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Members of the New Mexico House Appropriations and Finance Committee flanked committee chair Rep. Nathan Small (D-Las Cruces) on Feb. 4, 2026, as he explained the details in House Bill 2, the roughly $11 billion budget bill.
Danielle Prokopp
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Source NM
The New Mexico House of Representatives voted 55-15 after hours of debate on Wednesday to approve a roughly $11 billion state budget proposal.
The Northeast Church Rock Mine is a former uranium mine located on the Navajo Nation.
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Environmental Protection Agency
A New Mexico lawmaker wants the state to spend more money to help clean up sites that could contaminate land, water and air.
Let's Talk New Mexico
Demonstrators at the 2017 Women's March in Washington D.C. hold a sign that reads "trans rights are human rights." The New Mexico House passed a bill Friday that would further protect trans people under the state's Human Rights Act. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.
Ted Eytan
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Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
This week on Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll be taking a look at threats to transgender rights in New Mexico, and we’ll be talking to the folks who are doing their best make sure New Mexicans get the care they need.
Finding Help With Food
More than half a million New Mexicans will see their monthly grocery budgets shrink significantly when the U.S. government cuts off extra aid that had been doled out during the coronavirus pandemic. Top New Mexico officials issued the warning Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, saying it will take a mix of short and long-term efforts to fill gaps that will be created when the extra food assistance ends after next month.
Susan Montoya Bryan
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AP
A list of resources around New Mexico for those who need assistance in the wake of the ongoing government shutdown and disruption in SNAP benefits.