USDA opens applications for Mexico trade mission

Amid a trade war and the looming threat of heavy tariffs to be imposed on Mexico, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for a trade mission to visit the country in the fall.  Exporters interested in exploring trade in Mexico …

Mexico’s beloved corner stores are in danger of disappearing, new survey shows

Mexico’s neighborhood stores (tienditas) have deep roots in their communities, where they often offer local products at accessible prices. But many are at risk of disappearing, as rising inflation, low sales and extortion could lead to their permanent …

How Mexico vacation, country concert bonded Caitlin Clark and Lexie Hull

Shooters shoot, and few players do that as well as the Fever's sharpshooting tandem of Caitlin Clark and Lexie Hull. They're not the same archetype. Clark is a dazzling passer and shot creator best known for her off-the-dribble triples. Hull, …

Mexico's Water Crisis Could Undermine Its Clean Energy Plans

Mexico’s new president is making a major play to reform the country’s energy industry for greater energy independence and sovereignty, as well as a cleaner energy future. While this bodes well for the Mexican economy and for global climate goals, there is …

First Alert Desk: Bethany Davis shares her mission trip to Mexico

New Mexico Launches Automatic Voter Registration

“For the last 30-plus years, New Mexico residents have had the option to register to vote while getting a new driver’s license or updating their vehicle registration,” the Albuquerque Journal reports. “But the state is now automatically registering …

Oklahoma responders aid New Mexico amid floods and fires

THEM TO SEE WHAT THEY’VE SEEN SO FAR. TODAY IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER DAY OF FLOODING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ALREADY PUT US ON ALERT. WEEKS AFTER FLOODING STARTED IN NEW MEXICO. THEY’RE GOING ON FOUR WEEKS OF THIS. THE WARNINGS HAVEN’T STOPPED. …

Mexico makes biometric identifier mandatory for all citizens

Mexico has officially introduced a digital identification system by signing a law that turned the previously optional biometric-based citizen code into a mandatory document for all citizens. Last month, legislators approved amendments to a law related to …

Bertha González Nieves’s Love Letter to Mexico By Madison Feller

In ELLE’s series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. This month, we spoke with Bertha González Nieves, the CEO and co-founder of Casa Dragones, a small-batch tequila …

Farmington Girl Scout aims to improve New Mexico literacy

Digital project brings reading resource to families Claire McDaniel, Piedra Vista High School graduate, is working toward improving literacy rates in New Mexico by launching the “Love is Literacy” project that provides online learning through YouTube …