economy

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to impact New Mexico’s economy and its education systems. Now inflation is adding to those stressors. Julia Bergen of Communities in Schools, which works with students at risk of dropping out in 12 Title I schools in Santa Fe, explains how her staff tries to support students so they make it to graduation.

Community development experts in Utah have published a step-by-step guide to help rural communities attract private investment.

Since 2020 the state has allowed oil and gas producers to temporarily stop running pumps because the pandemic economy was particularly bad for business. But despite the rebound in oil prices, there are still more than 1,000 wells sitting idle.

Albuquerque balloonists are celebrating after navigating around a Federal Aviation Administration rule that threatened the city's status as “the hot air balloon capital of the world.”

Now flying over the majority of the city requires a special transmitter. To avoid this air space, companies have canceled flights when the wind may blow the them into restricted air space or they're launching outside the city.

The special election for the 1st Congressional District is fast approaching. KUNM continues interviewing the candidates for the seat, and today we speak…

Early last month, President Biden extended a repayment pause for student loans until October 2021. In the meantime, college seniors graduating in the…

As much of the country suffers from the polar vortex that has brought record lows and winter storms, legislators at the Roundhouse are examining the…

About 100,000 New Mexicans are receiving unemployment benefits right now. Many of those people lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and some of those jobs…

Your New Mexico Government is continuing its coverage of everything that happens at the Roundhouse with an interview of Laura Paskus from New Mexico PBS.…