Jeanette DeDios

With election day less than three weeks away, knowing who and what will be on your ballot is key to making informed decisions. In addition to choosing which candidates to vote for, New Mexicans will also decide whether state legislators, who currently work for free, should be paid during the legislative session. New Mexico remains the only legislature in the country that does not give its lawmakers a salary.

It’s October, that means hot air balloons have taken over the Duke Ccity for the International Balloon Fiesta, the largest gathering of hot air balloons in the world.

Protestors marched at the University of New Mexico on Wednesday in the wake of a lawsuit against Cornell University by a woman who said she was gang raped. The case has ignited controversy over how the school dealt with the allegations. The march was organized to show solidarity with the Cornell student and draw attention to assaults on the UNM campus.

Early voting has begun in New Mexico for the General Election on November 3rd. In Downtown Albuquerque on Wednesday, participants held signs encouraging motorists to vote early.

With Election Day only 4 weeks away, the League of Women Voters just released their guide to help New Mexican voters choose candidates and understand proposed constitutional amendments and bonds.

The National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque will screen a new documentary called “Your Attention Please,” on Friday October 2, 2026 which examines the human cost of the unregulated technology employed by social media platform Meta.

Only 43% of New Mexicans say they trust state lawmakers. That was one of the findings of a new poll commissioned by a think tank pushing for ethics reform in the Roundhouse.

Prediction markets are becoming an issue for Native American tribes who argue they’re threatening their gaming revenues and their ability to fund vital services. At a recent legislative hearing, tribes and state lawmakers looked at taxing them.

A new group of 34 experts is working on a report about the forced sterilization of Indigenous women. This comes after the passage of Senate Memorial 14 in this year’s legislative session.

With just eight weeks until Election Day, representatives from a coalition of 72 community-based organizations are traveling to small towns across the state to teach about Constitutional Amendment 4, which will be on this year’s ballot. If voters pass it this November, state lawmakers would receive a salary for the first time.