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By Joshua Bowling | Senior Reporter

Good morning, folks. It’s Thursday, and we have the latest from the first day of the New Mexico Department of Justice’s latest trial against Facebook, which largely focuses on the social media company’s alleged role in the now-infamous Cambridge Analytica data breach. We also have a look at the police report detailing an incumbent state lawmaker’s accusation that a staffer working for her opponent’s campaign harassed her and her husband at public events this summer. You’ll find these stories, and many more, below and online at sourcenm.com.

New Mexico lawmaker accuses election opponent’s employee of harassing her at events

New Mexico lawmaker accuses election opponent’s employee of harassing her at events

New Mexico state Rep. Sarah Silva (D-Las Cruces) on Tuesday accused her Republican opponent and the GOP’s leader in the state House of Representatives of failing to intervene to stop a campaign employee from harassing her and her husband at recent public events. 
New Mexico, Facebook make opening arguments in state’s latest case against social media giant

New Mexico, Facebook make opening arguments in state’s latest case against social media giant

Attorneys for the New Mexico Department of Justice and Facebook made their opening arguments before a Santa Fe jury Wednesday morning as the state’s latest trial against the social media giant began. The trial follows two high-profile courtroom victories for the state in unrelated cases against Meta, Facebook’s parent company.
New Mexico’s plan to reduce wildfire risk currently ‘nowhere near enough’

New Mexico’s plan to reduce wildfire risk currently ‘nowhere near enough’

New Mexico’s top forest administrator this week warned legislators that the state is behind on wildfire risk reduction goals, and offered suggestions ahead of the next legislative session for lawmakers to consider.
New Mexico lawmakers suggest expanding farm programs statewide to help address at-risk youth

New Mexico lawmakers suggest expanding farm programs statewide to help address at-risk youth

New Mexico lawmakers meeting in Las Cruces Tuesday morning said they’d like to replicate an agricultural program that offers jobs to at-risk youth to the communities that need it most across the state. The discussion came as legislators evaluate how to address the state's 32,000 young residents who neither work nor attend school.
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