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Nash Jones/KUNMAs of Feb. 18, legislators had submitted 878 bills for debate. Of those, 19 bills deal directly with oil and gas production in the state. Essentially all other bills are affected indirectly by the industry that provides nearly a third of New Mexico’s annual — and once again record-breaking — operating budget. In an overwhelmingly Democratic legislature, that makes for some unusual bedfellows. -
Nash Jones/KUNM NewsU.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, the ranking member of the House DOGE Subcommittee, told KUNM’s Let’s Talk New Mexico Thursday that she has heard from many New Mexicans who have lost their jobs and is reminding them that they have rights.
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Have you ever wondered how a massive Broadway show moves its set off Broadway? The Les Misérables North American Tour is showing at Albuquerque’s Popejoy Hall, and KUNM was there to learn how they make the magic happen before the curtain opens. -
Fire insurance is becoming increasingly expensive and hard to come by in areas ravaged by wildfire in recent years. New Mexico’s lawmakers – and the governor – are hoping to tackle the problem with several proposals this legislative session, one of which is rarely seen in the insurance market. -
Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján were joined by Representative Teresa Leger Fernández in addressing the State Legislator on Monday, discussing problems the land of enchantment and tha nation are facing, and encouraging finding solutions through working across the aisle and focusing on the everyday New Mexican. -
For the second time in two weeks, people gathered in New Mexico to protest the actions of the Trump Administration. There were marches at the state capitol in Santa Fe and at Albuquerque’s Civic Plaza. -
Proposed legislation has now passed the House -
New Mexico legislators have so far proposed 19 bills this session that could directly — and at times dramatically — change how the oil and gas industry operates in the state. -
About 22,000 New Mexicans worked for the federal government last year. Many people are nervous about the ongoing reduction in the federal workforce, but how severely could our state be impacted? -
The proposed legislation would prevent local governments from contracting to detain immigrants -
A panel of New Mexico lawmakers Thursday tabled a bill that would have prevented trans women and girls from competing on women and girls' sports teams. -
New Mexico faces a seminal moment in its relationship with the oil and gas industry as President Donald Trump vows to slash federal regulation, enforcement and funding.
