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Lawmakers have advanced a package of gun control bills in the state legislature. There are two bills that would expand background checks. Another would…
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In Bernalillo County’s Metro Court, judges hear cases about drunk driving, domestic violence, drugs, traffic tickets, and small civil claims. It’s the…
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Most other states around the country have some kind of watchdog agency in place to investigate politicians and other powerful people entrusted with public…
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New Mexico’s struggled for years with how to handle Real ID and created a two-tiered system where people have an option for an alternative license or…
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Horrifying and fatal cases of child abuse and neglect are pervasive in New Mexico. People here are asking the question: How do we stop this? Nationally,…
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Over the years, New Mexico’s resources for human trafficking victims have begun to reach more and more people. But the state still has a long way to go to…
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This year’s 30-day legislative session wrapped up last week. It was a budget year, but lawmakers also considered legislation to address issues like…
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Lawmakers passed a $6.3 billion budget Wednesday night. One billion of that will go to behavioral health care and the Department of Health. Health workers…
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Half of the animals that enter shelters in New Mexico end up being euthanized, and lawmakers are getting closer to agreeing on a measure that would charge…
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New Mexico has the second-highest recidivism rate in the country, with half of its former inmates landing back behind prison bars within three years. To…