By Julia Goldberg | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, folks. It’s Tuesday, with more heat and possible storms on the way. This summer’s monsoon season has already created headaches around the state in terms of flooding, prompting Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to recently release $500,000 to help various communities. One of those communities, Gallup, has been grappling not just with flooding, but with misinformation from an AI news site during the crisis. You can read about that and more stories from the start of the week below and online at sourcenm.com.
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New Mexico Sen. Linda Trujillo (D-Santa Fe), right, speaks with attendees on Monday at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Chicago after presenting on national issues surrounding childcare. (Photo by Kevin Hardy/Stateline)
New Mexico features in national discussion on childcare challenges
A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers from around the nation, including state Sen. Linda Trujillo (D-Santa Fe), on Monday identified lack of facilities and high costs as two leading challenges states are facing in addressing childcare needs. Source’s Joshua Bowling reports on the conversation, which took place at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Chicago.
New Mexico lawmakers on the Legislative Finance Committee on July 23, 2026, heard recommendations for addressing public school capital outlay funding formula issues, specifically related to distance learning and instructional time. (Photo by Getty Images)
New Mexico lawmakers consider how to address public school funding formula concerns
Source contributor Leah Romero reports on a recent New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee discussion and report on public school capital outlay formula issues that will likely require action in the upcoming 60-day legislative session in January.
Two longtime Democratic New Mexico state representatives, Joanne Ferrary and Susan Herrera, officially retired on Monday and named their preferred replacements to serve out the remaining months of their terms. (Ferrary photo by Danielle Prokop/Source NM; courtesy photo of Herrera; file photo of state Legislature)
Two New Mexico House members officially retire, teeing up Democratic primary winners to replace them
Two Democrats in the New Mexico House of Representatives officially left office Monday, Source’s Patrick Lohmann reports. Their departures set in motion a process to replace them that ultimately ends in the coming weeks at Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s desk.
As Gallup and McKinley County officials scrambled to respond to flooding resulting from monsoon rains in late July 2026, they say an artificial intelligence news outlet misinformed residents during the crisis. (Photo courtesy Gallup Police Department)
As Gallup officials respond to recent flooding, they say an AI news outlet is getting in the way
Source’s Patrick Lohmann reports on Gallup’s current challenges to address monsoonal flooding alongside a new AI news site spreading misinformation. “They’re taking things that happened years ago that are negative, bringing them to light, scaring people, and sharing false information,” Matt Robinson, Gallup’s tourism and marketing manager, said.
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