On January 6, 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state to join the Union.

The debate over medical interstate compacts will return to the Roundhouse in this session. Supporters say the compacts would allow medical workers from other states to practice in New Mexico, addressing the worker shortages.

Downtown Albuquerque’s newest addition was unveiled last Monday — a public toilet. The Portland Loo sits directly on the Civic Plaza’s south end, and is wrapped in Route 66 regalia.

Environmental advocates say it's been a rough two years for clean water, and they're urging concerned New Mexicans and others to comment on a proposed Trump administration rule change.

The Genesis case, which operates senior care facilities in New Mexico, is one of 11 large senior care bankruptcies this year, illustrates how health care companies can dodge public and financial accountability for alleged negligence through delays, confidentiality clauses, and bankruptcy maneuvers, a KFF Health News investigation found.

When the New Mexico Legislature convenes next month, LGBTQ+ advocates will ask lawmakers to consider data privacy legislation.

A fire broke out Monday night at the homeless encampment next to Albuquerque’s Quirky Used Books, which has been under scrutiny recently after a shooting death at the location in November. No one was hurt, according to fire officials, but some of the tents were destroyed along with personal belongings before the fire was put out.

Organizations and people in New Mexico have sent supplies and even medical volunteers to Ukraine since the war began. But it could also draw some lessons from Albuquerque's sister city. Providers in Kharkiv have created a tool that providers here may find interesting, given the state’s growing maternity care deserts: a mobile maternity unit that can serve women in areas far away from hospitals.

Journalist Andy Lyman with the Lesser Known New Mexico podcast spoke with the founder of Verdes Cannabis in Albuquerque, Eric Seegle, about what a recent executive order that could reclassify marijuana means for his business.

People tend to be more generous around the holiday season. This looks like more people donating canned goods, warm clothes, or their time and money at shelters or soup kitchens. But the reality is, hunger isn't seasonal.