There’s no simple path to stopping gun violence
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Banning AR-15s won’t end the killing. We have to dig deeper and courageously confront our society’s demons. Continue Reading
Lawmakers, let people see how you’re spending their money
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New Mexico won’t improve until we reject our government’s culture of corruption. Continue Reading
Backers of ‘ban the box’ legislation try again
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The toughest question on a job application can be pretty short. Continue Reading
Legislators, please don’t chop family services into smaller pieces
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It is time to end the legislating of children and their families into lives of poverty, substandard housing, neglected communities and underfunded schools. Continue Reading
Dysfunctional computer system cuts off needy New Mexicans from help
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Expensive, bug-riddled software has resulted in needy families being improperly denied benefits throughout the state. Continue Reading
It takes a community to educate a child at Las Cruces middle school
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January will mark two years since Lynn Middle School in Las Cruces re-imagined itself. Continue Reading
Working families deserve a dignified wage
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New Mexico should raise the minimum wage because it is the right thing to do for workers, families and communities. Continue Reading
Dems are retaking power in NM. Will they help curb hunger this time?
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COMMENTARY: New Mexico has the highest percentage of working adults who suffer from food insecurity in the nation. We must redesign our economy to benefit all, not just a few. Continue Reading
New Mexico is wrongly denying child care benefits, lawsuit alleges
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The state is using secret eligibility rules to block people from aid, the suit claims. Continue Reading
Many grandparents who are raising kids are locked out of state aid
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With few options, some describe skipping meds, selling possessions. Continue Reading
Emilia’s story: Family, tradition, addiction
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PHOTO ESSAY: In Northern New Mexico, family roots and troubled histories run deep. Continue Reading
Why a minimum wage increase is bad for New Mexico
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Will it give individuals higher paychecks? Yes, but will it give them more personal income and greater purchase power? No. Continue Reading
Why New Mexicans need a higher minimum wage
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Hard-working families in our state are drowning. Continue Reading
Crackdown fears may keep legal immigrants from food stamps
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Such decreases may happen whenever the government cracks down on immigrants, a new study shows. Continue Reading
New Mexico ranks last in new national survey of child well-being
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Prospects for children in New Mexico are the worst in the nation, according to newly released data that rank states across 16 measures of child well-being. Continue Reading