A new state law ending local ICE detention contracts could cost rural counties millions, even as facilities may continue operating under federal control.
Bill refining allowable restraint and seclusion practices in schools advances out of House committee
by Leah Romero, Source New MexicoFebruary 2, 2026 Members of the House Education Committee on Monday advanced a bill that would refine definitions of allowable …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Latest effort to restructure the Public Education Department fails in committee
By Leah Romero, Source New Mexico A familiar proposal to restructure the New Mexico Public Education Department and have an appointed state board and superintendent …
Punitive damages emerge as flashpoint in latest malpractice reform push
By Ted Alcorn, New Mexico In Depth Responding to doctors’ concerns that New Mexico’s malpractice system is making it hard to practice medicine, leading lawmakers hope …
Native Americans Are Dying From Pregnancy. They Want a Voice To Stop the Trend.
KFF NewsBy Jazmin Orozco RodriguezIllustration by Oona Zenda Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her …
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 aimed at shoring up health …