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President Barack Obama has appointed N.M. Human Services Secretary Pamela Hyde to be administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Continue Reading
Each malady of poverty is tied to government actions that all too often are for the purpose of political need. When will we as a society take an honest look at political human suffering? Continue Reading
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack heard complaints on Wednesday from dairy farmers about the need for changes in the system, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
We can afford health care, if we keep government out of the system. If we depend on the government for a solution, we must be willing to sacrifice our current quality of health care. Continue Reading
I’ve already reported that Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be in Mesilla on Wednesday to attend a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M. While he’s in the area, Vilsack will also hold a rural community forum in Las Cruces. Continue Reading
Will PNM’s decision to let its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lapse at the end of the year help U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., who’s already been placed on the endangered species list? Continue Reading
A former field geologist, astronaut and U.S. senator, New Mexico’s Harrison Schmitt says he’s concerned that China, Russia and India appear to be taking over the race back to the moon and deep space. Continue Reading
A number of high-profile Democrats in Washington have been helping U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., raise money for his re-election campaign lately. He’ll get help from another on Wednesday when Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack makes a stop in Mesilla. Continue Reading
There’s a lot of polarization in the debate about personal versus societal responsibility at the core of the nation’s discussion of poverty. But the problem of poverty is more complex than that either/or scenario. Only by recognizing that can we work together to address the problem. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King signed a letter Wednesday, along with AGs from 54 states and territories, that urged members of Congress to support increased funding for programs that assist victims of crimes. Continue Reading
Two weeks after videos surfaced showing ACORN employees in Maryland giving advice on how to establish and run a brothel with underage prostitutes, an ACORN official in New Mexico says six employees have already completed the first phase of retraining and both offices in the state remain open. Continue Reading
UPDATED: U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., was instrumental in a deal with small refiners that helped controversial cap-and-trade legislation narrowly pass the House in June. But that doesn’t mean those small oil and gas refiners want the bill to become law. Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., says President Barack Obama has some tough decisions to make as he proceeds with fighting the war in Afghanistan. If the president can’t clearly define a strategy, Bingaman said it might be time for the U.S. military to pull out of the country. Continue Reading
Institutional racism leads to disproportionate poverty among people of color, and to combat that, we have to talk about it first. To have that conversation isn’t racist. It doesn’t make you a communist or a Nazi, or un-American. Nor does wanting to find a solution. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s Air National Guard unit, called the “Tacos,” will inherit a fleet of 60 aircraft, including four CV-22 Ospreys and helicopters, that the governor could dispatch to state emergencies or on rescue missions. Continue Reading