On Thursday’s episode of Let’s Talk New Mexico, journalists joined KUNM’s Jeanette DeDios to review what happened in the recent legislation session. Among the most notable bills to fail was the Clear Horizons Act. Jerry Redfern, a reporter with Capital & Main who covers the oil and gas industry, said the idea of the bill was to codify 2019 goals set by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to reduce greenhouse gas levels across the state.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has authorized a highly unusual permit allowing a Republican Catron County Commissioner to kill a federally protected Mexican gray wolf.

New Mexico lawmakers took on a lengthy to-do list during the legislative session that wrapped late last week, passing laws related to medical malpractice, immigration detention facilities and election security.

A small clutch of Democratic legislators once again sinks a plan to dramatically reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

After a brief 30 days, the 37th New Mexico Legislature came to a close at noon on Thursday. It was the last regular session under Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who called it “remarkably productive” at a press conference shortly afterwards with House and Senate leadership.

A new report by Issue One, a bipartisan organization that supports American democracy, has found a high turnover among local election officials around the country, including New Mexico.

An annual bipartisan poll addressing conservation issues across the American West released its findings on Wednesday – highlighting serious concerns among voters across both sides of the political aisle.

New Mexico is considering legislation this week that would change how citizens’ license plate information is shared. Senate Bill 40, the Driver Privacy and Safety Act, would prevent this information from being given to both public and private third parties.

The New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) has announced over $900 million in investments towards broadband infrastructure, with the help of both federal and state support.

Lawmakers from the Senate Education committee advanced a proposed bill on Monday that would require all school districts and charter schools to adopt a policy banning students from using their cell phones during the school day.