Taylor Velazquez

The state of New Mexico is still not doing enough to improve its foster care system, despite a 2020 settlement and a report earlier this year calling out the lack of progress. That prompted the arbitrator in the case to issue a second remedial order in the case.

The one “Big Beautiful Bill Act,” also known as H.R. 1, was enacted last month and will have serious impacts on clean energy and its affordability in 2026. Those will include New Mexico families, who already face high energy cost burdens.

A few years have passed since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but researchers estimate millions of people are still living with the effects of long COVID. The Keystone Symposia on ‘Long COVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes’ will kick off this Sunday in Santa Fe, bringing in researchers from across the world to discuss issues like diagnostic procedures and clinical trial design.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico are preparing to launch a phase 1 clinical trial for an Alzheimer's vaccine after receiving $1 million from the Alzheimer’s Association.

The growing danger of adolescent gun violence hit close to home at the University of New Mexico last week, as a shooting took the life of one teen, sent another to the hospital, and left a third facing serious charges.On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll discuss the impacts on the University’s community and young people facing the persistent threat of gun violence.

Early Friday morning a shooting at the University or New Mexico leaving one dead and another in critical care. The campus was in lockdown for over 10 hours. U.S. Marshals arrested the suspect Friday in Los Lunas. A student advocate with Everytown for Gun Safety talks about the impacts of the continuing violence on school campuses as the story develops.

The Early Childhood Education and Care Department has a new assistant secretary focusing on the state’s Native communities. The office is designed to strengthen state-tribal early childhood partnerships and officials say it will be rooted in respect, sovereignty and collaboration, stemming from the 2019 law that created the department. KUNM spoke with Joannie Suina about what led her into this work and her future goals for the office.

Congress passed President Trump’s contentious tax and spending plan referred to as the “Big Beautiful Bill.”Health care, social programs, education, and clean energy will see major cuts to pay for increased spending on immigration enforcement, defense, and tax cuts for the upper class.

The state is launching a new pilot program to help grandparents and others who are raising their relatives’ children. This comes after the ongoing Kevin S. settlement alleged the Children, Youth, and Families Department was not placing foster children in appropriate housing settings. KUNM has more.

New research from the University of New Mexico advocates for adding more psychologists in schools and expanding their roles to promote safety. KUNM spoke with UNM Law School Professor and report author Maryam Ahranjani about how education systems could benefit from moving away from heavy policing focusing on mental health.