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A federal judge on Friday ruled it鈥檚 illegal for the Trump administration to stop federal food assistance and gave it until Monday to come up with a plan. That means millions are without those benefits over the weekend. But local restaurants around the state are stepping up to provide free meals for children and families.
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New Mexico鈥檚 federal lawmakers are pushing bills aimed at bankrolling food assistance, which is set to stop Saturday amidst the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, both Democrats, are sponsoring bills aimed at stopping that, and said both the money and the votes are there.
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Nicol谩s Lell Benavides has released an album titled Canto Cal贸. It鈥檚 a two part work in Spanish and accompanied by a four string quartet that he calls a love letter to New Mexico and his heritage. He spoke with 九色网鈥檚 Mia Casas.
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鈥淎lmost Nothing: Reclaiming Edith Farnsworth鈥 is an architectural history in the form of a memoir about author Nora Wendl鈥檚 experience researching the history of the Farnsworth House.
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Starting Nov. 1, New Mexico will offer free child care to every family in the state. There will be no fees to pay and no income limits to sign up. But the state might not have enough child care centers to actually take care of all the children whose families want help.
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This month marks the one year anniversary of the state鈥檚 first 24/7 statwide hotline for sexual assault survivors.
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SNAP benefits used to purchase food by nearly a half-million low-income New Mexicans are being used as a bargaining chip in the government shutdown.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Gene Grant鈥檚 appointment to lead the NM Office of African American Affairs on Wednesday. He previously spent nearly two decades as host of 鈥淣ew Mexico in Focus鈥 on the local PBS affiliate.
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In the final installment of our series taking a look at Albuquerque鈥檚 mayoral candidates, we hear from former Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White, who also served as the Chief Public Safety Officer for Albuquerque before stepping down after an incident involving his wife鈥檚 DWI stop. He is now the programming manager for KKOB News Radio.
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Saturday鈥檚 event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. across New Mexico, with dozens of collection sites around the state. One of the Albuquerque locations is Sandia Pharmacy, located at 201 San Pedro Dr. SE Suite C, where Health Equity Council staff will be assisting.
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical was a Broadway smash, but the COVID pandemic halted its initial rise. The national tour was then delayed due to the pandemic. So it has become somewhat emblematic of the power of theater to reopen after Broadway went dark.
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The American Hospital Association reports that violence in the health care system has significantly increased over the past decade, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the University of New Mexico implemented a workplace violence program three years ago.