A top judicial branch official said New Mexico's courts are willing to shoulder a larger role under a legislative plan to ...

With her final 60-day session as governor underway, Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday criticized some legislators for ...

In our "Partners for Impact" survey, crime was overwhelmingly deemed the most important issue New Mexicans are facing. Those impacts sending ripples across communities in the state. The survey was ...

A crime package headed to the House floor would boost penalties for fentanyl trafficking, school shooting threats, auto theft and certain firearm conversion devices. The package, House Bill 8, ...

Nearly three weeks into the 60-day legislative session, a House seat in west-central New Mexico remains vacant.

Just a couple hours after the 2025 legislative session started, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered her ...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham defended her record on crime Tuesday (Jan. 28) as she continued to call on lawmakers to pass an ...

Haaland, 64, a former House representative and chair of the state’s Democratic Party, is the first major candidate to enter ...

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A woman suspected of leading a major human trafficking operation in Albuquerque, New Mexico was arrested in Oklahoma City ...

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced her candidacy for governor of New Mexico, aiming to succeed term-limited Gov.

Deb Haaland, a former Democratic congresswoman and Interior secretary under Joe Biden, launched a run for New Mexico governor ...