New Mexico

New Mexico legislators approve $1B state spending increase

Democratic New Mexico state Sen. George Muñoz of Gallup, chairman of the lead Senate budget-writing committee, right, presents amendments to…

February 16, 2022

New Mexico

Legislature focuses on training, deterrence to fight crime

Light fades outside the New Mexico State Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Santa Fe, N.M., as the Legislature…

February 15, 2022

New Mexico

Santa Fe Police: Lawmaker drove at twice legal alcohol limit

SANTA FE – A New Mexico lawmaker caught drinking and driving late Sunday night during the state’s legislative session was…

February 15, 2022

New Mexico

Lawmakers approve $10,000 raises for many New Mexico teachers

SANTA FE – A measure that will increase minimum salaries for New Mexico teachers and counselors by as much as…

February 15, 2022

New Mexico

Navajo Nation sues New Mexico county over redistricting map

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation is suing San Juan County over a recently adopted map that will determine political boundaries…

February 15, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico may create database of missing Native Americans

Democratic New Mexico state Sen. Shannon Pinto of Tohatchi, a member of the Navajo Nation, wears an emblem of the…

February 14, 2022

New Mexico

Prominent New Mexico lawmaker charged with drunken driving

SANTA FE – Prominent Democratic state Rep. Georgene Louis of Albuquerque has been arrested and charged with drunken driving, the…

February 14, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico may legalize test strips to detect fentanyl

Light fades outside the New Mexico State Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Santa Fe, N.M., as the Legislature…

February 14, 2022

New Mexico

Sen. Luján plans return to Senate in weeks for Supreme Court vote

LujanPatrick Semansky WASHINGTON – Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who is recovering from a stroke in January, says he plans…

February 14, 2022

New Mexico

Police arrest man suspected of stabbing 11 in Albuquerque

This photo released by the Albuquerque Police Department on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 shows Tobias Gutierrez. He was arrested as…

February 14, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico seeks to protect judges from threats, doxxing

New Mexico legislators are considering new criminal penalties aimed at protecting state and local judges and their immediate families from…

February 11, 2022

New Mexico

Native company demonstrates drones for delivering essentials to remote locations

Nation officials weigh tech options to increase access to health care and medicine

February 10, 2022

New Mexico

Hundreds of abandoned uranium mines could be cleaned up if lawmakers approve legislation

would direct agency to coordinate efforts to reclaim sites

February 10, 2022

New Mexico

Governor optimistic of approval for tax cuts, voting access

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, talks with local school officials at Sante Fe High School in Santa Fe…

February 10, 2022

Business

San Juan Regional nurse manager receives Patriot Award

San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Sonja Crum, the childbirth unit nurse manager, received the Patriot Award for supporting one of…

February 8, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico Senate seeks new protections for election workers

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver speaks in 2018 during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on…

February 7, 2022

New Mexico

Family highlights behavioral health care gaps in New Mexico

Shawnna Boyd hangs out at home in Albuquerque on Jan. 28. Shawnna has multiple mental health disorders and everyone seems…

February 7, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico voting bill stalls in Democratic-led Legislature

Protesters for an array of causes gather at the entrance of the New Mexico state Capitol building at the opening…

February 5, 2022

New Mexico

Reward offered for information on damage to petroglyphs site

SANTA FE – A New Mexico nonprofit wilderness group is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest…

February 5, 2022

New Mexico

Sen. Luján suffers stroke, expected to make ‘full recovery’

Sen. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., is recovering at an Albuquerque hospital after suffering a stroke last week, his office…

February 2, 2022

New Mexico

Republicans crowd into primary race for governor, Congress

Bernalillo County District Attorney Raúl Torrez talks about legislative efforts to address crime during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M.,…

February 2, 2022

New Mexico

Authorities vow to never give up on unsolved killings

Forensic experts excavate human remains from an area that had been razed for a housing development in Albuquerque in 2009.…

February 2, 2022

New Mexico

New Mexico to test K-12 students for first time in two years

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s top educator said Wednesday the state will carry out testing of K-12 students this spring,…

February 2, 2022

New Mexico

Indigenous language speakers could get teacher salaries

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Legislature advanced a bill Wednesday that would increase the minimum salaries of some fluent…

February 2, 2022