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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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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The current secretary of state discusses the role of lieutenant governor and her plans for the office if she is elected as her party's nominee.
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Clean water advocates in New Mexico are criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to revoke six Biden-era rules on toxic PFAS.
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The Seven Cabins fire has burned over 26,000 acres since it began May 14th following the deadly crash of a medical transport plane. Monday, a small fire erupted on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.
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Crews are fighting to contain a small fire that erupted Monday.
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University of New Mexico Hospital Chief Medical Officer Steve McLaughlin said during a news conference in Albuquerque that authorities were working “under the assumption” that fentanyl was to blame.
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Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on 'forever chemicals,' or PFAS. Here's what they've learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to the contaminant.
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Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies.
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The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president "days" following the debate, not in the moments after. The former first lady revealed more details in her new book.
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It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo.