“Quite frankly, we just don’t have enough information,” Doña Ana County Attorney Cari Neill said.
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Project Jupiter will use more water than previously disclosed
Doña Ana County will evaluate situation and consider ‘next steps.’
Project Jupiter water-use claim rankles opponents and supporters
Data-center developers plan to use nearly a million gallons of water per day, the N.M. Office of the State Engineer says.
City, county sue Memorial Medical Center operator
Government officials prefer resolving dispute to terminating agreement.
Judge rejects motion to dismiss Project Jupiter lawsuit
Effort to pause county’s agreements with data center developers also fails.
Public excluded from public-records task force
Group that will consider changes to state law includes special interests but no everyday New Mexicans.
Let’s not stop at medical malpractice reform
House Bill 99 buys us time to create a better health-care system.
Debate over police surveillance intensifies in NM
Las Cruces City Council and N.M. Legislature consider regulating license plate readers.
Senator’s change of heart lets NM stand with immigrants
Joseph Cervantes shepherded legislation he previously blocked.
Teens across Las Cruces unite to protest ICE
‘We are here to show that we are not just going to sit idly by’