New Mexico

Tribal traditional healing gets Medicaid reimbursement in 4 states

Azure Bouré, traditional food and medicine program coordinator for the Suquamish Tribe in Washington state, is pictured with her son…

October 6, 2025

N.M. Gov signs four special session bills, but still ‘deliberating’ on vaccine legislation

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed four out of five of the bills passed in the New…

October 6, 2025

Conservation, satirist groups launches parody billboards ahead of Balloon Fiesta

An undated photo of the several parody billboard bought ahead of the October 2025 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which is…

October 3, 2025

GOP signs off on tax credits fix but pushes for bigger health care solutions

New Mexico senators rise after the Senate adjourned Thursday afternoon. Patrick Lohmann/Source NMcca The New Mexico Senate adjourned early Thursday…

October 3, 2025

That’s a wrap: Special session ends with funding for health care, food assistance and more

Republicans vote against vaccine bill, delaying its implementation

October 3, 2025

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New Mexico Legislature approves bills to prop up rural health care, underwrite food assistance

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers moved quickly Thursday at a special legislative session to prop up funding…

October 2, 2025

Government shutdown signals heartburn ahead for New Mexicans

New Mexico was disproportionately impacted during the last shutdown in 2018

October 2, 2025

U.S. Department of Energy cancels $135.2M for New Mexico projects

The projects were already approved and funded by Congress

October 2, 2025

N.M. special session heads toward final stage: Here’s where the legislation stands

Competency and rural hospital bills sail through House committee; vaccine policy advances to House floor albeit with GOP opposition

October 2, 2025

New Mexico joins lawsuit over funding for crime victims

The retroactive conditions would affect grants already awarded, sometimes years ago

October 2, 2025

N.M. House, Senate approve budget to shore up federal funding cuts

House approves bill to subsidize expiring health insurance tax credits

October 2, 2025

New Mexico lawmakers start session denouncing political violence

Sen. Bill Sharer: political violence must cease unequivocally, undeniably and immediately’

October 1, 2025

At session’s opening, N.M. Dems announce ‘step 1’ in fight against Trump cuts

Senate majority leader: ‘What’s coming at the state of New Mexico is frightening’

October 1, 2025

Accountability, transparency needed in education spending, Native survey respondents say

People add their ideas for improving public education in New Mexico to a poster filled with sticky notes at an…

October 1, 2025

State awards $2.2M to connect 22,000 youth with outdoor programs

Outdoor Equity Fund grants 61 programs in 17 counties

October 1, 2025

Five things to know about federal food assistance cuts

New Mexico lawmakers addressing the problem in special session

October 1, 2025

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By the numbers: International hot air balloon fiesta to lift off in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s the largest ballooning event in the world and one of the most photographed spectacles, drawing…

October 1, 2025

New Mexico Congressional leaders’ thoughts on the shutdown

Heinrich: Speaker ‘doesn’t give a f*ck about working people’

October 1, 2025

N.M. Gov: ‘This special session is about protecting the people who need help most’

Lujan Grisham adds criminal competency, medical compacts to special legislative session agenda

October 1, 2025

New Mexico Democrats rush to shore up safety net programs after federal cuts

State expects to lose about $200 million annually because of new federal tax cuts

October 1, 2025

New Mexico health official hopes special session will help ‘bulletproof’ vaccine policy

Federal uncertainty has upended local vaccine access

September 30, 2025

Santa Fe bomb threat mentioned ‘MAGA’

No arrests have been made yet

September 30, 2025

Here’s how federal workers can apply for New Mexico unemployment during the shutdown

A portrait of President Donald Trump hangs on the Labor Department headquarters near the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 25. J.…

September 30, 2025

New Mexico Supreme Court reorganizes water courts

There will now be three regions with water court judges instead of 13

September 30, 2025