Housing New Mexico has recently opened its waitlist for homeowners who need financing to do renovation projects. The Home Improvement Program provides assistance through federal funds for income-eligible homeowners.

The New Mexico Department of Health announced Wednesday it will continue to recommend its full suite of childhood vaccinations despite a recent shakeup of federal vaccine guidelines. The announcement comes on the heels of an unprecedented change at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slashing childhood recommendations from 17 to 11 total vaccines.

Although New Mexico’s measles outbreak is officially over, people could have been exposed to the virus by an out-of-state traveller who stayed at an Albuquerque hotel in late December. On Tuesday the Department of Health announced the exposure incident at the Quality Inn near Juan Tabo Boulevard and I-40.

There’s been talk of investing in the state fairgrounds for decades, but this time millions are being spent to support planning and community engagement, and some options have gone public. So, how will it affect the surrounding neighborhoods, and, is there a plan to make sure gentrification doesn’t displace folks? What do you expect from a redeveloped fairgrounds in the coming years?

It’s been five years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol where a mob of Trump supporters stormed the building to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election results. In Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexicans held a protest on Tuesday to remember the event.

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.