NM Legislature Concludes Interim Committee Meetings, Readies For Regular Session
342 Views The New Mexico Legislature wrapped up its Interim Committees meetings on Tuesday as the Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee concluded its work ahead of next month’s start of the regular session.
New Mexican Children And New Mothers Facing Mental Health Issues
672 Views According to the New Mexico Department of Health the maternal mortality rate has been on the rise for decades, and of those deaths many may be preventable.
Former President Obama releases video in support of Lujan Grisham
513 Views Former President Barack Obama was featured in a video posted on Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s reelection campaign’s Twitter account, asking New Mexicans to get out a vote for the democratic incumbent.
NM Democrats condemn New Mexico GOP ‘racist’ mailer
661 Views State Democratic lawmakers, including House Majority Leader Javier Martínez, gathered with community leaders at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial site in Albuquerque Thursday afternoon to condemn an attack ad mailer sent out by the Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM).
New Mexico Grade School Population Dropping
754 Views New Mexico’s population growth is flat and that is helping create a drop in the state’s expected school grade population. In a report presented Tuesday to the Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force the state’s population is getting older, so it’s less likely to be producing offspring that would be attending New Mexico schools.
LISTEN: New COVID Booster Shots Expected In The Coming Days
794 Views KSFR’s Mary Lou Cooper talks with University of Colorado infectious disease expert Dr. Thomas Campbell to discuss the next generation of COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Why are new boosters needed? How will they differ from the ones available right now? And who will be eligible for the new boosters? Find out what you can […]
New Gallery Opens Highlighting New Mexico’s Land Grants and Acequias History
536 Views Representatives from numerous New Mexico acequias and land grant communities gathered at the State Attorney General’s office to cut the ribbon on a new gallery celebrating New Mexico’s history.
New Study Finds Food Insecurity Improving In New Mexico
908 Views A new study says nearly 300,000 New Mexico residents, including almost 20-percent of children, face food insecurity on a regular basis. The new report by Hunger Free America found that from 2018 to 2020 an average of 291,489 New Mexico residents lived in food insecure homes. That means they were unable to always afford an […]
‘Missing White Girl Syndrome’: The MMIW Epidemic Continues To Be Overlooked By The Law
515 Views The recent disappearance and murder of Gabby Petito has outraged people all over the world. But, what about the victims closer to home? Indigenous women go missing and are murdered regularly here in New Mexico at disportionate rates. Reporter Taylor Velazquez speaks with lawmakers, advocates, and survivors about how vulnerable the state is […]
NM’s Emergency Pandemic SNAP Benefits Extended For The Duration of Public Health Order
864 Views This summer, the federal government announced that emergency pandemic SNAP benefits would be slashed at the end of September. Now, the state of New Mexico has secured a small extension in these benefits for at least another month.
