A proposal that would lead to lower altitude military training flights over the Gila National Forest, including the wilderness area, has led to backlash due to concerns that it would lead to more pollution and noise. Plus, city officials said this week that a 50-unit pallet home project announced in the spring — a transitional recovery housing campus — would break ground in the next couple weeks and be completed in early 2025. The project site is located near Candelaria Road and Pan American Freeway NE.

The opioid crisis continues in the U.S., despite a recent decline in overdose deaths, and medically assisted treatment has proven to be one of the best ways to treat opioid use disorder. Now, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich has introduced legislation aimed at making it easier for patients to get one of these medications, buprenorphine.

8 million Generation Z folks will be turning 18 in time for this year’s election. Data shows they are more involved in government and politics than baby boomers were in the 1960’s. On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico we’ll talk with young voters about what is important to them.