U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury is pushing for $144 million dollars for 20 community projects across New Mexico.

The New Mexico primary elections are just around the corner on June 2nd. But potential candidates who are running for office had to turn in their nominating petition signatures by March 10th; this is known as “Filing Day.” KUNM spoke with Democratic Representative Michelle Paulene Abeyta who is Diné and also represents District 69 about how this works.

The rally was one of many around New Mexico and over 3,000 across the country on Saturday.

In the 1970s, thousands of Native American women were sterilized by the Indian Health Service without their consent, including here in New Mexico. KUNM’s Jeanette DeDios sat down with three state senators who helped pass a memorial to investigate this history on New Mexico in Focus. Joining her were Senators Shannon Pinto, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez and Linda Lopez, who talked about what they heard from survivors.

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is traveling around the state with a new exhibit celebrating the “Art of Democracy in New Mexico.”

There are 29 protests planned around New Mexico on Saturday, up from 24 in October 2025.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said the verdict will likely be the first of many to come.

A major political action committee known as Emily’s List, a prominent funder of Democratic women in politics, has announced five nominees for its 2026 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award, including a New Mexico state representative.

One man, who admitted he had entered the U.S. illegally and was ready to be deported, sat in jail for 40 days over unfounded allegations of trespassing on military land. The Justice Department keeps pursuing similar cases, puzzling legal experts.

New legislation will improve screening for students in kindergarten through the third grade, with parent-notified support plans and interventions for at-risk students.