By Julia Goldberg | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, folks. It’s Tuesday. We are in the process of switching platforms for this newsletter (as you may have read), so we will keep this short and sweet as we attempt not to break anything. You’ll find a handful of our top stories below, with more to read and more on the way at sourcenm.com.
Renderings depict Project Jupiter, the massive data center complex planned for Doña Ana County. (Image courtesy of STACK Infrastructure)
Firm behind New Mexico Medicaid campaign recruits influencers to promote Project Jupiter data center
The marketing agency behind New Mexico’s award-winning Medicaid re-enrollment social media campaign is recruiting influencers to promote Project Jupiter, the controversial artificial intelligence data center under construction in Doña Ana County. Source senior reporter Joshua Bowling spoke with some of the influencers who turned down the gig.
The New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe, pictured on June 14, 2023. (Source NM file photo)
New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy taps California police chief as new director
After a national search that lasted more than a year, the New Mexico Department of Public Safety has appointed a new Law Enforcement Academy director. Fabian Valdez, a 30-year law enforcement professional and current police chief in San Fernando, California, will begin his new job in Santa Fe on June 22.
Hand-painted tiles at Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless memorialize unhoused locals who have died. (Photo by Kim Krisberg/Public Health Watch)
In a state where addiction exacts a steep toll, Medicaid work rules could endanger lives
Public Health Watch and KUNM report on how changes to Medicaid work requirements may impact New Mexico’s addiction landscape, as advocates and providers who work on the front lines of the overdose crisis say they are watching and preparing with trepidation.
As of June 15, 2026, five New Mexico Republicans, including ousted Chair Amy Barela, above, announced they were running to be the state Republican Party’s next chair. (Photo by Patrick Lohmann/Source NM)
Northern NM Republicans jockey for who will challenge ousted chair to lead party through November
Several northern New Mexico Republicans spent much of Monday determining who would be the best candidate to run against Amy Barela, who is seeking to return to her post as Republican Party of New Mexico chair in an upcoming election to determine who will lead the party through the November general election.
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