11+ hour, 24+ min ago  (701+ words) New York Times: "His palatial 30,000-square-foot New Mexico mansion sits on a ridge overlooking thousands of acres of southwestern land he named Zorro Ranch. A sea of tufted grass, prickly cholla cactus and cracked arroyos, the sparsely populated high desert…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (715+ words) Two lawsuits seek to disqualify cannabis entrepreneur Duke Rodriguez from seeking the Republican nomination for governor, both citing his voter registration in Arizona in recent years as a violation of New Mexico's residency requirement," the Santa Fe New Mexican reports....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (645+ words) We'll have a new episode of Trial Balloon for members tomorrow morning. Next week, though, we're turning the show over to you. Send us your questions and we'll tackle them on the podcast. "Consumer prices rose less than expected in…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (647+ words) The "entire" U.S.-Mexico border wall will be painted black at the request of President Trump to deter illegal immigrant crossings, Axios reports. Said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: "That is specifically at the request of the president. When something is…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (704+ words) A former Republican candidate for a State House seat in New Mexico was sentenced to 80 years in prison on Wednesday for orchestrating a politically motivated shooting spree against four Democratic officials," the New York Times reports. The series of shootings…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (666+ words) The United States has reached its highest annual measles case tally in 33 years, hitting at least 1,277 confirmed cases across 38 states and the District of Columbia," the Washington Post reports. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (695+ words) Associated Press: "It's part of a major shift that has thrust the military into border enforcement with Mexico like never before. The move places long stretches of the border under the supervision of nearby military bases, empowering U.S. troops to detain…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago  (684+ words) California has already reported more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, a worrisome development that comes as the nation is suffering its largest outbreak of the super-infectious disease in decades," the Los Angeles Times reports. The extent of…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (684+ words) The measles outbreak centered in northwest Texas grew to 683 cases and spread to three new counties on Friday," the Houston Chronicle reports. The measles outbreak centered in northwest Texas grew to 683 cases and spread to three new counties on Friday,…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1006+ words) Arizona Public Media: "Immigration officials in Tucson arrested the 19-year-old man from Albuquerque on April 8, saying he had entered the country illegally, before a judge dismissed his case on April 17." Arizona Public Media: "Immigration officials in Tucson arrested the 19-year-old…...