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A prior version of this posting failed to mention, in the photo cutline, that Families and Youth is once again providing services, albeit without Medicaid funding, in the building pictured in the photo. Continue Reading
If the council approves a public-financing system, it would likely be implemented for the November 2017 election, not the municipal election that will be held later this year, city officials told NMPolitics.net. Continue Reading
More than two years after the state froze Medicaid payments to 15 behavioral health providers, the initial audit that led to the freeze continues to come under scrutiny. Some New Mexicans say they’re upset with how the Martinez administration handled the situation. Continue Reading
The Bernalillo County Commission was remiss in its refusal to listen to the people who live here and who have voiced their objections to the Santolina project and its potential for stripping the Augustin Plains Basin of its water. Continue Reading
When we’re looking at the Confederacy, or Oñate, or anything else worth taking the time to study, we must necessarily also understand them within the context of their times. Continue Reading
Here’s a detailed correction to the commentary “Hobbs manager’s contract evolution exposes sense of entitlement.” Continue Reading
Would you make a donation today to help fund journalism that is shining light in dark places and sparking bridge-building conversations? Continue Reading
We knew the 99.8 percent claim could not be supported by facts. That would mean only two of every 1,000 teachers were rated as unsatisfactory by their district administrators. Continue Reading
A Las Cruces church’s refusal of state funding appears to be a driving factor in its decision to close a daycare center. Now that decision has some parents scrambling to find other child-care options. Continue Reading
The state’s Public Education Department says it doesn’t have documents to back up a claim it repeatedly used to discredit an old teacher evaluation system when it implemented a new system in 2013. Continue Reading
Before the Hobbs City Commission amends City Manager J.J. Murphy’s contract yet again, I think reviewing his contract’s chronology in total is importantly informative. Continue Reading
Oklahoma ended its failed experiment in mandatory flunking because it cost taxpayers millions of dollars, hurt students, and took away parents’ rights. Continue Reading
Several Hobbs residents are expressing support for two citizens who are pushing the city commission to webcast its meetings and archive the video online. Continue Reading
Spanish culture is vital to our area. Let’s celebrate it, but without glorifying a man who slaughtered Native people. Continue Reading
A “results-oriented think tank” that has led the charge on issues including full-day kindergarten and repealing the food tax in New Mexico discloses the identities of almost all its donors. Continue Reading