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New Mexico voters have approved the legislative salary amendment. Starting with legislators elected in 2028 for the 2029 session, New Mexico will be paying its legislators one of the most generous salaries in the nation. It probably won’t take long before that salary changes the makeup of the legislature. The...
New Mexico Christmas movie fans have until Dec. 6 to apply for a $2,500 holiday contest.
New Mexico families encouraged to discuss reckless driving risks near schools and rural intersections.
As military border-zone violations top New Mexico’s latest federal immigration prosecution report, a Las Cruces public defender says the cases are straining courts and detention facilities and raising questions about whether migrants knew they were entering restricted land.
Monday’s Top Stories Monday’s Five Facts [1] Residents begin to return home two weeks after devastating flooding in Socorro County – Weeks after catastrophic flooding, homeowners in north Socorro County are starting to return home to evaluate what was left behind. Socorro County Emergency Manager Fred Berger says he’s been telling residents it’s going to […]
New Mexico lawmakers on Friday previewed legislation for next year’s session that would significantly expand the New Mexico Sentencing Commission’s responsibilities as part of a 10-year effort to modernize the state’s criminal justice system. Commission leaders, however, oppose the bill in its current form.
In this commentary, UNM law professor and former ACLU attorney Shaw Drake examines how federal surveillance towers in Sunland Park expose limits in New Mexico's new driver privacy law. Shaw Drake, University of New Mexico School of Law. This commentary was originally published by Source New Mexico on Oct. 26,...
New Mexico’s politicians will do anything to prop up the failing film industry. Hollywood already gets reimbursed up to 40 cents on the dollar by New Mexico taxpayers. Despite that the industry’s annual “spend” has plummeted from $855.4 million in FY 2022 to $327 million in FY 2026.
LAS CRUCES - Democratic Rep. Micaela Lara Cadena won a fifth term representing New Mexico House District 33 on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger and former Doña Ana County Sheriff Enrique “Kiki” Vigil by more than 2,700 votes. Unofficial results from the New Mexico secretary of state's office...
"It was surreal. I had to sort of just pause. A lot of things ran through my head."
Nevada is one of the least charitable states in the country, ahead of only New Mexico, a study showed.
State Rep. Kathleen Cates urges New Mexicans to support programs that help veterans secure housing, find employment and rebuild their lives after military service. Kathleen Cates, Democratic state representative for New Mexico House District 44. Opinion. Editor’s note: The opinions and assertions expressed in this commentary are those of the...
A New Mexico judge recently ruled that the state’s plan to address the landmark Yazzie/Martinez education equity lawsuit is deficient, and ordered the state education department to supplement the plan by March 2027.
Higher education institutions around the state are celebrating the “No Fee November,” allowing New Mexican students to apply for ree to various colleges. There are 24 colleges and universities across New Mexico participating in this initiative. While 21 of these schools charge no fee at any time of year anyway, three big schools are waiving application fees for the whole month – Diné College, New Mexico State University and New Mexico Tech.
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is receiving praise and criticism for opting into a tax credit program started by the Trump Administration. A new federal tax program promises to put more money toward student scholarships, covering everything from tuition, tutoring and transportation. Story continues below. News:...
As we enter the holiday season, many people think of helping the less fortunate. And New Mexico has thousands of nonprofits that would benefit from your donations. But what’s the most effective way to support the causes that are important to you?. Giving nonprofit organizations things that they don’t...
Registration is now officially open for the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range on March 20, 2027. Source: U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range (via Facebook) Images: Courtesy. Are you ready to take on one of the most meaningful and challenging athletic events in the world?. Registration...
A judge on Oct. 21 ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook, marking the biggest fine ever against the tech giant. Facebook’s deception was intentional and executives consistently misled users about how the platform worked,...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a tradition to wear Halloween costumes at school, but a pair of costumes at an Albuquerque school is raising questions. Two middle school girls told school staff they dressed up as pimps for the school’s Halloween parade. KRQE News found a string of emails revealing one staff member not only […]
The bosque along the Rio Grande snakes through the heart of Albuquerque, creating about 22 miles of uninterrupted dirt trails. The dense and sprawling cottonwood tree canopy provides much needed respite from the unforgiving afternoon desert sun, clocking in around 5 to 7 degrees cooler than the city’s more developed areas in the summer.
