The next governor will succeed Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, who reached her term limit. Democrats have won every statewide elected office since 2017.
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KRWG Public Media is covering contested races around the region ahead of the June 2nd primary. KRWG’s Susan Morée spoke with Amy Barela who is a Republican candidate for Otero County Commission, district 2.
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KRWG Public Media is covering contested races around the region ahead of the June 2nd primary. KRWG’s Susan Morée spoke with Bruce Swingle, who is a Republican candidate for Sierra County Commission, district 2.
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Dodson, who is challenging incumbent Ben Ray Luján, discusses his platform as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.
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Luján, current junior senator, is running for his party's nomination for U.S. Senate in hopes of being elected to serve a second term.
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For the first time, the primary will be open to voters who are independent. The semi-open primary system signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham last year allows the roughly 23% of New Mexico voters who are not affiliated with a political party to vote.
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The fire has consumed over 30,000 acres as of Tuesday morning; the weather forecast for the next few days should help firefighting efforts.
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The settlement calls for reducing groundwater pumping along the dwindling river and retiring water rights from irrigated farmland in southern New Mexico.
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The new report arrives as Texas grapples with drought conditions affecting 75% of the state.
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The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.
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Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annual economic forum promoted by President Putin.
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Nearly 83, Barry Manilow is recovering from cancer, preparing for a series of concerts, and releasing his first album of new songs in nearly 15 years, What a Time.
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The value of copper is rising, and thieves can make money by stripping it from phone poles, streetlights and EV chargers. But those thefts cost the rest of us.