Women in New Mexico won big this last election and now make up more than half of the state‘s lawmakers. Along with a female-majority Legislature and a woman overseeing the state Senate ...

A New Mexico appeals court rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation's No. 2 oil-producing state failed to meet ...

With the large number of state representatives and senators who decided to retire from the Legislature this year, New Mexico has known for quite some time 2025 would bring a lot of new faces in ...

The Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025, introduced by Sen. Martin Heinrich and Rep. Gabe Vasquez, passed the U.S.

Women Win Majority of Seats in New Mexico Legislature in Showcase of Determination and Joy SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Women have won 60 seats in the New Mexico Legislature to secure the largest ...

On Jan. 16, 2025, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced new anti-hazing and anti-cyberbullying bills will be presented to the legislature and primarily sponsored by State Sen.

But she didn’t give up. This past November, in her third race to represent her hometown district of Las Vegas, New Mexico, she won a two-year House of Representatives term. “Seeing my name on ...

This is a first for New Mexico, and puts the state in a unique position, as the second-highest female majority in the ...