Leah Romero

Lawmakers on the Legislative Education Study Committee on Monday endorsed nine proposals geared at raising minimum teacher and school personnel salaries; establishing a STEM innovation network; and creating a universal basic income pilot program, among other initiatives.

Aging and Long-Term Services Secretary-Designate Emily Kaltenbach talks to Source about her vision for New Mexico's aging population

Aging and Long-Term Services Secretary-Designate Emily Kaltenbach talks to Source about her vision for New Mexico's aging population

Emily Kaltenbach, the secretary appointee for New Mexico's Aging and Long-Term Services Department, at the Roundhouse on Jan. 22, 2025. (Danielle Prokop / Source NM)

“We know that the number of older adults is growing significantly, and that's happening in many of our rural communities that do not have access to the same resources and support as other parts of the state,” New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department Secretary- Designate Emily Kaltenbach told Source NM recently.

‘I don't want to be a foreigner in my own homeland' Proposed legislation this session would allow Native governments in New Mexico to create

Paid Family & Medical Leave Act passes its first committee Hundreds of New Mexicans convened today at the Roundhouse for day 5 of the legislative session.

Lawmakers advance red flag, criminal competency bills After six hours of questions and deliberation, the first batch of public safety bills proposed this legislative session passed their first committee Tuesday evening.

State lawmakers voted this week to move forward a proposal that would expand the state ticket-scalping law beyond college sports.

A group of lawmakers introduced a proposal Thursday to establish a program for medicinal use of psilocybin mushrooms.