New Mexico
New Mexico unveils quantum telecom network
State officials have been positioning New Mexico as a leader in quantum sciences and technologies through private sector help and federal partnerships.
New Mexico State University, Japanese tech firm create new ‘innovation hub’ to test AI
The university is partnering with a Japanese tech company to the create a testing ground for the company’s latest AI and other advanced technologies.
Attorneys general call on Meta to place privacy limits on new Instagram location feature
The app's new feature quickly faced backlash from privacy advocates who warn against sharing highly personal data with an intermediary like Meta.
State’s new broadband boss says satellite is ‘significant’ in getting New Mexico 100% connected
Roughly 90,000 New Mexico locations are “unserved” or “underserved” in terms of broadband access.
New Mexico governor touts $1B partnership on new geothermal plant for Meta’s data center power needs
Officials and academics say New Mexico is poised to be a geothermal leader after Michelle Lujan Grisham announced what she called a “big damn deal” for green energy production.
New Mexico AG opposes U.S. House GOP efforts to restrict state laws on AI
As U.S. House Republicans seek to ban states from passing laws to regulate AI, state AGs, including in New Mexico, push back.
Big Tech lobbies New Mexico for AG-backed bill
Democratic lawmakers in the state differ on how to protect consumer information online, while a lobbyist for Big Tech companies including Amazon, Google, Meta, Target and General Motors personally lobbied lawmakers on at least one data privacy bill.
Advocates champion health data privacy bills on Reproductive Justice Day of Action
Proposals would help shield patients’ privacy, backers say.
High-speed internet to expand in rural areas impacting students in seven NM school districts
Nearly 40,000 households in seven rural New Mexico school districts will receive high-speed home internet in coming months, following state grants from the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion’s Student Connect program.
School choice questions dominate November ballot propositions
Measures in Colorado, Kentucky and Nebraska are among 11 ed-related issues on the ballot. Others address facility upgrades, school board partisanship.
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Water-challenged state uses AI, satellites to find leaks
New Mexico will use artificial intelligence to monitor satellite images to identify leaks before they become major problems.
Dark highways, fast cars, few sidewalks—and more pedestrian deaths
More than three-fourths of counties with the highest pedestrian death rates also had persistently high poverty rates.
In New Mexico, child care is free for most families. Here's how they did it.
The state, long known for its challenges with child well-being, is now a leader in early childhood education.
Ballot questions tackle high property taxes that come with rising home values
Colorado’s new cap on property tax revenue isn’t enough for some activists. Conservatives elsewhere agree.
New bans on panhandling in medians spark debate over free speech rights
The efforts to pass pans have grown amid a nationwide homelessness crisis, with more people visibly soliciting money in the streets, and higher pedestrian deaths compared with before the pandemic.
Tree nurseries sprout up as a climate mitigation strategy
New Mexico’s Climate Ready Trees Program helps officials identify which tree types are most likely to survive in future climate conditions.
A New Mexico Official Who Joined the Capitol Attacks is Barred From Politics
COMMENTARY | The little-known law behind the removal has some potential pitfalls for democracy.
A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making
Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. It didn’t happen. Now they’re trying a new tactic: buying out homeowners to avoid finishing the job.
Two Cities Took Different Approaches to Pandemic Court Closures. They Got Different Results
Did closing courts contribute to the resurgence in violent crime that began in 2020? What happened in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Wichita, Kansas, may provide clues.
What Happens When You Have an All-Women City Council? New Mexico Is About To Find Out.
The city of Las Cruces will soon have women representing all six of its city council district seats. It joins a short list of all-women or nearly all-women governing bodies.
