Legal experts spoke to lawmakers Tuesday, highlighting dishonest and possibly illegal actions landlords have been taking across New Mexico to earn extra money, which they said has combined with record high rents to form an "outrageous" and "shocking" rental market.

The KUNM news team is launching a candidate guide to help our community stay informed about what's on the ballot, and it's informed by New Mexicans like you. KUNM’s Jeanette DeDios sat down to hear about what has been learned so far from you – our community.

New Mexico is joining 24 other states on Wednesday who are suing the United States Postal Service over its newly published rule that gives the USPS the authority to regulate voting by mail.

Residents of Camino de Cańon in Cundiyó were able to return to their homes Friday afternoon when Santa Fe county lifted the "go" evacuation status because of increased containment along the western edge of the Frijoles Fire.

Taos residents joined a week of action by a project called DeFlock, has organized people in 460 cities across the country to say "no" to surveillance technology.

New Mexico gubernatorial candidates joined a public health panel on Thursday to share how they would approach the loss of federal funding and protecting Medicaid.

Experts say food insecurity in the Land of Enchantment has been on the rise, with food banks seeing a 40% to 60% increase in demand all while federal contributions to food assistance programs has been cut and 25,000 people, including 13,000 children, lost their SNAP coverage, putting more strain on the food bank network.

A center created late last year to track guns used in shootings around the state has resulted in authorities connecting over 500 crimes. Attorney General Raúl Torrez gave an update in Gallup on Wednesday on the statewide initiative.

Former Mountain West Conference members Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Utah State have agreed to pay $49 million to the Mountain West and six of its universities, including New Mexico.

The federal government wants to allow roads in more than 44 million acres of national forests, which includes New Mexico's Carson, Cibola, Coronado, Gila, Lincoln, and Santa Fe national forests.