By Julia Goldberg | Editor-in-Chief
New Mexico local governments lag in spending opioid settlement funds, new report finds
More than three years after New Mexico counties and towns received the first installments of a nearly $1 billion opioid settlement fund, almost half of them had failed to report any spending by July of last year, according to a new report from the New Mexico State Auditor’s Office.
New Mexico advocates, elected officials decry federal proposal to curtail Chaco Canyon protections
The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday began a two-week public comment period for its proposal to roll back or completely undo Biden-era protections against oil and gas operations near Chaco Culture National Historical Park, prompting outcry from environmental advocates and members of New Mexico’s federal delegation.
Delivery company DoorDash wants to roll out robots on New Mexico roads
The online grocery delivery company DoorDash is seeking the New Mexico Legislature’s sign-off on the deployment of small, autonomous food delivery vehicles — aka robots — to operate on local roads.
New Mexico land commissioner blocks Project Jupiter-related pipeline from building on state land
New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard this week again shot down a proposal to build part of a natural gas pipeline for the controversial Project Jupiter data center on state land.
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