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Our goal is to influence the political cycle of the 2018 elections by making child well-being the single most important issue. Continue Reading
Instead of cooperating, state and federal programs are competing. Continue Reading
A growing legion of experts regard childhood trauma as one of the most profound and urgent public health challenges in the country. Continue Reading
In 1985, a 28-year-old woman walked into Vincent Felitti’s obesity clinic and asked for help. She weighed 408 pounds and she wanted to get thin. Continue Reading
Today, more than at any other time in history, science and medicine show the vast, interconnected dance between a baby’s outside world and the core of its being: its brain. Continue Reading
The problems adverse childhood experiences cause — brain impairments, mental illness and disease — are enough to make things sound hopeless. They’re not. Continue Reading
Oregon, Georgia and Washington, D.C. all have found a way to combine state and federal funding into the same classrooms. Ditto for Oklahoma. Continue Reading
This survey is a tool to show the health risks you might or might not face. Continue Reading
John Vasquez appeared to take personal shots at the mother of a female activist and constituent. Continue Reading
The governor has scorched systems that needed nuanced reform and hurt too many people. Continue Reading
Guessing what Gov. Susana Martinez might do after she leaves the state’s top elected office at the end of 2018 has become something of a parlor game in New Mexico politics. Continue Reading
Policymakers had faced a deadline late Friday to either approve the new compact or leave dozens — potentially hundreds — of nurses with licenses from other states unable to work in New Mexico. Continue Reading
Sen. Howie Morales of Silver City gave the Democrats’ response to Gov. Susana Martinez’s final State of the State Address on Tuesday. Continue Reading
Lines of young children filed into the Roundhouse on Thursday wearing cowboy hats, bandanas and sheriff’s badges for another showdown of sorts over funding for early childhood education. Continue Reading
The bipartisan group plans to advocate on behalf of Hispanics and under-represented communities across New Mexico. Continue Reading