State High School Mock Trial Finals Occur Friday And Saturday In Albuquerque
COURT News:
ALBUQUERQUE — About 230 students from across New Mexico will participate Friday and Saturday in the finals of the state high school mock trial competition, which will be held at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court.
The first round of competition starts at 9 a.m. on Friday. The top team along with the winning courtroom artist and courtroom journalist in the Gene Franchini New Mexico High School Mock Trial Program will advance to the national championship, which will be held May 7-9 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Sixteen teams—each ranging from seven to fourteen students—will compete Read More
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Leads Sweeping Energy Bills Relief Act To Lower Utility Bill Prices For Hardworking New Mexicans
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 18, 2026, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced a new bill to cut energy costs, modernize the electric grid, and protect consumers from politically driven decisions that drive up prices. Rep. Vasquez introduced the Energy Bills Relief Act alongside Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), which comes as New Mexicans are feeling the strain of rising electricity costs.
Under the current Administration, average electricity prices in New Mexico have increased nearly nine percent, and in 2025 alone, at least one utility serving New Mexico enacted Read More
Ten Los Alamos High School Seniors Named Finalists In 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program
2026 National Merit finalists from LAHS include, front row, Emily Xu, center row from left, Galina Nelson, Alyssa Sun and Anya Seet, and back row from left, James Thomas, Henry Gans and John Kang. (Not pictured Jasper Carpenter, James Ito and Helena Welch.. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Ten Los Alamos High School (LAHS) seniors have been named National Merit finalists. They join more than 15,000 other finalists now eligible to receive National Merit scholarships.
LAHS seniors Jasper Carpenter, Henry Gans, James Ito, John Kang, Galina Nelson, Anya Seet, Alyssa Sun, James Thomas, Helena Welch Read More
American Bar Association Chooses Five Recipients For 2026 Women Lawyers Of Achievement Award
ABA News:
CHICAGO — The American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Women in the Profession has chosen five women lawyers to receive its 2026 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. The award ceremony and reception will take place from 3-5:30 p.m. CDT, Aug. 2 during the ABA Annual Conference in Chicago.
This year’s honorees:
Cory M. Amron, co-founder and president of Women Lawyers on Guard Inc. (WLG), a national non-profit organization addressing four areas: sexual harassment, women’s reproductive rights, gender and workplace equity and an increasing focus on protecting, Read More
NMAA Foundation To Award $93,000 In Student Scholarships
NMAA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Activities Association is excited to announce the recipients of the 2025-2026 NMAA Foundation Scholarships.
The NMAA Foundation recognized most of the students receiving these scholarships during the Nusenda Credit Union State Basketball Championships. Some will also be honored during the NMAA State Spirit or Spring Championships.
Close to 650 scholarship applications were received, with a total of $93,000 being distributed through 67 different scholarships. It was the inaugural year for the Sally Marquez NMAA Extraordinary Participation Read More
FBI: Crownpoint Man Pleads Guilty To Strangulation And Assaulting Officer
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Crownpoint man pleaded guilty in federal court to strangling a woman and attacking a tribal police officer with a taser.
According to court documents, on March 18, 2025, Jason K. Thompson, 40, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, attempted to strangle Jane Doe. Law enforcement responded to the domestic violence call and attempted to take Thompson into custody. During a struggle with a Navajo Nation Police Department officer, Thompson grabbed the officer’s taser and deployed it against him with the intent to injure him. Thompson was then handcuffed and placed in Read More
State To Host Sunland Park Community Meeting On Water Quality April 7
NMED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico state agencies will host a community meeting at the Doña Ana Community College in Sunland Park at 6 p.m., April 7, 2026, to gather input from residents affected by arsenic contamination in their drinking water and outline public health resources the state is working to provide.
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) will present updates regarding the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA), which in recent years failed to properly treat arsenic in drinking water served to customers.
Attendees will also Read More
Adult Education In New Mexico Rises In National Rankings
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico’s investments in adult education have lifted the state to 20th in the nation for adult education outcomes, up from 50th place in 2019.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career and Technical Education recently published state data for the 2024-2025 academic year and ranked New Mexico 20th in measurable skill gains, a metric that tracks student progress toward educational milestones such as earning credentials, improving academic skills, and advancing toward employment.
The ranking reflects a six-place jump from last year’s ranking of 26th, Read More
State Urges Release Of $293 Million In Broadband Funds
OBAE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) is calling on the federal government to release $293 million in remaining funds from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to support broadband connectivity across the state.
The federal government had allocated $675 million in BEAD funding for New Mexico in 2023. After the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved New Mexico’s $382 million broadband infrastructure BEAD proposal—which will connect more than 42,500 unserved and underserved Read More
