Census goes digital in 2020
By Devin Muzzey / New Mexico News Port The U.S. Census Bureau is debuting an electronic version of the census for people to fill out online for 2020. This will be the first time the census will offer this option. The census is an official tabulation of the U.S. population, used to collect various details […]
NM Governor delivers State of the State speech to open the 2020 legislature
New Mexico’s 32nd Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham delivers her second State of the State speech Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Thanks to our partner New Mexico PBS for providing a live feed of the speech and post-speech analysis. Watch the speech live: NM PBS and partners provide post speech analysis: Local journalists have arranged to track the speech […]
Bernalillo County moves forward with tiny home project
Abby Matanis and Destiny Munoz / News Port Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque have partnered to create a housing project that will be the first of its kind in New Mexico. The Tiny Home Village project, for which construction will begin in January 2020, is aimed at helping people experiencing homelessness. Construction […]
Free college proposed in NM
By Eduardo Naranjo and Lauren McDonald / NM News Port New Mexico has big plans when it comes to higher education. Governor Michelle Grisham Lujan proposed an Opportunity Scholarship, which would provide free higher education to New Mexico residents. The proposed legislation is a “last-dollar program” which means that once a student has used […]
Trump’s Title X rule threatens women’s access to healthcare
By Solana Cummings and Dannelle Kirven / NM News Port Planned Parenthood is no longer applying for Title X funding after the Trump administration enforced new restrictions on recipients. The new rule, which took effect in July, has enforced fund recipients to comply with the physical and financial separation of abortion providers and other […]
New legislation addresses free higher education in New Mexico
By Dannelle Kirven and Solana Cummings / NM News Port The future of higher education in New Mexico could be changing after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a new scholarship to provide free tuition to New Mexico residents. The intention of the scholarship is to pay the remaining cost of tuition and fees for students […]
Hundreds show up for climate strike, ask for change
By: Ellie Aikman, Sevia Gonzales, and Joe Rull Hundreds of students and activists of all ages gathered at Robinson Park in Downtown Albuquerque Friday afternoon to bring awareness to climate issues and fight for policy changes as part of a global Climate Strike movement. Protests were scheduled in over 150 countries and millions of people […]
NM stands up against Trump in peaceful gathering
By Madison Spratto / NM News Port As President Donald Trump took the stage at Santa Ana Star Center Monday night, more than 200 Burqueños gathered at Tiguex Park to protest his arrival in Rio Rancho. The rally, dubbed NM United Against Trump: A Day of Cultural Resistance, was co-sponsored by numerous groups and created […]
Vegan eatery serves climate consciousness
By Amanda Britt and Bianca Hoops / NM News Port Two Albuquerque restaurant owners are going beyond serving food to serve-up what they say are vital lessons on protecting the environment. Wanderlust Vegan Eatery organized their first “Save Our Future” event outside their restaurant earlier this month to raise money for the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring […]
Committee to legalize recreational marijuana keeping medical patients in mind
By: Natalia Ankiewicz and Jamesha Begay / NM News Port The New Mexico Cannabis Legalization Working Group, created by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, is laying plans to legalize recreational cannabis—without losing medical cannabis patients. During a press conference at the end of the last legislative session in Santa Fe, Grisham said that the next […]