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The 2023 New Mexico legislative session was generally disappointing for New Mexicans who wish to see much-needed K-12 education reform. However, it

UNM’s Communication & Journalism (C&J) Local News Fellowships and Internships Program is gaining steam for its next generation of journalists. After four years, the career training program is being expanded thanks to a state appropriation of an...

The adoption of a measure creating the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund marks the end of a five-year effort by state Sen. Steve Neville of Farmington.

The Governor signed into law Senate Bill 9, Create Legacy Permanent Funds and Senate Bill 72, Create Wildlife Corridors Fund.

An emergency bill introduced in the last week of the 2023 legislative session may have curtailed the loss of existing doctors in New Mexico.

Anita LaRan has sat on the board of her water system in Mora County that connects dozens of homes to clean water since 2008. A few hours south in San Ysidro, Ramón Lucero used to help run the system i...

Anita LaRan has sat on the board of her water system in Mora County that connects dozens of homes to clean water since 2008.

A disagreement between senators and representatives at the Roundhouse over taxes on everything from movies to beer has taken center stage on the Legislature's last full day.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is urging legislators to reevaluate the magnitude of proposed tax changes that would forgo $1 billion in annual state government income each year.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham listens, alongside Senate Democratic floor leader Peter Wirth of Santa Fe, during a January news conference on public safety issues in the Governors Office. The Democratic