.
New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez opposes NM Gas Company acquisition • Source New Mexico
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a brief opposing the acquisition unless state regulators implement several restrictions.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Torrez argues that the private equity firm's reliance on short-term investments and private debt could lead to rate hikes; that its “layered corporate structure” poses a threat to transparency; and that its “complex web” of holding companies could thwart regulators’ oversight.
Gallup lawmaker threatens to involve law enforcement in funding snafu
Read the details here, on @sourcenm.com
Read the details here, on @sourcenm.com
New Mexico education department faces $35M shortfall due to overpayment to Gallup schools • Source New Mexico
New Mexico Public Education Department asked lawmakers for $35 million after paying a district for online students it no longer has.
sourcenm.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Gallup lawmaker threatens to involve law enforcement in funding snafu
Read the details here, on @sourcenm.com
Read the details here, on @sourcenm.com
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The mediation talks have the potential to bring an end to the first of several state lawsuits and investigations concerning Shepard, his use of taxpayer dollars and the former regents’ decision to award him nearly $2 million in severance.
New Mexico AG, former WNMU President Joseph Shepard to begin mediation in 2026 • Source New Mexico
Mediation talks to start nearly a year after the state attorney general first sued ex-Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The mediation talks have the potential to bring an end to the first of several state lawsuits and investigations concerning Shepard, his use of taxpayer dollars and the former regents’ decision to award him nearly $2 million in severance.
NEW: The talks have the potential to bring an end to the first of several state lawsuits and investigations concerning Shepard, his use of taxpayer dollars and the former regents’ decision to award him nearly $2 million in severance
New Mexico AG, former WNMU President Joseph Shepard to begin mediation in 2026 • Source New Mexico
Mediation talks to start nearly a year after the state attorney general first sued ex-Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard.
sourcenm.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
NEW: The talks have the potential to bring an end to the first of several state lawsuits and investigations concerning Shepard, his use of taxpayer dollars and the former regents’ decision to award him nearly $2 million in severance
2 New Mexico agencies have begun remediating four long-abandoned, potentially dangerous uranium mines, marking the state’s first foray into a problem experts have said is of potentially “infinite” scope and cost, @patricklohmann.bsky.social reports for @sourcenm.com:
New Mexico begins cleanup on four abandoned uranium mines • Source New Mexico
The four abandoned mines are among an estimated 1,100 that dot the landscape in New Mexico, including about 500 on or near the Navajo Nation.
sourcenm.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
2 New Mexico agencies have begun remediating four long-abandoned, potentially dangerous uranium mines, marking the state’s first foray into a problem experts have said is of potentially “infinite” scope and cost, @patricklohmann.bsky.social reports for @sourcenm.com:
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“The takeaway from my presentation is one of concern,” Ismael Torres, LFC’s chief economist, told lawmakers Monday morning. “There is still a path forward here. We’re still expecting to miss a recession.”
Report: NM ‘treading water’ while many states ‘in or near recession’ • Source New Mexico
New Mexico is not in danger of a recession, but federal revisions to taxation and more have cut into the state's revenue, analysts say.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“The takeaway from my presentation is one of concern,” Ismael Torres, LFC’s chief economist, told lawmakers Monday morning. “There is still a path forward here. We’re still expecting to miss a recession.”
NEW: @govmlg.bsky.social’s office tells me public safety will be on the agenda for the upcoming 30-day legislative session
NM GOP asks governor to put crime bills on 2026 legislative agenda • Source New Mexico
New Mexico Republicans sent a letter to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, asking her to put public safety on the upcoming legislative agenda.
sourcenm.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
NEW: @govmlg.bsky.social’s office tells me public safety will be on the agenda for the upcoming 30-day legislative session
The state is awarding the company $2.5 million under the Local Economic Development Act and Albuquerque is awarding it $500,000
Startup with hopes to build outer space power grid names Albuquerque as HQ • Source New Mexico
Mantis Space announced plans to build an Albuquerque HQ and hire more than 200 people with average annual salaries of more than $180,000.
sourcenm.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The state is awarding the company $2.5 million under the Local Economic Development Act and Albuquerque is awarding it $500,000
Projections for recurring revenue decreased $323 million from August forecast
Report: NM ‘treading water’ while many states ‘in or near recession’ • Source New Mexico
New Mexico is not in danger of a recession, but federal revisions to taxation and more have cut into the state's revenue, analysts say.
sourcenm.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Projections for recurring revenue decreased $323 million from August forecast
Make time this Sunday for the details behind the controversial southern NM data center campus: pollution that rivals the state’s largest cities and accusations of skirting air quality monitoring requirements
I have those details and more at @sourcenm.com
I have those details and more at @sourcenm.com
Data center Project Jupiter’s greenhouse gas emissions could rival NM’s largest cities • Source New Mexico
Project Jupiter's developers have asked the state for permission to emit as many greenhouse gases as the state's largest cities combined.
sourcenm.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Make time this Sunday for the details behind the controversial southern NM data center campus: pollution that rivals the state’s largest cities and accusations of skirting air quality monitoring requirements
I have those details and more at @sourcenm.com
I have those details and more at @sourcenm.com
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It's been more than a month since the contract between ICE, CoreCivic and Torrance County expired, and still no word on an extension.
Meanwhile, some ICE detainees tell Source the tablet computers they rely on for legal and other services stopped working.
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Meanwhile, some ICE detainees tell Source the tablet computers they rely on for legal and other services stopped working.
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Still no contract for NM ICE lockup, as detainees report interrupted access to ‘vital’ tablets • Source New Mexico
About 30 ICE detainees signed a handwritten letter to Source New Mexico recently saying they continue to face poor conditions inside the jail, including problems accessing tablets they rely on for…
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December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It's been more than a month since the contract between ICE, CoreCivic and Torrance County expired, and still no word on an extension.
Meanwhile, some ICE detainees tell Source the tablet computers they rely on for legal and other services stopped working.
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Meanwhile, some ICE detainees tell Source the tablet computers they rely on for legal and other services stopped working.
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ICYMI: Environmental advocates say the developers’ proposal to split emissions across two permits for the same project appears to skirt state regulations
Data center Project Jupiter’s greenhouse gas emissions could rival NM’s largest cities • Source New Mexico
Project Jupiter's developers have asked the state for permission to emit as many greenhouse gases as the state's largest cities combined.
sourcenm.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICYMI: Environmental advocates say the developers’ proposal to split emissions across two permits for the same project appears to skirt state regulations
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Applications for air quality permits confirm figures that Source NM previously reported: If approved, Project Jupiter could emit more than 14 million tons of greenhouse gases per year. By comparison, Albuquerque and Las Cruces emit a combined 6.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gases annually.
Data center Project Jupiter’s greenhouse gas emissions could rival NM’s largest cities • Source New Mexico
Project Jupiter's developers have asked the state for permission to emit as many greenhouse gases as the state's largest cities combined.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Applications for air quality permits confirm figures that Source NM previously reported: If approved, Project Jupiter could emit more than 14 million tons of greenhouse gases per year. By comparison, Albuquerque and Las Cruces emit a combined 6.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gases annually.
NEW on @sourcenm.com: Documents confirm my prior reporting — if approved, Project Jupiter could emit more greenhouse gases than NM’s 2 largest cities combined
Advocates say developers exploiting a loophole in state air quality regulations
Advocates say developers exploiting a loophole in state air quality regulations
Data center Project Jupiter’s greenhouse gas emissions could rival NM’s largest cities • Source New Mexico
Project Jupiter's developers have asked the state for permission to emit as many greenhouse gases as the state's largest cities combined.
sourcenm.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
NEW on @sourcenm.com: Documents confirm my prior reporting — if approved, Project Jupiter could emit more greenhouse gases than NM’s 2 largest cities combined
Advocates say developers exploiting a loophole in state air quality regulations
Advocates say developers exploiting a loophole in state air quality regulations