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Senior Reporter @sourcenm.com / formerly: Searchlight New Mexico, The Arizona Republic/azcentral / contact me on signal: joshuabowling.02

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New Mexico Election 2026: trail notes โ€ข Source New Mexico As candidates file to run for local office in New Mexico, one Republican drops out of the race for governor.

Introducing Source NMโ€™s Trail Notes! Catch up on the weekโ€™s campaign trail news, every Friday

13.03.2026 22:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NM U.S. Sen. Lujรกn joins calls to investigate Jeffrey Epsteinโ€™s former New Mexico property โ€ข Source New Mexico U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujรกn (D-N.M.) on Thursday joined growing calls for thorough investigations into Jeffrey Epstein's old New Mexico property.

@lujan.senate.gov joins a growing call for more investigations into Jeffrey Epsteinโ€™s time in NM after reviewing non-redacted Epstein files today

12.03.2026 22:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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By the #s: NM Gov. Lujan Grisham signs 71 bills into law โ€ข Source New Mexico New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed 71 bills into law, including an $11.1 billion budget and universal child care.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed 71 bills into law, including an $11.1 billion state budget and the nation's first universal child care program. Explore which bills made the cut โ€” and which didn't:

11.03.2026 23:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
NM authorities not leaving any stone unturned in Epstein search: Reporter | Jesse Weber Live
NM authorities not leaving any stone unturned in Epstein search: Reporter | Jesse Weber Live YouTube video by NewsNation

Thanks to @newsnation.bsky.social for having me on tonight to discuss the @sourcenm.com teamโ€™s reporting and the @nmdoj.bsky.socialโ€™s investigation into Zorro Ranch

You can watch here:

11.03.2026 04:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NM authorities not leaving any stone unturned in Epstein search: Reporter | Jesse Weber Live
NM authorities not leaving any stone unturned in Epstein search: Reporter | Jesse Weber Live YouTube video by NewsNation

Thanks to @newsnation.bsky.social for having me on tonight to discuss the @sourcenm.com teamโ€™s reporting and the @nmdoj.bsky.socialโ€™s investigation into Zorro Ranch

You can watch here:

11.03.2026 04:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NM Department of Justice, police search former Zorro Ranch owned by Jeffrey Epstein โ€ข Source New Mexico The New Mexico Department of Justice and two law enforcement agencies searched the former Zorro Ranch owned by Jeffrey Epstein on Monday.

The New Mexico Department of Justice and 2 police departments searched the former Zorro Ranch owned by Jeffrey Epstein today

09.03.2026 22:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NM governor candidate Haaland proposes overhauling troubled child welfare agency โ€ข Source New Mexico Former Interior Secretary and New Mexico governor candidate Deb Haaland unveiled her proposals for public safety, including overhauling CYFD.

@debhaalandnm.bsky.social proposes CYFD overhaul, statewide alternative response department and limits on where ICE agents can operate as part of her public safety platform

06.03.2026 01:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A secretive ad campaign calls on New Mexicans to support controversial Project Jupiter data center โ€ข Source New Mexico A new campaign has emerged in New Mexico that urges residents to support a controversial data center, Project Jupiter, in southern New Mexico.

ICYMI: I take you inside the secretive, out-of-state campaign to get New Mexicansโ€™ support for the Project Jupiter OpenAI/Oracle data center

Only on @sourcenm.com:

05.03.2026 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Texas energy company seeks federal approval for pipeline through New Mexico to power data center โ€ข Source New Mexico Several southern New Mexico Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups plan to object to the gas powered pipeline for Project Jupiter.

More Project Jupiter news today โ€” a proposed gas pipeline that would consume enough to power Espaรฑola every day for a year

05.03.2026 00:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A secretive ad campaign calls on New Mexicans to support controversial Project Jupiter data center โ€ข Source New Mexico A new campaign has emerged in New Mexico that urges residents to support a controversial data center, Project Jupiter, in southern New Mexico.

Don't miss Joshua Bowling's story in @sourcenm.com today about a secret ad buyer that covered its tracks in trying to drum up for support for Project Jupiter. (via @cosmicbowling.bsky.social)

sourcenm.com/2026/03/04/a...

04.03.2026 23:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A secretive ad campaign calls on New Mexicans to support controversial Project Jupiter data center โ€ข Source New Mexico A new campaign has emerged in New Mexico that urges residents to support a controversial data center, Project Jupiter, in southern New Mexico.

NEW: Physical mailers and digital ads have urged New Mexicans to support the controversial Project Jupiter data center. The company behind the effort is registered in Virginia, and seemingly no one wants to claim credit for it.

04.03.2026 19:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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A secretive ad campaign calls on New Mexicans to support controversial Project Jupiter data center โ€ข Source New Mexico A new campaign has emerged in New Mexico that urges residents to support a controversial data center, Project Jupiter, in southern New Mexico.

NEW: Physical mailers urging New Mexicans to support the controversial Project Jupiter data center had a Virginia return address

I take you inside the secretive ad push that seemingly no one wants to take credit for, at @sourcenm.com

04.03.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nike Is Moving Jobs to Low-Wage Regions of Indonesia After moving manufacturing to the developing world to save on labor, Nike and other apparel brands are shifting employment in their Indonesian supply chain away from high-wage parts of the country and...

NEW: Nike says its factory workers should earn enough to pay their basic needs and have some money left over.

In Indonesia, its factory workforce has shrunk where the minimum wage is considered enough to live on.

And it has grown, dramatically, where the opposite is true.

03.03.2026 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 166 ๐Ÿ” 46 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Attorneys for state auditor, lawmakers ask for removal from former WNMU presidentโ€™s lawsuit โ€ข Source New Mexico Attorneys for the New Mexico State Auditor and current and former lawmakers are asking to be removed from a former WNMU president's lawsuit.

Attorneys for the state auditor & lawmakers asked a judge to remove them from a lawsuit brought by former Western New Mexico Uni President Joseph Shepard

The latest in the WNMU spending controversy, here:

03.03.2026 19:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Deb Haaland announces โ€˜affordability agendaโ€™ in campaign for NM governor โ€ข Source New Mexico Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland unveiled her "affordability agenda" as she seeks the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor.

Come along with me & @sourcenm.com on the 2026 New Mexico campaign trail

26.02.2026 00:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Judge dismisses challenge to Republican campaign for New Mexico governor โ€ข Source New Mexico A judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the legitimacy of cannabis CEO Duke Rodriguez's Republican bid for New Mexico governor.

An Aztec judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the legitimacy of Duke Rodriguez's Republican bid for governor. Rodriguez still faces a similar challenge from an opponent.

25.02.2026 00:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Judge dismisses challenge to Republican campaign for New Mexico governor โ€ข Source New Mexico A judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the legitimacy of cannabis CEO Duke Rodriguez's Republican bid for New Mexico governor.

BREAKING: Judge dismisses the first of two challenges to the legitimacy of cannabis CEO Duke Rodriguezโ€™s Republican bid for NM governor

25.02.2026 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NM Gov praises malpractice reform, free child care, lawmakers as her final regular session ends โ€ข Source New Mexico As her last regular legislative session ended, NM Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham praised lawmakers for bipartisanship

In a stark contrast to the end of last yearโ€™s session, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham spent today praising lawmakers for their work getting medical malpractice reform and universal child care across the finish line

20.02.2026 03:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Amid the chaos of the final day in the 2026 NM legislative session, Iโ€™m taking a moment to mark #WorldCCADay. Some of you may know I lost my father to this horrible disease about 5 years ago

Today & every day I wear a bit of green in his memory. One day weโ€™ll find a cure ๐Ÿ’š

19.02.2026 16:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NM Legislature day 30 recap: Governor says โ€˜a little earlyโ€™ to decide on a special session โ€ข Source New Mexico On the last full day of the 2026 New Mexico legislative session, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told Source NM she wanted more action on crime.

On @sourcenm.com: As priority crime and public safety bills wither on the vine during the final hours of the 2026 New Mexico legislative session, @govmlg.bsky.social tells me itโ€™s โ€œa little earlyโ€ to decide on calling a special session

โ€œI donโ€™t believe in calling legislators together to disagree.โ€

19.02.2026 00:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Mexicoโ€™s Jeffrey Epstein โ€˜truth commissionโ€™ gets off the ground โ€ข Source New Mexico New Mexico's Jeffrey Epstein "truth commission" had its first meeting Tuesday. Commissioners plan to publish their first report in July.

New Mexicoโ€™s Jeffrey Epstein โ€œtruth commissionโ€ had its first meeting this morning. Subpoena power, a tip-line and investigative reports all part of the deal. The goal: a full pic of who in NM knew what โ€” and when they knew it

18.02.2026 00:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Workers' comp didn't cover a New Mexico firefighter's cancer โ€” a new bill would change that โ€ข Source New Mexico A bill in the New Mexico state Legislature would greatly expand the list of cancers that workers' compensation covers for firefighters.

New Mexico firefighters cannot always get worker's compensation for cancer diagnoses โ€” even if they've spent years fighting blazes with known toxins. A bill before the Legislature would change that.

16.02.2026 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Workers' comp didn't cover a New Mexico firefighter's cancer โ€” a new bill would change that โ€ข Source New Mexico A bill in the New Mexico state Legislature would greatly expand the list of cancers that workers' compensation covers for firefighters.

NEW for @sourcenm.com: Workerโ€™s compensation denied this ABQ firefighter coverage for his cancer. With days remaining in the legislative session, a new bill would change that.

16.02.2026 13:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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While you were sleeping: NM House committee narrowly advances gun bill โ€ข Source New Mexico A bill to further regulate New Mexico's gun dealers and ban the sale of certain weapons cleared a House committee by just one vote Wednesday.

After hours of debate Wednesday evening, the New Mexico House Commerce and Economic Development Committee voted 6-5 to advance a bill that would further regulate gun dealers across the state and ban the sale of certain types of firearms and accessories.

12.02.2026 17:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We are sorry to announce the demise of our previous Instagram account. Please follow us anew at buff.ly/WVDi7cQ
Here is a photo of an elk (by Danielle Prokop), an example of the visual treats that await.

12.02.2026 19:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Mexico Senate rejects bill to codify stateโ€™s emissions goals โ€ข Source New Mexico Seven New Mexico Democratic state senators on Wednesday sided with their Republican colleagues and voted down the Clear Horizons Act.

Seven New Mexico Democratic state senators on Wednesday sided with their Republican colleagues voting down the Clear Horizons Act.

Advocates for the bill said "misinformation and disinformation" from oil and gas groups contributed to the result.

12.02.2026 01:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Lawsuit alleges NM county's Project Jupiter data center vote violated Open Meetings Act โ€ข Source New Mexico A new lawsuit accues Doรฑa Ana County officials of violating the Open Meetings Act during a hearing for the Project Jupiter data center.

The recently filed legal challenge says elected officials "abruptly" went into a closed-door meeting during the September hearing on Project Jupiter.

11.02.2026 15:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is a really timely and impressive initiative from @sourcenm.comโ€™s parent org, @statesnewsroom.com. Click through for in-depth reporting across the nation on data centers โ€” including some from yours truly

11.02.2026 15:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Debuts at a handful of indie art theaters in mid-sized American cities. Filmmakers take a bath at the box office. Instant Criterion Channel pickup

11.02.2026 15:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mesa Community College to award inaugural $5K A-Mark Student Journalism Award | Mesa Community College Spring 2026 journalism students. Back row, left to right: Aiden Rodriguez, Jasmine Kageyama, Eric Joslyn, Gwendolyn Owen, Joesph Barnhurst and Evelyn Grad.

Great news out of my first alma mater. Always proud to be a Thunderbird

11.02.2026 00:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0