Analysis & Commentary
Explaining the people, politics and policy impacting New Mexico
Opinion: Special Session Process Needs to Be Open to Public Input
This commentary is submitted by Peter St. Cyr, an award-winning longtime New Mexico journalist and open government advocate. While the political class debates the timing…
Op-Ed: Why Responsible Economic Development Deserves State Investment
Submitted by Raymundo Lara, State Representative – House District 34 In New Mexico, we talk often about how economic development is key to creating good…
So close to Texas, New Mexico has been a redistricting refuge before—but not like this
Commentary Dede Feldman is a former NM State Senator representing Albuquerque’s North Valley. She served on the 2001 legislative redistricting committee. A few of us…
Coal gets a boost as renewables are gutted
Commentary, Columnists and Analysis at nm.news When reporting the who, what and when aren’t enough, our columnists explain the why and how it all comes…
Investing with purpose: Building New Mexico’s future
Submitted by Senator Pete Campos, D-Las Vegas New Mexico’s capital outlay efforts have fueled remarkable progress on projects throughout the state. We have replaced aging…
Medicaid Explainer: Does Anyone Really Know How this Important Program Operates?
Commentary & AnalysisDede Feldman served as a state senator from Albuquerque’s North Valley under three governors. During her 16 years in the Senate she served…
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OTHER NEWS
Special session won’t include ban on ICE private prisons after all
Although an adviser to Lujan Grisham told lawmakers a few weeks back that Lujan Grisham might put such a proposal on her call for a…
Casados out as CYFD Secretary after less than two years leading troubled organization
Children, Youth, and Families Department Secretary Teresa Casados is retiring from state government after leading comprehensive reforms at one of New Mexico’s most challenging agencies,…
GOP blasts governor’s special session priorities
Republicans are unimpressed with the priorities that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-NM, laid out Thursday for an upcoming special legislative session, arguing that it should…
Albuquerque man pleads guilty to federal charge for online threats against Trump
A New Mexico man who was charged with making threats of violence against then-President-Elect Donald Trump on social media pleaded guilty Thursday. The Office of…