As of the beginning of this school year, at least half of the food that Albuquerque Public Schools serves its roughly 60,000 students must be made from scratch, under a new state law.

Costs, and other factors, such as drought, are forcing food industry farmers and ranchers to choose between taking a loss or raising the price for the customer. Farmers, ranchers, and food network organizers met with Senator Martin Heinrich to discuss these challenges and ways the federal government could help.

With election day less than three weeks away, knowing who and what will be on your ballot is key to making informed decisions. In addition to choosing which candidates to vote for, New Mexicans will also decide whether state legislators, who currently work for free, should be paid during the legislative session. New Mexico remains the only legislature in the country that does not give its lawmakers a salary.