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An empty seat on New Mexico’s Epstein “Truth Commission” will stay empty as the commission’s end-of-year deadline to produce an investigative report nears

New Mexico utility regulators advanced an investigation into the state’s largest electric provider after residents complained of monthly bills as high as $1,700

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal attorney and accountant in federal court, alleging that the two helped to facilitate and conceal his sex trafficking operation.

During a tour of an Albuquerque childcare facility, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said she wants to see New Mexico's universal childcare program replicated across the country.

During a tour of an Albuquerque childcare facility, @warren.senate.gov said she wants to see New Mexico’s first-in-the-nation universal childcare program replicated across the country

One day after an NM climate org says newly released docs show Project Jupiter could release a higher concentration of pollutants than previously disclosed, Oracle announces plans to cut emissions

The corporation’s announcement followed a request from environmental advocates to toss a pending air quality permit application case after newly released documents raised questions about the project’s potential pollution levels.

The NMDOJ review turned up 22 comments bearing the names of public officials, local governments and organizations that all came from one computer

In addition to cutting projects, the federal agency also has downgraded nearly 1,500 — including 29 in New Mexico — as lower priority.

See which projects in New Mexico are affected 👇

Staff on the PRC’s Public Interest Advocacy team wrote that electric provider PNM in July began estimating residential customer bills, rather than obtaining readings from meters, because of a meter reader shortage.

Early voting for New Mexico's Nov. 3 general election kicks off today. Whether you're voting now or waiting, Source NM has you covered with our General Election Voter Guide. buff.ly/wzu71Zk

Recently discovered that I still have this relic from 2017 (Bulls with Jimmy Butler and D Wade!). Stoked for the @sunsphx.bsky.social to finally return to my TV tonight

New Mexicans will elect a new governor for the first time in eight years on Nov. 3. I sat down with both nominees to discuss their approach to holding the state’s highest elected office. Read our conversations here

A task force studying the impact of screens in classrooms on Tuesday recommended New Mexico education officials consider issuing guidelines that would eliminate screen time for students from kindergarten through second grade. buff.ly/ecYQJaO

With heavy rain expected through Thursday, the State of New Mexico says it's activated its emergency center ahead of anticipated flash flooding. buff.ly/rkoRLGr

The committee tasked with rebuilding New Mexico’s behavioral health infrastructure is approaching its goal of approving 13 regional plans Some lawmakers are not happy with the pace of progress

Former Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard’s attorney says the State Ethics Commission lied about why it brought a 2025 lawsuit against him and violated his civil rights

As part of @sourcenm.com’s ongoing coverage leading up to the Nov. 3 general election, I spoke w/ incumbent New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez and his Republican challenger, Las Cruces attorney Samuel Kane, about their vision for the @nmdoj.bsky.social sourcenm.com/2026/09/21/n...

Source NM spoke with New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and his Republican challenger, Las Cruces-based attorney Samuel Kane, to discuss their priorities for the New Mexico Department of Justice ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, called Trump's ban an "outrageous attack on the First Amendment." buff.ly/T7sGXpD

The New Mexico Supreme Court shot down two environmental groups’ challenges to Project Jupiter, allowing regulatory proceedings to resume

Former U.S. Interior Secretary @debhaalandnm.bsky.social says she’ll sign an executive order enacting a moratorium on new large-scale data center projects on her first day in office, if elected Republican opponent Gregg Hull opposes a statewide moratorium sourcenm.com/2026/09/17/n...

The New Mexico State Ethics Commission on Wednesday said that the tech giant Oracle spent more than $3.4 million in recent months on advertisements meant to influence the New Mexico Environment Department’s air quality permitting process for the Project Jupiter data center.

NM State Ethics Commission said Oracle’s Project Jupiter ad buy likely the biggest lobbying effort ever disclosed in New Mexico

In a brief blog post with few details published on Monday, Google announced it is “exploring” a potential data center in Lea County, New Mexico.

In a brief blog post with few details, Google announced it was “exploring” a data center proposal in a rural New Mexico county that’s home to the oil-rich Permian Basin

For @sourcenm.com I spoke with incumbent Democrat @lujan.senate.gov and his challenger, Republican Larry Marker of Roswell, about their visions for representing New Mexico in the U.S. Senate Read our conversations here:

“Major party candidates, minor party candidates, and independents should compete on a level playing field in New Mexico’s elections. Today, they do not,” the New Mexico Department of Justice wrote in the filing.

The first hate crime in America following 9/11 happened in my hometown, at a convenience store I passed every day 5 years ago for the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and his death, I spent time with the victim’s brother, who still sees a path to a peaceful America. Here’s the profile I wrote

“Despite your promise to treat politicians the same as ordinary users, Facebook created something known as a ‘whitelist,’ which shielded politicians from being fact-checked, didn’t it?” an attorney representing the NMDOJ asked Zuckerberg, who answered that he wasn’t familiar with such a list.

“You’re missing the most important part, which is that the person had to grant the app developer permission” to access their data,” Zuckerberg said.

New Mexico state Rep. Tanya Mirabal Moya (R-Los Lunas) used campaign funds to purchase airfare, hotel rooms and tickets to a college football game for herself and her husband in Ireland last August, according to campaign filings. buff.ly/g4JWZgJ

Sept. 21, 2020: Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz is involved in a car crash in the Dominican Republic that kills three people. This is how Cruz avoided prosecution — with the help of a local fixer who would go on to become a Red Sox legend’s business partner. THREAD:

The presentation came as state leaders continue evaluating solutions to a statewide problem. About 32,000 New Mexicans between the ages of 16 and 24 neither work nor go to school, according to an April Legislative Finance Committee report.

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Environmental advocates fighting the Project Jupiter data center gained a new ally this week: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez

The New Mexico state representative who leads the House’s investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday announced she had resigned from her job with a local district attorney amid mounting criticism.

U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Strickland wrote that several of the party’s candidates have since made the ballot, likely rendering some aspects of the lawsuit moot.

“He was given the instructions, and when he got caught violating them, now he wants to back out. It's simply not acceptable. We should hold people accountable.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

State Rep. Andrea Romero (D-Santa Fe) also said Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s recent advice that district attorneys across the state should not hire sitting state lawmakers was an “attempt to disrupt” her work leading the state Epstein commission

The lion’s share of that water would likely go to “indirect” use, like cooling power plants that fuel the data centers, a researcher told state lawmakers this week

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday announced an investigation into allegations that federal drug enforcement agents knowingly let fentanyl cross into New Mexico.

SCOOP: A former Green Beret who has led military-type workouts for college athletes was involved in the outdoor exercise where an Arizona State University hockey player collapsed on Aug. 20. With Robert Anglen on @azcentral.com www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

“The problem, still, is people want money, but they don’t know how to expend it,” Sen. George Muñoz (D-Gallup) said at the hearing. “Maybe there ought to be a penalty. We’ll give you the capital, but if you don’t complete your project, there should be some type of penalty.”

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told a group of reporters in Albuquerque that he started his day with a phone call to President Donald Trump, who agreed that Republican congressional challenger Greg Cunningham is “straight out of central casting.”

Using AI in the courtroom? New Mexico’s judges have a simple request of you: “Please, don’t be dumb.”

ICYMI: The Supreme Court gave way Monday for President Donald Trump to have a hand in regulating mail-in ballots nationwide, a voting method he has falsely claimed is rife with corruption since he lost the 2020 presidential election. stateline.org/2026/08/24/r...

UPDATE: I spoke with outgoing hearing officer Max Shepherd this evening about why he abruptly walked away from presiding over Project Jupiter’s public air quality permit hearing Details below in the updated story

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury calls on state leaders to share detailed Project Jupiter water information