SOCORRO, New Mexico (Reuters) - Past a pawn shop and thrift store in the working-class section of Socorro, New Mexico, Jose Benavidez stood on the porch of his trailer and said he voted for Donald Trump because he had "nothing to lose."

Earlier this month, New Mexicans voted to increase veterans' property tax exemptions. These come in the form of two state constitutional amendments.

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

Women won a majority of seats in the New Mexico Legislature in the general election, stirring expressions of vindication and joy.

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver shared her concerns as she briefed a legislative panel about administration of the general election and progress toward certifying the vote tally amid a surge in same-day voter registration. She said she plans to contact law enforcement about the threats.

A legislative committee heard from the New Mexico Secretary of State on Tuesday. She said that for the most part, the recent election went smoothly. One thing they weren’t anticipating was the amount of people registering to vote on election day.

New Mexico’s secretary for the Department of Health is stepping down. Patrick Allen served as secretary since 2023 and ran the state’s public health system, including programs and 52 local public health offices.

After roughly two years on the job, New Mexico Health Secretary Patrick Allen is stepping down, effective at the end of the business day. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Allen's departure in a news release Wednesday but offered no reason.

It’s a lot of lost money for the economy,” said Marcela Díaz, executive director of the immigrant workers’ rights organization Somos Un Pueblo Unido.

When Donald Trump takes office again in January, his agenda could be met with a healthy dose of resistance in New Mexico.

Just nine days before the presidential election, Donald Trump, then the Republican nominee, rouses a diverse crowd at a rally in Albuquerque. He draws some of his biggest cheers of the night when he reiterates his promise to build a wall on the state's southern border.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said he was “excited” by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). “I’m excited by the news that the President-Elect will appoint @RobertKennedyJr to @HHSGov. He helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in 2019 and will help make America healthy again by…