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New Mexico voters have approved another term for Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez.
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Early voting is underway and in Congressional District 3 there is a rematch of sorts. Incumbent Democratic Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez faces Republican challenger Alexis Martinez Johnson, an environmental engineer who ran against her for the same seat in 2020.
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Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández will answer questions on how to apply. FEMA says it is working with local partners to develop a process.
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People caught in human trafficking often go unseen by authorities, especially if they’re afraid to seek help. That’s why a new training program is helping law enforcement recognize the signs of trafficking and understand effective ways to intervene. KUNM spoke with Democratic Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez about how these training programs could help missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives as well.
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While New Mexico’s unemployment rate dropped in June, the state still has an issue with low workforce participation. That’s according to a recent legislative report. But a new $6.4 million federal grant from the American Rescue Plan may help more people access training and better paying jobs.
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For thousands affected by the Calf Canyon Hermit's Peak fire, life has changed forever. They face a long, uncertain wait for compensation and many are considering suing the US Forest Service
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The proposed Hermit's Peak Fire Assistance Act would allow anyone affected by the fire to claim full compensation, because the state's largest-ever wildfire began as two planned burns by the US Forest Service.
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President Biden on Tuesday signed an extension to a law compensating those impacted by uranium extraction and nuclear weapons testing. Without the extension the program would have expired next month
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Congressional representatives, local officials and democracy advocates met at the Roundhouse for a hearing on voter access. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Elections Subcommittee is conducting similar meetings nationwide.
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Members of the Navajo Nation and others want to extend and expand a law that helps people contaminated by uranium mines and nuclear testing.