By Julia Goldberg | Editor-in-Chief |
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Morning, folks. It's Thursday already—and ahead of a long weekend at that. We're keeping an eye on the Legislature, where lawmakers are having preliminary discussions about finances ahead of the 30-day finance-focused session starting Jan. 20. We're also keeping an eye on the weather, which the National Weather Service describes as a "tale of two halves" over the next week. Expect temperatures to remain pretty steady in the west, but look for a cold front and variability in the east. As for non-weather news, find a sampling below and even more at sourcenm.com.
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A sign advertises the Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, captured on Jan. 14, 2026. (Photo by Patrick Lohmann/SourceNM) |
NM governor will include proposed ban on immigrant detention on legislative agenda |
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will include legislation banning immigrant detention on the agenda for the legislative session starting Jan. 20, her office told Source NM on Wednesday. But even if the Legislature passes and the governor enacts the legislation, two of the state’s three immigrant detention facilities run by a private prison contractor could potentially still be able to operate here, Source's Patrick Lohmann reports. |
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| New Mexico received over $211 million for rural health funding, but won the least amount of technical funding. (Photo by Volha Rahalskaya/Getty Images) |
States race to launch rural health plans |
KFF Health News digs into recent federal funding for rural health received by all 50 states. New Mexico, as Source recently reported, received $211.5 million for five rural health care initiatives state officials outlined in their application. KFF's analysis of the federal scoring process showed New Mexico won the least amount of technical funding, with less than 10% of its award based on discretionary metrics employed in the award process.
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Groundwater wells fill an irrigation ditch for pecan orchards outside of Rincon, New Mexico. (Photo by Diana Cervantes for Source NM) |
Report says New Mexico faces ‘looming groundwater crisis’ from climate change, overuse
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An 80-page report released Wednesday by the New Mexico Groundwater Alliance, made up of water policy experts from around the state, sounds the alarm about the state's groundwater supplies; builds on previous findings that the already arid state faces a shrinking supply; and makes recommendations to state lawmakers.
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A rendering of Project Jupiter, a proposed massive data center project in Doña Ana County. (Image courtesy of BorderPlex Digital Assets) |
NM lawmaker proposes more oversight, regulations for data center ‘microgrids’ |
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Thanks for reading! We're reading (and gifting) a New York Times story about L.A. Rams owner Stan Kroenke, now the largest landowner in the U.S., who reportedly recently purchased 937,000 acres of noncontiguous land in New Mexico. |
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