The Bernalillo County Commission picked Cristina Parajón to fill the vacant New Mexico House District 25 seat. Parajón will serve in the position until the end of the current term, which is December 31, 2024. She was one of seven applicants for the position to replace Rep. Christine Trujillo, a Democrat, who resigned her position […]
A letter from members of Congress to President Joe Biden asks for $16 billion annually to help the child care industry. The letter, which had 32 co-signatories in both the House and Senate, asks for the funding since some COVID-19 era grants are set to expire September 31. The two New Mexico Senators, Democrats Ben […]
With school bells ringing across the state to welcome students back to classrooms, some school supplies, clothes and computers are going tax free this weekend. The annual Back to School Tax Free Weekend begins Friday and ends Sunday. Shoppers can save up to eight percent on school supplies, school clothes and some computers. “I want […]
Federal legislation aiming to rename the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as I-27 passed the U.S. Senate Thursday. New Mexico Senators. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, both Democrats,and Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both Republicans, sponsored the I-27 Numbering Act of 2023 which now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Ports-to-Plains Corridor, or […]
The state Motor Vehicle Division lifted the suspensions of more than 100,000 driver’s licenses, the division announced on Wednesday. The decision came after the governor signed a bill passed in this year’s legislative session that allowed those whose driver’s licenses were suspended solely for the failure to pay a fine for traffic or criminal offenses […]