By Julia Goldberg | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, folks. Happy weekend. Heat, storms and fire danger continue across the state. Might be a good time to find some air conditioning and catch up on the news. We’ve got a handful of our top stories from the week, with lots more to read at sourcenm.com. See you Monday!
New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $567M for youth harm abatement fund
New Mexico First Judicial District Judge Bryan Biedscheid at the end of the day Thursday issued a ruling in the state’s pending case against social media giant Meta, ordering the company to pay $567 million for an abatement fund to address the harms it has done to the state’s youth.
New Mexico delegation introduces bill to ban uranium mining in Chama Watershed
The Chama Basin Watershed Protection Act, sponsored by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, all New Mexico Democrats, if enacted, would prohibit all forms of uranium mining through much of Rio Arriba County, including in the Santa Fe and Carson national forests.
New Mexico Department of Justice sues feds over Epstein files
The New Mexico Department of Justice on Wednesday announced a new lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice seeking access to un-redacted files related to Jeffrey Epstein and his activities at Zorro Ranch.
Former NM state agency budget director alleges shortfall, retaliation related to universal childcare
The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department’s former budget director sued the state agency Tuesday, alleging she was fired last month after alerting senior leadership to an internal budget shortfall.
New Mexico State Engineer threatens to revoke licenses of companies that dug wells for border wall
The New Mexico Office of the State Engineer on Tuesday announced it had formally threatened the licenses of two well-drilling companies that are helping federal agencies construct a border wall along New Mexico’s shared border with Mexico.
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