At the corner of Hopewell and Espinacitas streets, behind a chain-link fence, sits an unassuming little house with construction materials strewn about the dirt yard. But what the building lacks in polish, it makes up in heart.

Think of the city’s water conservation rebate program as an innocuous bribe: You replace the urinal in your office with a water-free version, and the city dumps $630 into your bank account.

In a windowless meeting room at Santa Fe Community College, Charlotte Pollard, whom PNM hired to facilitate the second of 11 public meetings to discuss the company’s future energy sources, attempted to quell the crowd.

On Wednesday afternoon last week, the sun was shining, but County Assessor Domingo Martinez and Chief Appraiser Daniel King were holed up in the basement.

When it comes to federal farm subsidies, New Mexico—with a mere $76 million to Texas’ $1.5 billion last year—isn’t exactly raking it in. But in Santa Fe County, more than half of the subsidies go to one family for one thing—corn. King corn.

Aaron Stern, the founder and director of Santa Fe’s Academy for the Love of Learning, is on a mission to reform education. He’s starting one teacher at a time.

When the state Children, Youth and Families Department eliminated an early childhood development grant in April, Las Cumbres Community Services, a nonprofit health care organization, lost a good chunk

Diane Denish, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Mexico, and Susana Martinez, her Republican opponent, have similar views on a surprising number of issues. But when it comes to medical marijuana, the candidates are diametrically opposed.

It's difficult to bring itinerant food and service vendors, who used to license with the county—or weren’t licensed at all—into the city’s fold. Annexation phases make for blurred lines and zoning confusion.

Santa Fe’s real estate market remains sluggish, but values for homeowners claiming affordable housing credits are inexplicably on the rise.