Local News
For the first time, a federal report breaks down New Mexico’s child poverty rate after anti-poverty measures like tax credits and food assistance are taken into account. Advocates say it’s a number the state can be proud of.
KUNM News Update
Candidates for New Mexico State University’s top position wrapped in-person tours and interviews last week, as the prolonged search for the next president comes to a close.
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A commission charged with evaluating judges who are up for election recommends New Mexicans vote to keep everyone it reviewed on the bench.
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A proposed film studio complex could be a boon for the Albuquerque area, Bernalillo County commissioners said at their meeting Tuesday.
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New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver testified at a congressional committee hearing on election confidence Wednesday. Amid declining trust in elections and their results across the county in recent years, Toulouse Oliver touted the state’s efforts to turn the tide in the lead-up to November.
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A judge this week will decide the future of a controversial monument that sat at the center of New Mexico’s state capital for 152 years, until protesters tore it down during the wave of social unrest four years ago.
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Study uncovers thousands of undocumented quakes, underscoring the link between injection sites and seismic activity.
Let's Talk New Mexico
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is holding a series of town halls on crime around the state after lawmakers rebuffed her call to stiffen some gun penalties and expand who can be involuntarily committed, saying her agenda could do more harm than good. On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico we’ll discuss ideas on public safety reform.