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Chile farmworkers have alleged that a contractor stole wages he got through the Chile Labor Incentive Program, a $5 million government fund that raised pay to ease the labor shortage

Chile farmworkers have alleged that a contractor stole wages through the Chile Labor Incentive Program, though a state investigation found no wrongdoing.

National Guard called in to help with some tasks, but big staffing shortage and poor planning mean that might not be enough, he says.

The head of the union representing guards at the Metropolitan Detention Center is skeptical that calling in the military will solve the problems there.

The New Mexico Legislature will consider a bill prohibiting the sentencing of young people to life without parole after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham authorized the topic for the 30-day budget session Monday morning.

The five Republicans added a caveat they probably hoped would protect them, but it might not be enough.

A rent-control bill didn’t get anywhere in last year’s session, but one bill would give renters more cover.

Officials in charge of New Mexico’s water said they need more staff to fend off lawsuits clawing at the state’s water supply, which is limited and shrinking. They expect more court battles to come as human-caused climate change increases average temperatures and aridity in the Southwest.

County workers are stepping in at the state’s largest jail, which has an ongoing staffing shortage and is still dealing with fallout from a cyberattack on the local government.

A proposal to overhaul New Mexico's social studies standards has stirred debate over how race should be taught in schools, with thousands of parents and teachers weighing in on changes that would dramatically increase instruction related to racial and social identity beginning in kindergarten.