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 …
La Planta: Bringing Vegan Mexican Cuisine to the Community
Aspiring filmmaker and University of New Mexico film student Jovana Flores recently released a short documentary film about La Planta, a non profit organization that …
Proposed Endangered Species Act rollbacks could limit future habitat for Mexican wolves
By Bryce Dix, KUNM Late last month, the Trump administration proposed to roll back specific Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations that would, among other changes, severely limit …
First big snow of the season hits Albuquerque
By Mia Casas, KUNM Winter weather came late to New Mexico this year. Although other parts of the state have seen flurries of snow already, …
New Mexico delegation and Pueblo leaders ask Interior Secretary to protect Chaco Canyon
KUNM | By Jeanette DeDios Members of the New Mexico congressional delegation and Pueblo leaders held a press conference at the All Indian Pueblo Cultural Center …