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State seeks input on Clean Car Tax Credit rules

New Mexico’s Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department put out a call for public input on proposed rules for the state’s Clean Car Tax Credit program. Part of the tax bill … more

Bulletin report | 7/24/24

Cannabis plants are seen at a growing facility.

Las Cruces cannabis company receives $50k from the state for economic development.

Higher Cultures LLC, a cannabis dispensary and producer based in Oregon with manufacturing facilities in Las Cruces, received a $50,130 grant for job training, according to an announcement from the … more

Bulletin report | 7/24/24

Red or green? Both are in view in a picture from New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute in Las Cruces.

Chile teaching garden open for self-guided tours

The importance of chile pepper cultivation to the Mesilla, Hatch and Mimbres valleys are no secret. In Las Cruces, the public can get an up-close look at 140 varieties of chile peppers during growing … more

Bulletin report | 7/22/24

New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences reports that the state’s grape and wine industry has grown about 10 percent annually over two decades.

NMSU offers winemaking, marketing class

New Mexico State University’s Departments of Agriculture Economics and Agricultural Business and Extension Plant Sciences are offering a beginners’ course in winemaking suited for … more

Bulletin report | 7/22/24

Kind Bread specializes in sourdough bread and baked goods. The business is seen in 2020, its first year of operation, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kind Bread Company to close this month

Kind Bread Company, a four-year-old bakery off S. Solano Drive, recently announced it would close July 27. Owner and baker Samantha Kindred delivered the news in a video posted to … more

Bulletin report | 7/18/24

Memorial Medical Center is pictured on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in Las Cruces.

Lawmakers, industry plan fresh look at hospital bill

On May 1, a law took effect in New Mexico giving an appointed state executive oversight powers over mergers, acquisitions or any change of ownership of hospitals in the state. Senate Bill 15 , … more

Algernon D'Ammassa
Las Cruces Bulletin | 7/3/24

Direct cash assistance lifts up families

Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico is a primary support organization for the Success Partnership, which shares a common commitment to uplifting families in the region. One such … more

Mark A. Hohnstreiter | 6/28/24

A sign directs pedestrians around a construction project in Las Cruces, where a massive overhaul of development codes is in the works.

Overhaul of development rules sparks mixed reaction in Las Cruces Council

A massive overhaul of Las Cruces’ development codes received a mixed reaction during a council meeting on June 24. Several groups lauded the proposed changes for creating safer streets and … more

Justin Garcia
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/25/24

Chad Lozano addresses the Las Cruces City Council on the issue of U.S. Border Patrol seizures of cannabis at its checkpoints, during the June 17 council meeting.

Cannabis providers speak out against Border Patrol seizures

Several business owners in Las Cruces spoke out against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s continuing seizures of cannabis at southern New Mexico checkpoints during a Las Cruces City … more

Justin Garcia
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/24/24

On Wednesday, June 12, the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce was on hand as the staff at Solstice Senior Living cut the ribbon on its renovated facility.

Grand reopening for Solstice Senior Living

Solstice Senior Living, 151 N. Roadrunner Parkway, celebrated its grand reopening June 12 following renovations. The ‘Roaring 20’s’ theme provided a creative base for residents and … more

Elva K. Österreich
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/24/24

View inside VSS Unity as those on board look out the windows in astonishment as they float around the cabin.

Virgin Galactic Unity takes final flight

Virgin Galactic's pioneering space plane, the VSS Unity, looks its final flight before making way for a new line of spacecraft. more

Elva K. Österreich
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/12/24

Event for women addresses work opportunities, concerns

Making connections in communities, the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women wants to hear the concerns of local women and connect them to the resources they need. The current listening tour … more

Elva K. Österreich
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/7/24

Brian Vicente keynotes cannabis convention

The Southwest Cannabis Trade Association, a nonprofit supporting cannabis and cannabis-adjacent businesses in the region, has organized for a second year an industry convention in Las Cruces on … more

Algernon D'Ammassa
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/6/24

You have questions about cannabis. Let’s find answers

April marked three years since cannabis was legalized in New Mexico. We have waited over 50 years to see the sacred medicinal herb be legalized and made available without fear of legal repercussions. … more

Hilda Luz Chavez | 5/23/24

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich speaks during the May 18 celebration of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in Las Cruces.

Tenth anniversary of Organ Mountain monument celebrated

The people of Las Cruces and surrounding communities have “a deep pride and a shared ownership” in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument and its cultural and economic impacts … more

Mike Cook
For the Bulletin | 5/22/24

A customer fills a jug with alkaline water at Water Tree Las Cruces on May 7.

Alarming diagnosis inspired drinking water business

When Richard Todd’s wife, Yolanda, was diagnosed with breast cancer, her doctors suggested she drink alkaline water to support her immune system. But the options available in Las Cruces … more

Leah Romero
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/16/24

April housing market shows signs of stability

The Las Cruces market is showing signs of shifting as we step out of the first quarter of 2024 and make our way into the summer season. The most notable statistic is a 46 percent increase … more

Steve Montañez
For the Bulletin | 5/8/24

A record $24.5 million settlement was reached by Ameredev II, LLC this week as part of a campaign to crack down on air pollution.

Record settlement reached in gas flare case

A state agency reached a settlement agreement with an oil and gas company as New Mexico continues to crack down on air pollution from that sector. The New Mexico Environment Department announced … more

Hannah Grover
NM Political Report | 5/2/24

Securing the heart of downtown Las Cruces

Downtown Las Cruces is the vibrant pulse of our city, where the essence of our community comes to life. It's a place where residents, employees and visitors converge to celebrate the unique spirit of … more

John Muñoz
Guest columnist | 5/1/24

Dylan Connelly with Affordable Solar sits inside a Tesla Cybertruck that his company owns during the Electrify New Mexico Conference on April 4, 2024, in Albuquerque (Photo by Hannah Grover/NM Political Report)

Clean car rules will move ahead despite dealers asking for pause

The Environmental Improvement Board and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board shot down an attempt to delay the implementation of the clean car rule earlier this month. The … more

Hannah Grover
NM Political Report | 4/24/24