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State Sen. Jacob Candelaria announced Wednesday he would be resigning from the New Mexico State Senate, two years before his term was slated to end.

Indigenous headlines for Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022

About 200 victims of the biggest fire in state history packed a high school lecture hall in Mora on Monday night, many of whom say they need immediate help even as a massive compensation program is on its way.

New Mexico’s community solar program is supposed to help people with low incomes and organizations get clean energy for cheaper. But regulators are calling out utility companies for trying to charge consumers too much before the program has even launched.

Democrat Stephanie Dubois has been tapped by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to replace Couy Griffin on the Otero County Commission. The Governor’s Office, however, has not officially announced the appointment and says it is not yet finalized, as paperwork is still being completed.

New Mexico voters will decide between Stephanie Garcia Richard, Jefferson Byrd and Larry Marker for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands.

It’s a yearslong process for the state to create a plan to protect water from pollution for federal approval, and the New Mexico Environment Department is prepping its 2024 strategy with a focus on climate change.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hitched her reelection campaign squarely to support for abortion access in the second head-to-head debate of the campaign season with Republican nominee Mark Ronchetti on Wednesday night.Lujan Grisham returned repeatedly to her advocacy for legal access to abortion procedures, also touching on her support for age-appropriate sex education linked to lower rates of teen pregnancies.

New Mexico voters will decide between Stephanie Garcia Richard, Jefferson Byrd and Larry Marker for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands.

New Mexico voters will decide between Stephanie Garcia Richard, Jefferson Byrd and Larry Marker for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands.