New Mexico News Connection|Roz Brown

Findings from the 16th annual "Conservation in the West" poll reveal concerns by voters over land, water and wildlife issues have increased significantly in the past few years.

The governor's office has said the average family should save at least $12,000 per year in child care costs and make 25,000 more children eligible.

The 2025 legislative report found current orphaned wells will cost the state more than $200 million, with a future liability that likely exceeds $700 million.

The committee's ranking member, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., voted no on the nomination along with 8 others, but the final was 11-9 in favor.

Champions of the Mexican gray wolf are watching a bill introduced in Congress by Rep. Paul Gosar, R-AZ, to remove the wolf from the Endangered Species Act.

Sometimes called the Mother Road, Route 66 took its place in American culture with its own song and a 1960s television drama.

As child care centers become more profitable and have opportunities to expand, they also become more attractive to investors.

A new report finds the Trump administration has implemented 80% of the public lands goals laid out in Project 2025, significantly impacting New Mexico and other Western states.

The American Civil Liberties Union said cameras installed on streetlights and poles by a company called Flock collect data on people who are not suspected of any crime.

New Mexico has about 160 cattle CAFOs, mostly dairy farms, around areas such as Clovis and Roswell – far fewer than states such as Iowa, North Carolina or Texas, where both cattle and hog confinements number in the thousands.