Government

New Mexico state spending plan seeks more federal Medicaid dollars as Donald Trump takes office

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Leading New Mexico legislators on Wednesday recommended a 5.7% general fund spending increase for the…

January 15, 2025

U.S. will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

Protections will be withdrawn in states where grizzlies are no longer found, including New Mexico

January 15, 2025

Alcon dies of liver cancer

Longtime state representative retired in November

January 14, 2025

New Mexico congressional delegation announces more than $172M for transportation projects

Projects aim to make infrastructure safer

January 13, 2025

N.M. House Dems: Behavioral health, public safety priorities in upcoming session

Lawmakers will push for independent oversight of CYFD (again)

January 13, 2025

New Mexico senator prefiles bill that would ban private equity from buying single family homes

Bill aims to help the housing crisis and affordability

January 10, 2025

Lawmakers hope the fifth time’s the charm for green amendment despite no increased support

The proposals’s sponsors seem to be banking on persistence paying off

January 8, 2025

Prefiled bills seek to limit impacts of oil and gas emissions

Rep. Sariñana once again seeks setbacks from schools

January 8, 2025

Governor works to replace ‘tone-deaf’ regents at Western New Mexico University

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — More members of the embattled board of regents at Western New Mexico University have resigned,…

January 7, 2025

Lawmakers file the first bills of New Mexico’s 2025 legislative session

The new legislative session starts in 3 weeks

January 3, 2025

New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department seeks $1M to reactivate key division

The Long-Term Care Division has been dormant for an undisclosed number of years

January 2, 2025

New Mexico laws lowering taxes, easing access to medication take effect in 2025

One new federal mandate will require some people to prove they have jobs to receive federal food benefits

December 31, 2024

For Native American women, stepping into leadership starts with reclaiming their past

Now in its 20th year, WeWin brings together more than 400 women across tribes and generations for prayer circles, keynote…

December 27, 2024

The year in water news: Preparing for New Mexico’s drier future

2024 continued to be a turbulent year in water policy, politics and health in New Mexico

December 27, 2024

State Health Care Authority will open 7 behavioral health clinics throughout New Mexico in January

The spending is an attempt to turn around trends that show New Mexico ranking near the bottom in behavioral health…

December 26, 2024

Tax relief on medical costs and inheritance ends in 2025 unless New Mexico’s Legislature acts

More than 28% of New Mexicans in 2023 claimed out-of-pocket medical expenses to lower their taxes

December 24, 2024

New Mexico governor’s Cabinet candidates to face confirmation votes

The Senate Chambers inside the Roundhouse on Jan. 10. Anna Padilla/Source NMcca Among the first items on the New Mexico…

December 23, 2024

A Native American tribe is closer to acquiring more land in Arizona after decades of delay

Federal officials have joined with the state of Arizona to begin fulfilling a settlement agreement that was reached with the…

December 21, 2024

After federal judge’s order, N.M. fire victims should seek to describe their anguish, lawyer says

Much is still uncertain about how FEMA could begin to compensate vast emotional toll from New Mexico’s biggest wildfire

December 20, 2024

Foster youth threatened and restrained

In CYFD office buildings, foster youth are monitored by private security. Altercations between kids and guards have injured children.

December 19, 2024

New report totals Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire losses at $5.14B, as extra funds hang in balance

Report estimates $1.6B for smoke cleaning alone, omits expected costs for other types of liability

December 18, 2024

Governor announces a secretary change at the New Mexico General Services Department

Anna Silva to take reigns from Robert Doucette in January

December 16, 2024

EPA: Los Alamos County and lab’s stormwater pollution high enough to require a federal permit

Decision was a decade in the making, but advocates say this begins the work to monitor pollution from Los Alamos.

December 13, 2024

New Mexico governor releases $10.9 billion budget proposal, a 7% increase over last year

Budget would be the biggest in state history

December 12, 2024