Santa Fe New Mexican executive editor Bill Church comments on the state's potential vulnerability to strategic lawsuits against public participation.

A few months after Bill Church took leadership of Santa Fe's paper of record, the veteran journalist fields questions on the final Forum episode of 2024.

Just before the year's session ended, the federal government passed legislation for more funding to support victims of the Hermits Peak / Calf Canyon fire and an extension of a claims submission deadline.

Sen. Ben Ray Lujan joined colleagues from Arizona and California to urge federal action on programs in preparation for mass deportation threats emerging from the incoming Trump administration.

Children, Youth, and Families Department Secretary Teresa Casados provided a presentation to the Legislative Finance Committee, and fielded questions about the agency's struggle to improve staff retention and child maltreatment rates.

At its second meeting, members of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force heard from community members pleading for more details, support, and advocacy for families of victims.

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The governor's plan for the current home of Expo New Mexico would potentially include homes, businesses, and a major concert venue.

At a Native American elementary school near Albuquerque, officials are making progress in improving student attendance.

Two U.S. Census Bureau poverty metrics come to different conclusions about New Mexico's poverty rate but both point to approaches to addressing improvements.