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Six states are holding primaries May 19 that could help to decide the balance of power in Congress and in key state governments.
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KRWG Public Media is covering contested races around the region ahead of the June 2nd primary. KRWG’s Abigail Salas spoke with Shannon Reynolds, who is a candidate for Doña Ana County Assessor. Here’s a portion of their conversation. -
KRWG Public Media is covering the New Mexico State Representative race for district 37. Democratic candidate Lori Martinez spoke to Noah Raess. -
Ross Marks, Executive Director of the Las Cruces International Film Festival and NMSU Professor, discusses mental health from a generational and industry-specific perspective with Liz Liano. -
Sgt. Jose Serrano, an active duty soldier stationed in El Paso told The Associated Press that immigration agents arrested his wife during an appointment with immigration services to advance her application for permanent residency.
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Indigenous leaders say that in the Trump administration's rush to build border walls, contractors are desecrating Native American sacred places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace, more than 170 years after the international boundary split the territories of dozens of tribes. -
The Seven Cabins Fire has exploded to over 12,500 acres as of Monday morning. -
New Mexico produces more oil than any other state besides Texas, and the state's revenue from taxes, royalties and lease sales helps cover the cost of college tuition, all school meals, health insurance and a new initiative for free universal child care. -
The Environmental Defense Fund estimates oil and gas methane emissions across New Mexico amount to at least a million metric tons per year.
Find election coverage and current election stories and interviews here.
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NPR is offering buyouts to journalists as it overhauls its newsroom, with the threat of layoffs to follow. Two recent gifts totaling $113 million are primarily dedicated to NPR's tech infrastructure. -
Dohrn's parents, Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, helped found the the Weather Underground. "I knew that the FBI was chasing us," he says. His memoir is Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young. -
The president sued the IRS and the Treasury Department in January, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns years ago. -
Why catching insider trading is so tricky nowadays, and just how helpful is it for kids to sleep in?Millions of dollars have been made through eerily well-timed bets on prediction markets like Polymarket. We look at why they're so hard to police. And, a new study that supports kids sleeping in.
May 18, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
May 15, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
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Jerome Powell's impact and legacy at the Federal Reserve
