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Down-Ballot Winners and Losers of 2026 Primary Elections
6.5.26 – Dede Feldman, a Democratic former state senator, and Merritt Allen, a former Republican candidate, join Host Nash Jones to run through the down-ballot results of this June’s…
Supreme Court Approves Rio Grande Water Access Deal
6.5.26 – A 13-year legal fight over water rights and access to the Lower Rio Grande has finally come to a close. It’s an important and complicated water story —…
Haaland and Hull Advance in Race for Governor
6.5.26 – This week, we run through the results of June’s primary election as Deb Haaland and Gregg Hull advance in the governor’s race. Host Nash Jones…
The Budget and Political Impacts of Wartime Oil Prices
5.29.26 – The price of oil has skyrocketed this year due to the Trump administration’s ongoing war in Iran and fraught access to the critical…
Community Rebuilds Burned Veterans Shelter
5.29.26 – In February, a fire tore through the Forget Me Not Veteran’s Park in Socorro County, destroying critical facilities. Reporter Cailley Chella documents the…
NM Rep. Eleanor Chávez on DOJ Immigration Suit
5.28.26 – Host Nash Jones sits down with Democratic state Rep. Eleanor Chávez, the lead sponsor of the “Immigrant Safety Act,” to discuss the federal…
DOJ Sues Albuquerque Over Immigration Policies
5.29.26 – Host Nash Jones speaks with Albuquerque City Council Joaquín Baca, co-sponsor of the “Safe Community Places” ordinance, to learn about what it does…
Hantavirus Expert on How Disease Differs in NM
5.22.26 – A hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship made international headlines beginning last month. While New Mexico has the most hantavirus cases of…
Former NM Congressman Steve Pearce Joins Trump Administration
5.22.26 – The U.S. Senate has confirmed former New Mexico Republican Congressman Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management. The Senate approved Pearce’s…
Police Misconduct Board Criticized for Lacking Transparency
5.22.26 – In 2023, state Sen. Antonio “Moe” Maestas penned a bill meant to overhaul the state’s struggling police misconduct board. This week, Maestas tells…
NHCC Workers Fight for Labor Rights
5.22.26 – For decades, some workers at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) have been state employees — but only in name. Classified as “temporary,”…
Environmentalists Oppose Reuse of Fracking Wastewater
5.22.26 – This week, an environmental attorney criticizes a recent decision by the state’s Water Quality Control Commission to revisit how and where fracking wastewater…