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- Two federally caused wildfires in NM's historic 2022 season are playing out in the courts, with a dozen victims of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire finally "getting their day in court" last week, while victims of the Cerro Pelado Fire begin a long legal battle. More here: buff.ly/YluXVUJ #nmfire
- There will be more details to come, but parties announced a tentative deal in the long-running U.S. Supreme Court case over Rio Grande water, and asked the special master to cancel the trial date set for June. buff.ly/nOmsS4w
- For folks in Sierra and Doña Ana counties: federal and local partners are looking for input on drought mitigation projects to address flooding and sedimentation damage; aquifer recharge; habitat restoration and more this week. There's opportunities to participate online and in-person
- UNM Poli-sci prof Loren Collingwood's work deals with some of the hot-topic immigration issues of the day. Source NM talked with him about sanctuary cities and detention policies.
- By the #s: Even though we're not halfway through 2025, New Mexico lobbyists have already disclosed spending nearly $1 million to influence lawmakers, more than any of the past few years: buff.ly/v2GteK7 #nmleg
- Three men held at the maximum-security state prison in Santa Fe are challenging the New Mexico prison system’s use of solitary confinement, not just for them but for anyone else and those who might be subjected to it in the future.
- In a new column for Source's commentary section, writer Emily Withnall examines the challenges of how to help those in need in our communities.
- The dispatch center in Silver City handles communications and resource orders for the Gila National Forest, including for the ongoing Iron Fire. buff.ly/8YSJ7O8 #nmfire
- Local officials said Thursday they don’t know what will happen to a private prison in Hobbs set to close this summer, but the company running it has expressed interest to the federal government in converting it into an immigration detention center.
- President Donald Trump’s newly released spending proposal identifies more than $600 million to be cut from “woke” grant programs overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. What will that mean for New Mexico, which is reeling from three major disasters in as many years? buff.ly/YsRFdBZ
