Please vote — and help someone else do it, too
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It matters, for the sake of not only our country, but our daily lives. Continue Reading
On the Colorado River, will New Mexico be left in the dust?
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It’s unclear what New Mexico is doing when it comes to drought management in the state and basin-wide negotiations on the Colorado River. Continue Reading
Fixing Obamacare’s ‘family glitch’ hinges on outcome of midterm elections
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Although the Affordable Care Act is credited with expanding health insurance to about 20 million Americans, a small segment of the population has been left behind. Continue Reading
Pressure on the campaign trail: Battle for CD2 no sweat for Herrell and Torres Small
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The district is one of 75 seats considered vulnerable by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Continue Reading
Politicians hop aboard ‘Medicare-for-all’ train, destination unknown
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After decades in the political wilderness, ‘Medicare-for-all’ and single-payer health care are suddenly popular. Continue Reading
Child advocates offer voters info on candidate positions
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We hope you will take advantage of this voter education tool. Continue Reading
NM’s 2nd Congressional District race is a toss-up
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I wrote in January that I didn’t expect the blue wave to snag southern New Mexico’s U.S. House seat this year. It seems I may have been wrong. Continue Reading
Saturday voting surge has Bernalillo County leading NM in turnout
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More than 26,000 New Mexicans voted on Saturday. Continue Reading
Family separations are causing a mental health crisis, study says
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Around 1,800 children in the Rio Grande Valley had a parent deported by immigration authorities in 2017, which causes what mental health experts say is long-lasting trauma and ‘toxic stress.’ Continue Reading
Guv candidates differ on plans for NM’s troubled criminal justice system
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How would Pearce or Lujan Grisham address the raft of deficiencies — some new, others decades old — in the state’s criminal justice system beyond rising crime rates? Continue Reading
What stands in the way of Native American voters?
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Standing Rock residents must wrestle with a new voter ID law — and the legacy of unjust treatment and poverty. Continue Reading
Steve Bannon calls GOP Senate candidate Mick Rich a ‘real populist’
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Mick Rich praised President Donald Trump and the controversial strategist. Continue Reading
Migrants seeking safe harbor in the U.S. must first survive shootouts and shakedowns in Mexico
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In recent years, it’s grown even more dangerous for immigrants in Mexico — mostly Central Americans trying to make their way to the United States. Continue Reading
Health care tops economy, guns and immigration as voters’ top issue
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Seven in 10 people in a new survey list health care as ‘very important’ as they make their voting choices. Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of deported parents have U.S. citizen kids, ICE data shows
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Deportations of parents of U.S. kids are likely to rise with a wider Trump net. Continue Reading