State officials, lawyers and executives met in Santa Fe Thursday to discuss the legality of a $400 million stock sale involving the Public Service Company of New Mexico’s parent company and the private equity firm seeking to acquire it. Meanwhile in Albuquerque, about 100 people rallied in front of PNM’s headquarters to protest that very acquisition.

More New Mexicans on Medicaid are using more behavioral health services more often, and that’s driven up costs for the state. From 2023 to 2025, managed care organizations like Blue Cross Blue Shield and Presbyterian charged for an additional $230 million dollars in behavioral health services. That’s an increase of about 47%, every dollar of which was paid for by the state’s Medicaid program.

Native communities face higher rates of diabetes compared to other groups. To combat this, some Native Americans are moving towards plant-based diets and lifestyles. KUNM spoke with Jenson Yazzie, a Diné college student who is a part of the Native Food for Life program.

As Skin Cancer Awareness Month gets underway, the University of New Mexico Hospital is offering no-cost screenings Saturday at its facilities in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho.

A new podcast focused on the well-being of New Mexico’s children and families is launching this weekend with a live public recording.

The plaintiffs in the landmark education equity case, Yazzie/Martinez v. The State of New Mexico are asking the court for permission to revise the state’s current implementation plan.

April marks the start of gardening, landscaping, and home improvement projects around New Mexico. But New Mexico Gas Co. is also seeing a rise in incidents of homeowners accidentally hitting gas lines.

Rural hospitals in New Mexico and across the country are experiencing financial hardship and it started before recent changes in federal funding.

The Gathering of Nations is on April 24-25 and among all the dancers, and drummers, tribal members from the Diné Nation will be sharing their health journey and how changing from a European diet to a Native plant-based one helped improve their health and lifestyle.

Here in New Mexico, we've managed to avoid the rotavirus cases that have been surging across the country. Kids have been hospitalized and health providers have said this year’s spike is concerning. Experts lay at least partial blame on declining vaccination rates elsewhere, but in the Land of Enchanment our vaccination rates have increased.