Early childhood department requests $800 million from state budget Part of funding would continue expanding the agency’s pre-K and early pre-K programs January 15, 2024
Sandia Labs touts nearly $4.8 billion economic impact Impact shatters previous record January 15, 2024
Lawmakers again push for more tribal control over how Indigenous children are educated State and federal control over education funding has limited tribes’ ability to teach their children January 15, 2024
Gov. Lujan Grisham will green light fixes to gutted anti-corruption law State supreme court previously removed ability for prosecutors to criminally charge public officials for a range of violations January 15, 2024
New Mexico getting nearly $68 million to build EV charging stations The Federal Highway Administration issued three separate grants to the state January 15, 2024
Sexual assault bill seeks to put safeguards in place for N.M. universities Act is in response to the hazing and sexual assault that took place on New Mexico State University’s basketball team January 14, 2024
Bill would fund ‘grow your own’ health care Program could help address shortages in the health care industry January 14, 2024
N.M. gov. has ignored calls to pull executive order that could hinder speech critical of Israel New Mexicans criticize order for conflating antisemitism with anti-Zionism January 14, 2024
Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico take aim at public safety Proposals aimed at gun violence, panhandling, retail crime and hazing January 14, 2024
Research finds rising wages, worker shortages subsiding in mountain states A period of rising wages and a shortage of workers in mountain states appears to be ending. Pictured are workers… January 14, 2024
Lawmaker looks to rein in oil and gas exceptions Three proposals would remove drilling near schools, seek more data on industry water use and enforce fines for spills January 11, 2024
Researchers identify a fossil unearthed in N.M. as primitive relative of T. rex Researchers determined the fossil predated T. rex by up to 7 million years January 11, 2024
Bill would bar landlords statewide from turning away tenants with government vouchers The legislation would amend the New Mexico Human Rights Act to ban income discrimination, similar to measures recently adopted in… January 11, 2024
Scandal-plagued former sheriff announces Senate run Manny Gonzales took to Fox News to announce he’s running for U.S. Senate as a Republican January 11, 2024
New Mexico Legislature confronts gun violence, braces for future with less oil wealth Lawmakers are anticipating a $13 billion windfall in state general fund January 10, 2024
Blood tests offered in New Mexico amid query into ‘forever chemical’ contamination at military bases Contamination at Cannon and at Holloman Air Force bases have already cost New Mexico over $8 million January 10, 2024
New Mexico Legislature confronts gun violence, braces for future with less oil wealth SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Legislature convenes Tuesday for a rapid-fire 30-day session amid a multibillion-dollar financial surplus… January 10, 2024
Blood tests offered in New Mexico amid query into ‘forever chemical’ contamination at military bases ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of residents and personnel stationed at a U.S. Air Force base in eastern New Mexico… January 10, 2024
N.M. lawmaker wants drug prices made public If passed, HB 33 would require drug makers and distributors to turn in data every year to the state January 10, 2024
Heinrich, Young urge funding for AI Safety Institute Senators are asking for $10 million to establish the national institute January 10, 2024
New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs ask for $4 million Of the $4 million in funding, $2 million would replace federal dollars that will no longer be available starting July… January 10, 2024
New Mexico has the nation’s 2nd worst public schools Despite spending increases, state ranks second-to-last in terms of standardized testing performance January 9, 2024
Bill proposal would support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at UNM Health Sciences As Republicans strip funding for higher education, the federal government and local agencies, one New Mexico lawmaker looks to add… January 9, 2024
GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere’s largest wind project Construction already is underway on the SunZia wind farm and an associated multibillion-dollar transmission line January 9, 2024
