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Liberty vs. New Mexico State Predictions & Picks – Women's CUSA Tournament

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March 15, 2024

Liberty vs. New Mexico State Predictions & Picks – Women's CUSA Tournament

Friday’s game at Von Braun Center has the Liberty Lady Flames (17-15) taking on the New Mexico State Aggies (13-17) at 9:00 PM ET on March 15. Our computer prediction projects a 67-59 win for Liberty, who are favored by our model.

Their last time out, the Flames won on Wednesday 62-59 against Western Kentucky.

Last time out, the Flames won on Wednesday 62-59 against Western Kentucky. The Aggies came out on top in their last outing 63-58 against Florida International on Thursday. In the Flames’ win, Jordan Bailey led the way with a team-high 17 points (adding three rebounds and one assist). In the Aggies’ win, Molly Kaiser led the team with 22 points (adding three rebounds and two assists).

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Liberty vs. New Mexico State Game Info

When: Friday, March 15, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Where: Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama
How to Watch on TV: ESPN+
Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Liberty vs. New Mexico State Score Prediction

Prediction:
Liberty 67, New Mexico State 59

Liberty Schedule Analysis

The Flames’ best victory of the season came against the Grand Canyon Antelopes, a top 100 team (No. 87), according to our computer rankings. The Flames claimed the 65-52 home win on December 20.
The Flames have tied for the 40th-most Quadrant 1 defeats in the nation (eight).
When facing Quadrant 3 teams, the Flames are 8-2 (.800%) — tied for the 26th-most victories.

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Liberty 2023-24 Best Wins

65-52 at home over Grand Canyon (No. 87) on December 20
67-53 at home over JMU (No. 91) on December 1
84-81 on the road over SFA (No. 148) on November 10
66-59 at home over Louisiana Tech (No. 172) on January 13
58-53 on the road over Louisiana Tech (No. 172) on February 10

New Mexico State Schedule Analysis

The Aggies beat the No. 172-ranked (according to our computer rankings) Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters, 66-64, on January 27, which goes down as their signature victory of the season.
New Mexico State has five losses versus Quadrant 2 opponents, tied for the 30th-most in Division 1.

New Mexico State 2023-24 Best Wins

66-64 at home over Louisiana Tech (No. 172) on January 27
63-58 over Florida International (No. 176) on March 14
65-56 on the road over Florida International (No. 176) on March 9
64-61 at home over Western Kentucky (No. 183) on February 17
50-44 on the road over Western Kentucky (No. 183) on January 18

Liberty Leaders

Bella Smuda: 14.9 PTS, 9.8 REB, 2.3 BLK, 59 FG%
Emma Hess: 13 PTS, 40.8 FG%, 38.3 3PT% (72-for-188)
Jordan Hodges: 8.6 PTS, 41 FG%, 38.2 3PT% (39-for-102)
Asia Boone: 9.8 PTS, 1.2 STL, 35.4 FG%, 35.6 3PT% (58-for-163)
Elisabeth Aegisdottir: 3.7 PTS, 31.1 FG%, 19 3PT% (11-for-58)

New Mexico State Leaders

Kaiser: 14.9 PTS, 40.1 FG%, 35.7 3PT% (25-for-70)
Ene Adams: 7.5 PTS, 51.2 FG%
Sylena Peterson: 5.7 PTS, 1.5 STL, 34.1 FG%, 25.8 3PT% (17-for-66)
Jaila Harding: 9.2 PTS, 38.4 FG%, 35.5 3PT% (59-for-166)
Fanta Gassama: 6.5 PTS, 7.9 REB, 52.5 FG%

Liberty Performance Insights

The Flames have a -29 scoring differential, putting up 65.7 points per game (167th in college basketball) and giving up 66.6 (236th in college basketball).
Liberty’s offense has been better in CUSA games this year, putting up 68.9 points per contest, compared to its overall average of 65.7 PPG.
The Flames are scoring 66.6 points per game in home games. On the road, they are faring better offensively, averaging 67 points per contest.
Defensively, Liberty has been better at home this season, allowing 58.6 points per game, compared to 72.8 on the road.
The Flames have been racking up 69.5 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly higher than the 65.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2023-24 season.

New Mexico State Performance Insights

The Aggies score 60.1 points per game (273rd in college basketball) and give up 60.8 (92nd in college basketball) for a -20 scoring differential overall.
In conference play, New Mexico State is scoring fewer points (57.8 per game) than it is overall (60.1) in 2023-24.
The Aggies are putting up more points at home (61.2 per game) than away (56.7).
New Mexico State is allowing fewer points at home (58.2 per game) than away (63.2).
While the Aggies are averaging 60.1 points per game in 2023-24, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, amassing 57 points per contest.

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What bills have been filed for New Mexico’s 2026 legislative session?

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January 8, 2026

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What bills have been filed for New Mexico’s 2026 legislative session?

The governor sets the agenda for the session, including for the budget, so here is what they are looking at so far.

SANTA FE, N.M. — As the regular session of the New Mexico Legislature is set to begin Jan. 20, lawmakers have already filed dozens of bills.

Bills include prohibiting book bans at public libraries and protections against AI, specifically the distribution of sensitive and “Deepfake” images

Juvenile justice reform is, again, a hot topic. House Bill 25 would allow access to someone’s juvenile records during a background check if they’re trying to buy a gun.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sets the agenda and puts forth the proposed budget lawmakers will address during the session. The governor is calling for lawmakers to take up an $11.3 billion budget for the 2027 fiscal year, which is up 4.6% from current spending levels.

Where would that money go? More than $600 million would go to universal free child care. Meanwhile, more than $200 million would go to health care and to protect against federal funding cuts.

There is also $65 million for statewide affordable housing initiatives and $19 million for public safety.

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Understanding New Mexico’s data center boom | Opinion

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January 8, 2026

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Understanding New Mexico’s data center boom | Opinion

Paul Gessing, Rio Grande Foundation
| Las Cruces Sun-News

After years of failure to land a “big fish” business for New Mexico’s economy (or effectively use the oil and gas revenues to grow the economy) Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham with the help of her Economic Development Secretary Rob Black have lured no fewer than three large data centers to New Mexico. These data centers are being built to serve the booming world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and they will have profound impacts on New Mexico.

It is our view that having these data centers locate in New Mexico is better than having them locate elsewhere. While we have many differences of opinion with this governor, we are pleased to see her get serious about growing and diversifying New Mexico’s oil-dependent economy albeit quite late in her second term.

Sadly, the governor and legislature have chosen not to use broad based economic reforms like deregulation or tax cuts to improve New Mexico’s competitiveness. But, with the failure of her “preferred” economic development “wins” like Maxeon and Ebon solar both of which the governor announced a few years ago, but haven’t panned out, the focus on a more realistic strategy is welcome and long overdue.

Currently, three new data centers are slated to be built in New Mexico:

Oracle’s Project Jupiter in Santa Teresa with an investment of $165 billion.
Project Zenith slated to be built in Roswell amounts to a $11.7 billion investment.
New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. While the overall investment is unclear, the energy requirement is the largest of the three at 7 gigawatts (that’s seven times the power used by the City of San Francisco).

What is a data center? Basically, they are the real-world computing infrastructure that makes up the Internet. The rise of AI requires vast new computing power. It is critical that these facilities have uninterrupted electricity.

That electricity is going to be largely generated by traditional sources like natural gas and possibly nuclear. That contravenes New Mexico’s Energy Transition Act of 2019 which was adopted by this Gov. and many of the legislators still in office. Under the Act electrical power emissions are supposed to be eliminated in a few years.

With the amount of money being invested in these facilities and the simple fact that wind and solar and other “renewable” energy sources aren’t going to get the job done. In 2025 the Legislature passed and MLG signed HB 93 which allows for the creation of “microgrids” that won’t tax the grid and make our electricity more expensive, but the ETA will have to be amended or ignored to provide enough electricity for these data centers. There’s no other option.

New Mexicans have every right to wonder why powerful friends of the governor can set up their own natural gas microgrids while the rest of us face rising costs and decreased reliability from so-called “renewables.” Don’t get me wrong, having these data centers come to New Mexico is an economic boon.

But it comes tempered with massive subsidies including a 30-year property tax exemption and up to $165 billion in industrial revenue bonds. New Mexico is ideally suited as a destination for these data centers with its favorable climate and lack of natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. We shouldn’t be giving away such massive subsidies.

Welcoming the data center boom to New Mexico better than rejecting them and pushing them to locate in other states. There is no way to avoid CO2 emissions whether they happen here or somewhere else. But, there are questions about both the electricity demand and subsidies that must be addressed as New Mexico’s data center boom begins.

What will the Legislature, radical environmental groups, and future governors of our state do to hinder (or help) bring these data centers to our State? That is an open question that depends heavily on upcoming statewide elections. It is important that New Mexicans understand and appreciate these complicated issues.

Paul Gessing is president of New Mexico’s Rio Grande Foundation. The Rio Grande Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan, tax-exempt research and educational organization dedicated to promoting prosperity for New Mexico based on principles of limited government, economic freedom and individual responsibility

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New Mexico maintains full childhood vaccine recommendations despite HHS rollback

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January 7, 2026

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New Mexico maintains full childhood vaccine recommendations despite HHS rollback

SANTA FE, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) – The New Mexico Department of Health says it will continue to recommend the full schedule of childhood vaccines.

State officials announced the move Tuesday, directly defying a new federal policy that scaled back routine immunization guidance.

The announcement comes after U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS), under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reduced the number of vaccines it recommends for all children.

The New Mexico Department of Health stated the federal changes were “not based on new scientific evidence or safety data.”

“New Mexico will not follow the federal government in walking away from decades of proven public health practice,” said Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. “Our recommendations remain unchanged.”

State health officials sought to reassure parents, emphasizing that vaccines remain widely available and covered by insurance.

“We know this is confusing for parents, but the science is clear: vaccines are safe, effective, and save children’s lives,” said Dr. Miranda Durham, chief medical officer for NMDOH.

All childhood vaccinations will continue to be covered under programs like Medicaid and the federal Vaccines for Children Program.

The state encourages parents to consult their healthcare providers using the American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization schedule.

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