The shooting occurred during an event titled “Prove Me Wrong” at which Kirk addressed and also exchanged views with those in attendance.

According to the Census Bureau, 20% of New Mexicans are on welfare, the highest percentage of any state in the nation. This is measured by families on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), General Assistance or SNAP and does not include Medicaid, Medicare, housing vouchers, school lunch programs, unemployment insurance or tax credits. According to the state Medicaid website, 702,063 New Mexicans were enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP assistance as of May 2025. That’s 33% of our population.

New Mexico will offer free universal child care to all residents starting Nov. 1, becoming the first state in the nation to do so. This will remove any past income eligibility requirements for no-cost childcare.Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the news during a press conference Monday.

A complete guide to Red Dirt Black Gold can be found on this website and in Thursday's newspaper.

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Do you identify with the Pharisees, the ones who rightly saw the dangers of too close an association with the “wrong crowd.”

A police bodycam video allegedly showing an Artesia teenager confessing to suffocating her newborn son was at the center of a New Mexico Supreme Court argument regarding the admissibility of comments made by the defendant while under medical care.

Eddy County taxpayers will see mostly minor decreases in municipal property tax rates for the 2025 tax year, running from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, after county commissioners voted unanimously to approve the tax rates Sept. 4.

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Once again, New Mexicans are being forced to watch political theater instead of seeing their real problems addressed.

Vasquez began her career with Eddy County in 2012 as a Human Resources Specialist.

The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday announced residents will be able to more easily access COVID-19 vaccines at state pharmacies, following updated protocols from the state Board of Pharmacy.