SANTA FE — New Mexico's commissioner of public lands banned mining on state land in the Upper Pecos Watershed, a move meant to pressure the federal government to follow through on similar protections ...

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The League of Women Voters of Santa Fe County and the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government are hosting a free public event Monday in celebration of Sunshine Week.

“We have to let landowners use their water,” says Ty Edwards, general manager of the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation ... future water needs. Senate Bill 7, which Perry is expected ...

The state’s water supply faces numerous threats. And by one estimate, the state’s municipal supply will not meet demand by 2030 if there’s a severe drought and no water solutions are implemented.

Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, in a lengthy floor session, the House of Representatives passed 15 bills, ranging from efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change and expand access to housing and ...

It only took four seconds for the top ranked team in boys class 2A, Texico, to score in its semifinal round against No. 4 ...

In October 2021, when he was just 2 years old, our beautiful son Sebastián was diagnosed with metastatic Myoepithelial Carcinoma, an ultra-rare and aggressive cancer that has no proven treatment.

Several weather alerts are almost covering the entire state of New Mexico for the next three days as more-persistent winds ...

The 217-213 vote to approve Republicans’ stopgap bill saw just one GOP defection, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and now amplifies pressure on Senate Democrats to decide whether to back the ...

Congress has approved a stopgap bill to fund the federal government through September 30 and avert a shutdown ahead of a Friday deadline. Overall, the measure would boost defense spending by $6 ...