New Mexico legislative leaders are recommending a 5.7% general fund spending increase for the coming fiscal year.

It’s that time of year again when the gyms are packed with well-intentioned folks working on their New Year’s resolutions. While better diets and more exercise certainly contributes to wellness,

SANTA FE, N.M. — Leading New Mexico legislators ... Combined state and federal spending on health care in New Mexico — principally Medicaid — would increase by $3.3 billion to $15.5 billion ...

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth of Santa Fe said the spending plan ... and federal spending on health care in New Mexico — principally Medicaid — would increase by $3.3 billion ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislative leaders are recommending ... assessment on hospitals to harness billions of federal Medicaid dollars for its health care sector.

The governor called for requiring families to follow through on care plans and for the law to be managed by the Health Department.

New Mexico’s 2025 legislative session begins today. Lawmakers will gather for a 60-day session. This session looks to be packed with

Fred Nathan remembers the moment when the idea for a nonpartisan think tank popped into his head. The Santa Fe attorney was in the middle of a yearslong fight to shutter New Mexico's drive-up liquor windows while working as special counsel to then-Attorney General Tom Udall in the 1990s,

Madison County resident Craig Becker returned home from New York after retiring to serve as president and creative director of the Alumni Players! nonprofit.

The 2025 legislative session kicks off January 21st and think tank Think New Mexico has a set of recommendations that aim to improve the state’s health care system. KUNM spoke with founder and executive director Fred Nathan about New Mexico joining a compact among states that would bring in more doctors to address professional shortages and other measures that would protect patients.

New Mexico's Legislative Finance Committee releases its budget recommendations and says the Legislative Finance Committee is planning

With the legislative session just days away, a key committee of lawmakers shared how they hope to spend taxpayer dollars with a big focus on education, behavioral health, and infrastructure. The budget proposal from the legislative finance committee is nearly $11 billion,