Lawmakers consider a statewide policy to prohibit students from using cell phones during school

By Jeanette DeDios, KUNM Lawmakers from the Senate Education committee advanced a proposed bill on Monday that would require all school districts and charter schools to …

NM memorial calling for study of forced sterilization against women of color advances

By Leah Romero, Source New MexicoFebruary 6, 2026 Members of the New Mexico Legislature’s House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee advanced a memorial Friday …

Lawmakers want upgrades to missing persons systems

By Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth Several state lawmakers are seeking a little more than $1.5 million for upgrades to New Mexico’s missing persons tracking …

Heinrich says the Trump Administration is causing an energy affordability crisis

By Jeanette DeDios, KUNM U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a roundtable discussion recently on the Trump …

NM AG pushes back at federal repeal of long-term care staffing standards

by Leah Romero, Source New MexicoFebruary 4, 2026 New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez joined a group of state prosecutors this week in challenging the …

ICE could get New Mexicans’ Medicaid data

By Mia Casas, Daniel Montaño, KUNM New Mexican’s personal data may be getting into the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a judge’s ruling in December. The federal …

Civil liberties and privacy advocates support a bill that would regulate data collection in New Mexico

By Florian Knowles, KUNM A bill introduced in the legislature could create a new framework for how online companies can collect and share user information. State …

Advocates decry a bill that would allow discharge of treated fracking waste into surface, groundwater

By Bryce Dix, KUNM A newly minted bill in the legislative session that would allow the discharge of treated oil and gas wastewater into New Mexico’s …