U.S. opposition to breastfeeding resolution is misguided
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We owe it to mothers, families and society to support breastfeeding. Continue Reading
Lujan Grisham’s Delta blues: NMID’s guided tour through 2017’s high-risk pool bill
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This week’s Politico story repeatedly mentions legislation — House Bill 316 — that New Mexico In Depth analyzed during the 2017 legislative session. Continue Reading
Dem gubernatorial candidates talk education, taxes and behavioral health
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The three Democratic candidates for governor met in a forum in Las Cruces last week to showcase their plans to change the direction of New Mexico. Continue Reading
Trump takes a hard line on tribal health care
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Yes, tribal nations are sovereign, but the U.S. still has obligations for their wellbeing. Continue Reading
Early investments in children can prevent costly lifetime of effects from damage
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Without exaggeration, the future of the individual and society at large depends upon those first crucial years. Continue Reading
Cancer struggle makes deportation threat a matter of life or death
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A cancer diagnosis is enough to unsettle anyone. But Laura Aguiar is struggling with uncertainty that doesn’t weigh down many other cancer patients. Continue Reading
Lawmakers send omnibus crime bill to governor
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New Mexico legislators rolled five different crime bills into one, calling it a bipartisan attempt to make communities and prisons safer. Continue Reading
Las Cruces lawmakers want state to allow cannabis to treat opioid addiction
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State Sen. Jeff Steinborn and Rep. Joanne Ferrary are pushing the Department of Health secretary to allow the treatment. Continue Reading
Legislature calls on UNM to consider center for movement disorders
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The number of people diagnosed with movement disorders in New Mexico is 250,000. There are three in-state specialists to treat them, all in Albuquerque. Continue Reading
Creative behavioral health initiatives help build an integrated care system
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Developing effective programs that prevent problems or treat them early will result in a healthier, more prosperous and successful New Mexico downstream. Continue Reading
New Mexico is 49th in child well-being, but that’s not the full story
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Why is it that even when the state makes improvements in education, health care or the economy, we barely budge? Continue Reading
The ‘bold change’ Martinez promised never came. Here’s why.
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The governor has scorched systems that needed nuanced reform and hurt too many people. Continue Reading
Bipartisan push enacts nurse licensing compact
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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
Lawmakers move quickly to OK new nurse licensing compact
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Several senators raised concerns as the bill sped through the Legislature that the compact might diminish nurses’ rights. Continue Reading
Clock ticking on nursing compact
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Lawmakers face a hard deadline this week to make sure that dozens or even hundreds of nurses can continue working in New Mexico. Continue Reading