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For the first time, New Mexico’s “decline to state” voters can participate in Democratic and Republican primaries without changing party affiliation. But as early voting nears, many county clerk websites still lack information about the landmark shift, raising concerns that thousands of independent voters may remain unaware of their new rights.

A legal challenge to New Mexico’s universal child care program has become more than a courtroom dispute. It is a test of executive authority, political will and whether social programs families rely on can endure legal and partisan battles.

As millions more American children fall into poverty after pandemic-era supports faded, New Mexico is pointing to a different outcome — and making a case that policy choices still matter.

As New Mexico’s Immigrant Safety Act takes effect this May, the state joins a growing movement resisting immigrant detention and cooperation with ICE.

A rabies case in rural New Mexico is more than a health alert — it is a warning against complacency. Even fenced yards, officials say, cannot shield pets from wildlife-borne disease when vaccination gaps persist.

As thousands miss out on hunting tags, debate grows over fairness, private land access, and looming reforms to New Mexico’s wildlife commission.