By Jeanette DeDios, KUNM Lawmakers from the Senate Education committee advanced a proposed bill on Monday that would require all school…
New report shows oil and gas spills in New Mexico have decreased, but spill volume is up
By Florian Knowles, KUNM There were over 38,000 oil and gas spills in New Mexico last year. That’s according to a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Feds award New Mexico $211.5 M for rural health funding
by Patrick Lohmann, Source New MexicoJanuary 5, 2026 New Mexico’s Health Care Authority will receive $211.5 million in federal funding…
New Mexico legislator unveils tool to track state’s ICE arrests
A New Mexico lawmaker this week launched a new website her office created that aims to compile and verify reports…
New Mexico legislators float alcohol tax reform proposals for 2026 session
As New Mexico maintains the highest rate of deaths from alcohol misuse, lawmakers are again considering changes to state liquor…