Nathan Brown

1 week ago | santafenewmexican.com | Nathan Brown

A bill that backers said would have bolstered education in Indigenous languages was among the casualties of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s veto pocket. The deadline for the governor to act on bills was Friday. The day came and went with 17 bills that had passed the House and Senate going unsigned. Known as a “pocket veto” under the New Mexico Constitution, bills the governor doesn't act on by the deadline are effectively vetoed and don’t become law. Sponsored by Sen.

1 week ago | santafenewmexican.com | Nathan Brown

Santa Fe Community College will close for the spring holiday from Friday through Sunday. All campus facilities will be closed and no classes, activities or student services will be available, the college said in a news release. The early child development center Kids Campus and the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center will also close, although the Santa Fe Higher Education Center at 1950 Siringo Road will stay open Friday. All classes and activities will resume April 21.

1 week ago | santafenewmexican.com | Nathan Brown

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is headed to Japan and Singapore on Saturday for a trade mission that will keep her out of state until the end of the month. The mission "aims to strengthen business ties, promote New Mexico's leadership in advanced energy technologies and computing, and explore natural gas export opportunities," the Governor's Office said in a news release Friday. She plans to meet with the prime ministers of both countries on the trip.

2 weeks ago | santafenewmexican.com | Nathan Brown

Happy Wednesday everyone. With just two days left now until the Friday deadline to sign bills passed during this year’s legislative session, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had a busy day Tuesday signing 41 bills into law. Some of the more prominent included House Bill 137, the “Strategic Water Supply Act” to treat and reuse brackish water, and Senate Bill 21, which will transfer the responsibility for regulating discharge into waterways such as rivers and creeks from the feds to the state.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nathan Brown

A late blast of winter is expected to hit northeastern and north-central New Mexico on Friday night and Saturday, bringing much colder-than-usual temperatures and the possibility of snow in Santa Fe.Santa Fe could get between 1 and 5 inches of snow, according to a briefing put together by the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, with 2 inches being the most likely amount.