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NM Legislature day 16 recap: Last-minute bills and long-running debate over $11B budget • Source New Mexico
On the 16th day of the 2026 New Mexico legislative session, lawmakers raced to the filing deadline and debated the $11 billion budget.
The Torrance County Commission chair tells Source he will continue extending ICE detention agreements until state law requires the county to stop doing so.
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Torrance County extends ICE detention contract day after Legislature votes to ban such agreements • Source New Mexico
The Torrance County Commission met for about two minutes to extend an agreement allowing ICE to continue housing detainees at its local jail.
The House of Representatives swiftly and unanimously approved Senate Bill 1, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act, sending it to the governor. Hearings on the Senate floor, though, were not as speedy.
NM Legislature day 15 recap: Medical compact heads to the governor; Clear Horizons Act advances • Source New Mexico
On the 15th day of the 2026 New Mexico legislative session, the House unanimously sent an interstate medical compact bill to the governor.
“Filing day” festivities kept the third floor of the North Capitol annex buzzing with candidates and staff members coming and going. See Source's photos here:
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New Mexico major party candidates gather at Secretary of State’s Office for filing day • Source New Mexico
Major party candidates, including for governor, U.S. Senate and others, arrived at the Secretary of State's Office to file for office.
New Mexico Department of Health investigators have been unable to detect the precise cause of the Listeria infection which killed the infant, but said unpasteurized milk the infant’s mother drank during pregnancy was the “most likely source.”
NM health officials warn against raw dairy products after infant death • Source New Mexico
State health officials are urging New Mexicans to avoid consuming raw dairy following the death of a newborn from a bacterial infection.
A spokesperson for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tells Source NM she plans to sign it into law.
NM House unanimously approves interstate medical compact bill • Source New Mexico
The New Mexico House of Representatives unanimously voted to send an interstate medical compact bill to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's desk.
New Mexico U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández joined the rally outside ICE headquarters in D.C. and said she would not vote to fund the agency until "we see real reforms."
US House Democrats call for Kristi Noem’s firing in rally outside ICE headquarters • Source New Mexico
WASHINGTON — Dozens of U.S. House Democrats and leaders of several caucuses rallied on a chilly Tuesday morning outside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in the nation’s capital,…
Committee chair votes ‘yes’ despite past opposition to similar bills.
NM Senate committee advances ICE detention ban • Source New Mexico
After the New Mexico House of Representatives debated an immigrant detention ban for hours Friday, a Senate committee quickly advanced it.
Lawmakers on Monday reviewed a roughly $11 billion budget and the possibility of 45-day legislative sessions.
NM Legislature day 14 recap: Lawmakers advance the budget and ponder longer sessions • Source New Mexico
On the 14th day of the 2026 New Mexico legislative session, lawmakers advanced the roughly $11 billion budget and consider 45-day sessions.
Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima will run as an independent he said, just ahead of the deadline to get on the ballot.
That leaves former U.S. Interior Secretary and New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland and Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman to vie for the Democratic nomination.
Gubernatorial candidate switches party from Dem to independent just before election deadline • Source New Mexico
Ken Miyagishima announced Monday he is pulling out of the New Mexico Democratic primary for governor, and running as an independent.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday became the latest high-ranking official to call on the director of a multi-billion-dollar compensation fund for wildfire victims to resign, following revelations last week that he accepted a six-figure payout for his own claims.
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New Mexico governor calls on FEMA claims office director to resign • Source New Mexico
The governor, as well as the two Democrats running for her seat after her final term ends this year, all called on Mitchell to resign.
“I have deep fears about what’s going to go on now,” publisher Bob Zollinger said, “with the Independent not looking over things.”
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NM news desert grows with closure of longtime Gallup newspaper • Source New Mexico
The Gallup Independent printed its final issue Saturday, following what the publisher told Source was an economic "collapse" in the area.
Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation on Friday called on the federal official overseeing a multi-billion dollar wildfire compensation fund to resign, following Source NM’s reporting this week that the official had applied for and received a six-figure payout.
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NM congressional delegation calls on FEMA wildfire claims office leader to resign • Source New Mexico
The delegation statements comes after Source NM’s reporting this week that Jay Mitchell had applied for and received a six-figure payout.
The demonstration was the largest in a series of local recent protests against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in Minnesota, and the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, both 37, by immigration agents.
Thousands protest ICE in Albuquerque’s center • Source New Mexico
Thousands of New Mexicans turned out Jan. 30, 2026, as part of a national demonstration opposing federal immigration actions.
As lawmakers on the floor of the NM House debated an ICE detention ban, Santa Fe Prep student Stella Schriber joined friends outside the Roundhouse in a growing crowd. Passing drivers honked while her friend held a hand-painted sign: “No decent human has a heart made of ICE.”
NM Legislature day 11 recap: ICE protests, medical malpractice, Epstein subcommittee • Source New Mexico
On the 11th day of the New Mexico 2026 legislative session, a medical malpractice reform bill cleared its first hurdle.
A medical malpractice reform bill backed by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham cleared its first hurdle in a Friday morning House committee hearing after an “unfriendly amendment” rankled Republicans.
New Mexico medical malpractice bill clears its first hurdle • Source New Mexico
A New Mexico bill to reform medical malpractice law cleared its first hurdle despite a controversial amendment.
Recent floods, fires, National Guard deployments and other emergencies have caused friction between the Legislature and governor about her authority to spend hundreds of millions of dollars without their approval.
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NM Republican and Democrat team up to streamline disaster spending — and rein in governor • Source New Mexico
House Bill 180 seeks to give the state's system for funding disaster response its first major update in more than 70 years.
Two criminal justice bills backed by NM Gov. Lujan Grisham have been tabled, prompting one GOP lawmaker to ask the gov to call a special public safety session (again).
One-third of the way through the session, budget talks draw near.
NM Legislature day 10 recap: Maintaining control over vaccines; setting the $11 billion budget • Source New Mexico
On the 10th day of the 2026 New Mexico legislative session, lawmakers revisited a 2025 vaccine law and prepared for budget talks.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham supports a legislative push to ban 287(g) agreements, which entail local officials sending inmates at local jails into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, a spokesperson told Source New Mexico on Thursday.
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Gov supports NM ban on local law enforcement agreements with ICE • Source New Mexico
Lujan Grisham had already endorsed the "Immigrant Safety Act" but hadn't yet weighed on an amendment to it banning 287(g) agreements.
As New Mexico lawmakers in both major political parties propose reforms to the state’s medical malpractice laws, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office has backed a measure that would set a cap on punitive damages increase the standard of proof needed to award them.
NM governor’s office backs medical malpractice reform bill to cap punitive damages • Source New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Gina DeBlassie and the governor's office backed a bill to limit malpractice punitive damages.
The New Mexico Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee voted 6-4 along party lines to advance a bill that would ban the sale of certain guns and require firearms dealers to maintain thorough records of every gun they’ve sold. State GOP leaders call the measure "unconstitutional."
NM Senate committee advances bill to train firearm dealers, ban sale of ‘extremely dangerous’ guns • Source New Mexico
In a vote along party lines, a New Mexico Senate committee advanced a bill that would more closely regulate gun dealers statewide.
The Republican ‘affordability’ agenda and changes to the ICE detention ban bill took center stage Wednesday.
NM Legislature day 9 recap: ‘White Coat Day’; housing assistance; ICE detention ban • Source New Mexico
On the ninth day of the 2026 New Mexico legislative session, housing assistance and ICE detention took center stage.
Lawmakers have been focused on Gallup-McKinley County Schools' finances since December, when New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary Mariana Padilla informed them of a $35 million shortfall in her agency’s budget.
NM Senate passes emergency bill aimed at recouping money from Gallup schools • Source New Mexico
The New Mexico Senate passed a bill aimed at ameliorating a $35 million shortfall in the state Public Education Department.
NEW: The FEMA official in charge of a multi-billion-dollar compensation fund for Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire victims and his wife personally received more than $500,000 in fund payments for smoke damage and business losses, according to documents Source and NM PBS obtained.
buff.ly/tobJRCUFEMA official overseeing NM fire victims fund received six-figure payout, documents show • Source New Mexico
Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon claims director Mitchell received six-figure payment for smoke damage at his Angel Fire home
NM lawmakers behind the Immigrant Safety Act amended the bill yesterday to also prohibit "287(g) agreements," which allow police to send inmates at local jails into ICE custody.
The governor has not yet said whether she supports lawmakers taking up the issue this 30-day session.
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NM lawmakers add ban on law enforcement agreements with ICE to Immigrant Safety Act • Source New Mexico
New Mexico lawmakers add ban on law enforcement cooperation with ICE to immigrant detention ban legislation.
Lawmakers called on each other and the governor to advance measures relating to health care, digital data privacy and ‘microgrid’ energy systems.
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NM Legislature day 8 recap: Boosting health care funds; ‘microgrid’ oversight • Source New Mexico
On the eighth day of the 2026 New Mexico legislative session, lawmakers proposed boosting a health care fund and protecting digital data.
A committee of New Mexico lawmakers OK'd a bill to replace federal funding for a program to buy local food from farmers and ranchers and provide it to New Mexican food banks.
The bill would need a line in the budget and approval from both houses before being made law.
New Mexico lawmakers advance $2 million for federally defunded farm-to-food bank program • Source New Mexico
New Mexico lawmakers advanced a bill to spend $2 million to fund a farm to foodbank program defunded by the USDA at the end of 2025.
All three of NM's U.S. representatives are on the list.
Here’s the list of US House Democrats who want to impeach Kristi Noem • Source New Mexico
WASHINGTON — A growing number of U.S. House Democrats are pushing for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s impeachment after another fatal shooting of an American citizen by federal immigration…
The New Mexico Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee on Monday unanimously advanced a bill allocating $547 million for a new University of New Mexico School of Medicine, something Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham labeled a priority in her final State of the State address.
buff.ly/m89MIpBThe New Mexico House Judiciary Committee on Monday quickly passed legislation that would enter the state into seven health care worker compacts, part of lawmakers’ effort to pass as many compact bills as possible despite Senate opposition.
sourcenm.com/briefs/anoth...Days after federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, New Mexico Democrats on Monday morning said they’ll continue to protect immigrants across the state. One representative called on the governor to demand an end to all ICE operations.
buff.ly/HZ4DFcWThe countdown has begun. The countdown has begun.
buff.ly/vgx61UrImmigrant advocacy groups and residents from across New Mexico urged movement on House Bill 9, to prohibit local and state government entities from entering into agreements to detain people accused of federal immigration violations.
Hundreds rally against immigrant detention in New Mexico • Source New Mexico
New Mexico’s Immigrant and Workers Day of Action drew more than 500 people to rally to end participation in federal immigrant detention.
A rally for New Mexico's Immigrant and Workers Day of Action is underway at the Roundhouse in the aftermath of the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minnesota. We'll have coverage at
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Homan is expected to be in Minnesota by evening.
Trump sending border czar Homan to Minnesota in aftermath of second fatal shooting • Source New Mexico
WASHINGTON — U.S. border czar Tom Homan will go to Minnesota following massive outcry after federal immigration officers shot and killed a second U.S. citizen over the weekend, President Donald Trump…
From our colleagues at the Minnesota Reformer.
Another person in Minneapolis shot and killed by feds • Source New Mexico
Over 10 shots can be heard in the video, but it’s unclear if more than one agent fired a weapon.
In a 40-0 vote, lawmakers see a "first step" to address New Mexico’s health care worker shortage.
NM Senate passes interstate medical compact bill • Source New Mexico
The New Mexico Senate voted 40-0 to pass an interstate medical compact bill, which advocates say will address the state's physician shortage.
As debate on the Senate floor ran long, lawmakers looked to outrun the storm.
NM Legislature day 4 recap: Impending winter storm cancels committee hearing • Source New Mexico
On the fourth day of the New Mexico legislative session, a winter storm bringing snow to much of the nation canceled a committee hearing.
A New Mexico GOP senator announced Friday he asked AG Pam Bondi and the federal Department of Justice to “engage” or “intervene” in New Mexico as the Legislature moves toward passing a bill prohibiting public entities from contracting with federal agencies for immigrant detention.
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NM GOP senator asks feds to intervene and help stop immigration detention ban • Source New Mexico
Sen. James Townsend said House Bill 9 poses constitutional concerns and mirrors legislation in New Jersey that an appeals court just overturned.
“We have worked so hard for the last four to five years with the governor, with the Public Education Department, on improving our literacy rates, and they’re going up….We are starting to see real gains." — New Mexico Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart.
NM legislative education committee advances literacy instruction act • Source New Mexico
Members of the New Mexico Legislature's Senate Education Committee advanced the High-Quality Literacy Instruction Act.
“I am quite certain, based on looking at that report and looking at other facts, that there is fraud and misrepresentation that is rampant in the program that’s got to be addressed,” said Sen. James Townsend (R-Artesia).
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Early results of NM SNAP study show few fraud cases brought to court • Source New Mexico
The LFC report found only 12 cases of SNAP fraud brought to court, plus a fraction of total benefits awarded stolen through card skimmers.
There was election news from the Roundhouse to the courthouse this week in New Mexico. Here's the weekly roundup from the campaign trail:
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New Mexico Election 2026: trail notes • Source New Mexico
This week in election news: Democratic contenders spotted at the State of the State; a new GOP candidate; a public records lawsuit.
House Bill 9, known as the Immigrant Safety Act, would prohibit government entities across the state from signing contracts to detain people for federal immigration violations.
NM House committee advances bill to ban immigrant detention in NM • Source New Mexico
A New Mexico House committee voted 4-2 to advance a bill that prohibits public bodies from signing immigrant-detention contracts.
House Bill 9, known as the Immigrant Safety Act, would prevent any public entity in New Mexico from entering into a contract to detain immigrants — and it would mandate the cancelation of any such existing contracts.
NM Legislature day 3 recap: $66.6M for 30 days; testy hearing over immigrant detention ban • Source New Mexico
On the third day of the 2026 legislative session, New Mexico lawmakers advanced an immigrant detention ban after two hours of debate.
New Mexico LGBTQ groups began warning people shortly before marketplace BeWell’s Jan. 15 deadline that two insurers were no longer covering gender-affirming care, such as medication and surgeries.
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Two insurance companies stop covering some gender-affirming care in New Mexico • Source New Mexico
Two insurance companies on New Mexico's health insurance exchange no longer cover certain types of care considered gender-affirming care.
Three detainees at the Torrance County Detention Facility told Source New Mexico that ICE arrested them in the Minneapolis area earlier this month, before they were flown to El Paso and then bussed to the jail in Estancia, 1,200 miles away from home.
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‘I’m stuck here’: Dozens of Minneapolis ICE detainees shipped to NM detention facility • Source New Mexico
More than 40 detainees arrived recently via bus from an El Paso. A Minnesota lawyer called out-of-state transfers an ICE tactic to "disappear" communities.
“The hidden role of lobbying plays such a huge role across making different policies and it continues to be a critical issue for the New Mexico government to address,” Sen. Jeff Steinborn told Source NM in a recent interview.
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NM lawmakers make another push for lobbyist disclosure bill • Source New Mexico
Two Democratic lawmakers are again seeking to pass legislation that would require more disclosure from lobbyists.
Two days into the 30-day legislative session, public safety has emerged as a top priority for many of New Mexico’s elected officials.
NM Legislature day 2 recap: Public safety, medical compact bills and a Juan Gabriel impersonator • Source New Mexico
On the second day of the 2026 legislative session, public safety has emerged as a priority for New Mexico lawmakers.
New Mexico U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat, voted in favor of both resolutions to hold the Clintons in contempt.
US House panel says Clintons should be held in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoena • Source New Mexico
The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to recommend former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton be held in contempt of…
