I'm a couple days late on this, but this Daily Lobo story by LILY and Lauren Lifke • @laurenlifke.bsky.social is a really interesting look at lapel camera use by university police officers. Spoiler: NMSUPD uses them; UNMPD doesn’t dailylobo.com/article/2024/0…

I just got a press release saying Arizona style was voted the nation’s favorite BBQ sauce. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT ARIZONA STYLE BBQ SAUCE EVEN IS? I’m more confused than a baby gila monster caught in a tumbleweed (this is how we talk in Arizona).

There’s a lot of important UNM protest reporting happening today I’d like to add some different protesting coverage to the mix I’ve been working on for a while: A class of Navajo students protesting a potential uranium waste facility coming to their town abqjournal.com/business/navaj…

Painting a picture of the Permian. Over the past few months, I’ve traveled around NM to see abandoned oil and gas wells & talk to residents, experts, officials and producers. This is part one of a four-part series from me on NM’s abandoned wells issue. abqjournal.com/business/a-loo…

My colleagues have reminded me of an important moment in the Legislature earlier this year when someone called Alaina Mencinger and me “ink-stained wretches.” Our bios have been updated accordingly.

A historic double-byline: Megan Gleason and Dan Boyd tackle the first day of the crime special session at the New Mexico Legislature, which seems to be speeding to a close. Eddie Moore has the photos. abqjournal.com/news/lawmakers…

Today was my last day at the Albuquerque Journal. This job changed my life in a lot of ways and I’m lucky that Katy Barnitz snagged my resume two years ago. I’ve learned from so many great reporters and editors. Extra thanks to Megan Gleason for making my last day so special ❤️

"The potential is there." Despite Virgin Galactic going on hiatus last year, officials told Alaina Mencinger they are still optimistic about the future of Spaceport America and its ability to be an economic driver for Southern New Mexico: santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new…

In Truth or Consequences, the aging, leaky water system has been losing about 1/4 of the city’s water supply every month. This New Mexico city is not alone. Alaina Mencinger and Carina Julig report via Santa Fe New Mexican santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new…

Las Cruces camp is a bright spot in state's struggle with homelessness but faces opposition santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new… via Santa Fe New Mexican #homelessness #housing

Great child welfare story by esteban candelaria about gaps in the CASA system.

Me and @gabyreport once guest taught a news class for fifth graders. We had them write headlines for a fake story about Bobby, a bear who had repeatedly escaped from the zoo. Anyways, so glad this story manifested itself into real life! Ben is adorable and digging his new home

The city quietly removed oversight of the police and fire departments from the community health and safety director role, a position created by ordinance in 2020 as part of an ambitious restructuring of city government: santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new…

NEW TCS DATABASE catalogues $59,700,000,000 in federal spending to address wildfire FY2015-2024, with billions more for related programs like forest management. Santa Fe New Mexican's Alaina Mencinger has the scoop on our new tool to track federal wildfire $$$: taxpayer.net/in-the-news/wa…

Read a new story from Alaina Mencinger of Santa Fe New Mexican about the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, including insight from WGA Policy Advisor Abby Pelsmaeker: ow.ly/GOlu50TZLUn

Everybody call your legislators to reschedule this or else you won’t get the best legislative coverage that comes from me all year abqjournal.com/news/legislatu…

Trump order calls for scrapping dilute and dispose plan for excess plutonium. Alaina Mencinger at Santa Fe New Mexican reports: santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new…

This week, the pups, who were born in captivity at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in Socorro County, were given names by K-12 students ahead of their release in New Mexico. sfnm.co/3IhHtOk