New Mexico food bank officials told lawmakers recently that federal rollbacks to food assistance programs have impacted veterans’ food security, and left food banks across the state struggling to provide more help with fewer resources.
Let's Talk New Mexico
Everyone on our show wants the best for the Sandias. They just disagree about the details.
Last month Zuni Pueblo and the Navajo Nation experienced catastrophic flooding. Unfortunately a new report shows that’s not uncommon. Natural disasters caused more than $4 billion in damages to tribal communities across the nation over a ten-year period. But there’s a shortfall in economic support from the federal government to address these impacts.
The Race for Governor
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Former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull is seeking to turn the governor's office back to the Republicans. He talked with New Mexico in Focus.
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Deb Haaland is the Democratic candidate for governor and outlined her priorities on New Mexico in Focus
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A hearing over whether the New Mexico Environment Department should approve an air quality permit for the Project Jupiter data center’s proposed power source is scheduled to begin on Dec. 7.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico is suing the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency over an outstanding public records request regarding detention contracts in the state. Plus, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture on Thursday reported two more New World screwworm cases in the state, both in Grant County, inflicting a horse and a calf.
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