Indigenous coach celebrated as a lifetime educator
523 Views During Indigenous Women’s Day at the New Mexico Legislature, Sen. Shannon Pinto (D-Tohatchi) recognized retired Hopi and Navajo basketball coach Fern Spencer on her lasting legacy as an educator. KUNM spoke with Spencer about how her coaching career started and what’s changed.
Gun makers, sellers could be sued under bill headed to House floor
331 Views A proposal to allow people harmed by gun violence to hold gun manufacturers and dealers accountable in civil court is headed for a full vote by the New Mexico House of Representatives.
Lawmakers are pushing for salaries and a longer legislative session
393 Views New Mexico is in the middle of its 30-day session – one of the shortest in the entire nation. It also has the only unpaid lawmakers. Advocates say legislators should be compensated and sessions should be longer so there is enough time to pass bills.
Lawmaker seeks a lot more money to address housing problems
396 Views As many as 17% percent of New Mexicans experience severe housing problems, according to the Legislative Finance Committee, putting the state 13th in the country.
Protesters interrupt Gov. Lujan Grisham’s State of the State address
487 Views Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had to pause during her State of the State address three separate times Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 16, as vocal environmental and pro-Palestinian protesters were ushered out of the chamber.
Let’s talk about the 2024 legislative session
468 Views Let’s Talk New Mexico 1/18 8am: It’s time for another short legislative session focused on the state budget as New Mexico is seeing historically high revenue, mostly from oil and gas development. But a few other issues that either require budgeting or are authorized by the governor will be on lawmakers’ agendas. The […]
Democrats propose paid family leave amid debate over sustainable funding
372 Views Lawmakers and advocates are restarting a years-long campaign to pass paid family and medical leave in the legislative session that begins next week.
Proposed salary increase for New Mexico State Police draws concern
411 Views Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is proposing a $10.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year. That includes a 14% raise for state police officers. But some lawmakers have mixed feelings on the proposal.
Why New Mexico’s state cookie has stayed true over generations
407 Views New Mexico is one of only two states in the U.S. that has an official state cookie. Lawmakers so designated the biscochito in 1989, but the cookie was a tradition in New Mexican households long before that.
Plans for UNM’s South Campus development include restaurants, shopping and possibly housing
570 Views Recently the University of New Mexico announced the state’s first In-N-Out Burger would land in the developing South Campus Tax Increment Development District. The TIDD uses a portion of new gross receipts taxes and property taxes generated within its boundaries to finance public infrastructure to support economic development.
