Combined state and federal spending on health care in New Mexico — principally Medicaid — would increase by $3.3 billion to $15.5 billion, a 27% jump. New Mexico is using a new assessment on hospitals to harness more federal Medicaid dollars for the health care sector.

Last year, Lujan Grisham proposed multiple failed reforms to New Mexico’s criminal justice laws, including steeper penalties for felons in possession of firearms and bills to strengthen the state’s ability to require repeat offenders with documented mental health problems to undergo treatment.

New Mexico law preempts local ordinances that restrict abortions within the borders of Lea and Roosevelt counties and the cities of Hobbs and Clovis, the state top court said.

More members of the embattled board of regents at Western New Mexico University have resigned. Their departures were confirmed Tuesday during roll call at a meeting that had been scheduled to address the search for an interim university president.

New Mexico’s governor has hosted multiple town halls regarding public safety in the state. With New Mexico’s special legislative session approaching, Governor Lujan-Grisham made a stop in Alamogordo to discuss relevant issues with officials and community members.

What could become of the Expo New Mexico State Fairgrounds? Near the end of 2024, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a ‘Request for Proposal,’ or RFP, seeking ideas for a master plan to redevelop 236 acres of state-owned land in the central part of Albuquerque.

Adrian HeddenCarlsbad [email protected] Violent crime became a key issue for New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham during last year’s legislative session as she sought

A man pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to charges for shooting and killing New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare in March 2024. Jaremy Smith of Marion, South Carolina, was charged with carjacking resulting in death,

Michelle Lujan Grisham finally got tough with a band of ... issued a statement Tuesday saying the five regents of Western New Mexico University are no longer in power, either because their terms ...

Mounting scrutiny over a multimillion-dollar exit package for an outgoing president prompted the regents to resign.

Bernalillo County DA Sam Bregman and his office have made strides in tackling human trafficking and tracking down illegal guns and drugs.

- New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham enters the House Chambers to deliver her State of the State speech at the Capitol, in Santa Fe, N.M., Jan. 16, 2024.