Can the 2021 New Mexico legislature support all sides?

Chambers of commerce across the state are making telephones and Zoom cameras buzz as they confront some of the issues state legislators are considering.

Bill Lee, the CEO of the Greater Gallup Chamber of Commerce and Terri Cole, the president and CEO of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to consider some of the details in about a dozen bills now under consideration in Santa Fe.

“Our chambers of commerce are united in their stance to be pro-business,” Lee told the Gallup Sun March 1. “There is not an ‘R’ or a ‘D’ before my name or after my name, but there is a ‘b’ and that means...

An undeveloped lot owned by the City of Gallup, south of Maxwell Street between Second and Third Streets, could become the new location for the Octavia Fellin Public Library.

The library is considered one of the city’s most significant cultural institutions and a crucial element of developing a vibrant arts and cultural district. Out of 27 redevelopment projects in a collaborative vision of the City of Gallup, members of the community, Gallup Main Street, and the Gallup Business Improvement District voted it as the most important project.

The Gallup City Council addressed the subject of a new library at its Feb. 9 meeting and considered several of the issues that have kept it in...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Leaders of the Navajo Nation expressed condolences on the passing of retired Navajo Nation Supreme Court Associate Justice Lorene B. Ferguson, who died March 1 from complications from COVID-19.

“The Navajo Nation mourns the loss of a loving mother and one of the first women justices to serve on the Navajo Nation Supreme Court … As we recognize National Women’s History Month, we take this opportunity to honor and remember all of Justice Ferguson’s contributions to the Navajo people. There is no doubt that she helped and empowered many throughout her lifetime.” Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said.

According to the Judicial Branch, Ferguson was...

SANTA FE – Statewide broadband internet in New Mexico is one step closer to reality with House Bill 10: the Connect New Mexico Act, which institutes a centralized plan for the state to build, manage and deliver broadband internet access to communities across the state.

It includes three main components:

Establishing a centralized Office of Broadband within the Department of Information Technology to coordinate state, local, and federal resources to build new infrastructure and connect every community in New Mexico.

Creating a comprehensive plan that maps out New Mexico’s current broadband infrastructure and assesses what it will take to finish the job and connect New...