NM State Ethics Commission sues secretive group behind pro-Project Jupiter ad campaign

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 521

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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The New Mexico State Ethics Commission on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Elevate New Mexico, the anonymous, out-of-state company behind the massive physical and digital ad campaign that urged New Mexicans to support the controversial OpenAI and Oracle data center complex Project Jupiter.

The lawsuit, filed in the state Second Judicial District Court, alleges that since Elevate New Mexico spent at least $2,500 to lobby the New Mexico Environment Department to approve air …

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