A bill to codify emission reduction goals into New Mexico state law advanced through its second Senate committee hearing Saturday on a 6-4 vote, clearing a path for the measure to be heard on the ...

Friday’s commemorations at the Roundhouse included American Indian Day and the first-ever Maternal Health Day. For some attendees, the overlapping observances drew light to two grim statistics. New ...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), clad in a camouflage vest over his collared shirt, took the mic in the Roundhouse rotunda Friday afternoon while onlookers crowded around the third-floor railing ...

Members of the New Mexico Legislature’s House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee advanced a memorial Friday that calls for a “comprehensive” study of the scope and impact of forced ...

New Mexico environmental groups are raising alarms over legislation that would potentially expand the use of oil and gas wastewater in the state. Specifically, House Bill 207 would require the state’s ...

For years, we’ve been told that taking bold action on climate change is simply too expensive. That transitioning off fossil fuels, preparing for wildfires, or investing in clean energy would bankrupt ...

The New Mexico House of Representatives voted 55-15 after hours of debate on Wednesday to approve a roughly $11 billion state budget proposal. House Bill 2, known as the budget bill, represents a ...

Childcare workers and advocacy groups on Thursday called on New Mexico Senate lawmakers to ensure raises for early childhood education workers remain in the state budget, even as the governor’s vision ...

Senate lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously advanced legislation that would establish a task force to address a growing rape kit backlog in New Mexico, just a decade after working to address a different ...

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez joined a group of state prosecutors this week in challenging the Trump Administration’s proposed repeal of minimum staffing standards in long-term care ...

New Mexico’s Health Care Authority on Wednesday provided new information about how it intends to protect nutritional assistance for thousands of immigrants who lost federal food benefits in the “One ...

The New Mexico State Senate on Tuesday night passed House Bill 9, the Immigrant Safety Act, on a 24-15 vote, with all Republicans opposed to the bill. The legislation, which was amended after ...