State and federal policies lowered New Mexico's child poverty rate by 19 percentage points in 2022–2024, the largest reduction in the nation, even as child poverty rose nationally, the Annie E. Casey Foundation reports.
An Albuquerque law firm is seeking families for possible social media addiction lawsuits after New Mexico's $375 million judgment against Meta, KOAT reports.
New Mexico lost some 2,700 federal jobs over the past year, a workforce reduction linked to cost-cutting under President Donald Trump's administration, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
Only about one in five of the more than 290,000 applicants for New Mexico big game tags drew one this year, as debate grows over how the tags are divided, KOB 4 reports.
More than 20 years after she says she was abused at Zorro Ranch, a survivor says it is "not too late" for the truth about those who enabled Jeffrey Epstein, NBC News reports.
Five national health and Hispanic advocacy groups are pressing Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to widen Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 obesity drugs, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports.
Drought has left New Mexico’s bears short on natural food, causing them to wander into neighborhoods in search of easy meals. With bear reports climbing and a record 307 bears killed this year, wildlife officials say keeping bears from getting used to human food is key to keeping them alive.
New Medicaid rules have caused thousands of immigrants to lose their coverage, but they’re not the only ones affected. Did you know that other New Mexico residents could also lose coverage under the recent changes? Our team breaks down the facts to help you understand what’s changing and how to prepare for the new requirements.
New Mexico confirmed a New World screwworm case in an Otero County beef cow, and officials say cooler weather will not end the risk, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture said in a news release.
A University of Illinois study projects gemsbok habitat could expand across the Southwest by 2100, while New Mexico wildlife managers report the state's oryx population has remained stable.
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