Less than a week after being elected New Mexico’s first Republican governor in eight years, Susana Martinez tapped a Beltway veteran to take on one of her most important tasks.

As a top official in one of New Mexico’s largest agencies, Bradley McGrath is one of the highest-profile state employees.

Ever since late 2011, when Valley Meat Company applied to the US Department of Agriculture to open a horse slaughterhouse in Roswell, animal rights activists around the country have been up in arms over the idea of killing horses for meat.

Though happy hours are popular at well-known Santa Fe destinations like the Cowgirl, many of the city’s best end-of-the-workday deals remain well-kept secrets.

For years, Santa Fe County officials have been working on a development code that would incentivize smaller, more sustainable subdivisions.

Chris Goblet is wearing a dark suit with a black-and-white striped button-down—unusually formal attire for a man whose business is beer.

Here’s a shocking statistic: Nearly half of all New Mexicans can’t read at a sixth-grade level.

Last week, Santa Fe City Attorney Geno Zamora made headlines by announcing that same-sex marriage is legal in New Mexico, and urging county clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

In the latest foray into same-sex marriage policy, local officials took a bold step this week, declaring that gay marriage is legal in New Mexico and urging county clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

On Election Day last year, former Albuquerque resident Naty Posada left work early to vote in her new hometown, Chaparral, expecting the usual 30-minute wait before getting home to her kids. Instead, she spent all night trying to vote.