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FILE - New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks during a rally to protect kids online on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.
Jose Luis Magana
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FR159526 AP
Two competing data privacy bills pending at the New Mexico Legislature appear aimed at protecting residents’ information online.
A view from Forest Road 141 during the Whitewater-Baldy Fire in the Gila National Forest in 2012. Between incredibly low snowpack and federal cuts, including a lease termination to the dispatch center covering the Gila National Forest, this year is shaping up to be a devastating wildfire season, experts told Source New Mexico.
Gila National Forest
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Source New Mexico
A new national forecast warns that above-normal wildfire risk will exist through most of New Mexico by April. Meanwhile, federal cuts could leave one-third of the state without dispatchers to monitor for nascent blazes and fewer firefighters to respond if they blow up.silver
Child welfare in New Mexico
dh121815a/a-sec-metro/12182015 The State of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, 1031 Lamberton Place NE in Albuquerque, photographed on Friday December 18, 2015. (Dean Hanson/Albuquerque Journal)
Dean Hanson
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Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico has ranked consistently near the bottom when it comes to child well-being. The Children, Youth and Families Department, which is supposed to protect the most vulnerable children, has also battled scandals, secrecy, and staffing instability for decades. In the first of a series, KUNM looks deeper into the legacy of these longstanding challenges and how they affect families in the foster care system.