Tag: New Mexico

New Mexico Becomes First U.S. State To Offer Free Child Care To All

TAOS, New Mexico, Nov 1 (Reuters) - New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child…

New Mexico will supply $30M in emergency funding for food assistance

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, state officials, lawmakers, food bank leaders and farmers held a news conference…

Haaland Pledges Support for Rural Communities, Traditional Land Use, and New Mexico Water Systems

Native Vote. Deb Haaland, candidate for New Mexico governor, met Sunday with community leaders from the South Valley…

Hunger advocate urges Congress to visit a food bank: ‘These are human beings’

New Mexico has the highest SNAP participation rate of any American state, and is now bracing for the…

Judge halts death penalty case in New Mexico due to federal shutdown

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge in New Mexico has halted a federal death penalty case, citing…

New pro-nuke group will advocate to New Mexico lawmakers on Friday

Scott Lopez, founder of the new industry group New Mexico Nuclear Alliance, says he formed his group to…

Yazzie/Martinez Draft Plan Angers New Mexico Indigenous Education Experts and Advocates

Indigenous education experts and advocates are outraged over the state’s draft action plan for improving education, which they say lacks…

Small-Dollar Donors Fuel Deb Haaland’s Historic Campaign for New Mexico Governor

Native Vote. Deb Haaland’s campaign for governor announced that it raised more than $4 million this reporting period,…

Holtec no longer seeks to store nuclear waste in New Mexico

A rendering of Holtec International’s proposed nuclear waste storage site, which the company announced this week won’t happen…

DHS orders expedited construction on New Mexico border wall

A section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall near El Paso, Texas, on June 6, 2024. (Photo by Ariana…

New Mexico opens program to pay for school debts for livestock veterinarians

New Mexico is seeking to retain and recruit additional veterinarians for cows and other food animals through a…

New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts, support health care and food assistance

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a package of bills Friday aimed…