First-term GOP lawmaker withdrew from House race on Tuesday, the final day to do so.
Former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt is one of four people left alive who walked on the moon. That was during the Apollo 17 mission. He’s also a former U.S. Senator from New Mexico. Schmitt spoke with Indira Lakshmanan on the show Here & Now before the crew returned about the Artemis II mission and his hopes for the future of space travel.
Let's Talk New Mexico
This week on Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll be checking out the Job Corps program, as well as similar youth-oriented programs that serve different purposes, like the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps. We’ll speak to youth who are currently enrolled in the programs and those who have graduated to find out how their experience has affected their lives.
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The Pueblo of Isleta could lose federal funds for its Head Start program because online betting and prediction markets are hurting the tribe’s gaming revenues. U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) met with tribal leaders on Wednesday to discuss the importance of preserving early education programs on sovereign Native lands.
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So Texas wants to annex part of New Mexico? Well get in line, pardner. On Wednesday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued a press release for April Fools’ Day where he joked about Colorado annexing northern New Mexico to protect it from Texas.