Juan de Jesus Sanchez III will oversee 9 million acres and billions in annual revenue as New Mexico's next land commissioner.

Haaland beat former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull after a $20 million campaign. She takes office January 1 in Santa Fe.

One Albuquerque worker returned to his job in a wheelchair with no sick leave to fall back on. Now the state is appealing his coworkers' union win.

More than 456,000 New Mexicans voted early, outpacing 2022, as Deb Haaland and a Rio Rancho Republican battle for governor.

Republicans want League of Women Voters guides pulled from polling places over a printed photo swap affecting the GOP Senate candidate.

Northeast Heights voters face a record-setting state House race, with data center ties and a doctor shortage fight dominating the final days.

Gov. Lujan Grisham must choose between a sitting commissioner and a former PNM executive for a seat that pays $190,000 a year.

Albuquerque summit pushes new job-prep plan as New Mexico counselors juggle caseloads far above national guidelines.

Roughly 200 absentee ballots were pulled after testing flagged fentanyl and meth at a Bernalillo warehouse. Officials say they're now safe to count.

A judge already tossed the village's old noise rule as too vague. Councilors are now betting on decibel meters to settle the fight.

The county clerk drove through a tornado warning to retrieve the ballots herself after spotting a Saturday-night social media post.

State Investment Officer Jon Clark says the $188 million Musk-tied stake is tiny, but cutting it could mean higher fees for New Mexico schoolkids' fund.

At a Glorieta conference, Ai-jen Poo asked attendees about caring for loved ones, and New Mexico's aging secretary said caregivers will have questions about whether unpaid care counts as work under new Medicaid rules.