North Central (Santa Fe Area)

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Senate today unanimously confirmed Rob Black as the cabinet secretary for the Economic Development Department. “Sec. Black understands that expanding economic security starts with creating high-quality jobs,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. “Rob is proving that his broad experience and consensus-building skills will grow…

Santa Fe, NM – Citing an immediate need to help New Mexico residents rebuild their homes destroyed by wildfires, New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Alice Kane increased maximum residential property insurance limits for policies from $350,000 to $750,000 through the New Mexico Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan (NM FAIR…

SANTA FE – People who repeatedly fail to adhere to voluntary mental health treatment may be ordered by a court to receive outpatient treatment under a newly implemented program serving Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Los Alamos counties. The Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program seeks to help people who repeatedly have been hospitalized…

SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) kicked off 2025 with approximately $5.4 million in job training awards for January and February, Cabinet Secretary-Designate Rob Black announced today.  The approved amounts for EDD’s signature Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) can assist up to 170 new trainees and…

The New Mexico Office of the Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) is taking steps to shore up resources to protect residents and business owners living in high-risk wildfire areas. Working with State Senator Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe) and State Representative Harlan Vincent (R-Lincoln & Otero), the bi-partisan effort could provide for…