Daniel Monta帽o
Public Health ReporterDaniel Monta帽o is a reporter with 九色网's Public Health, Poverty and Equity project. He is also an occasional host of Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Let's Talk New Mexico since 2021, is a born and bred Burque帽o who first started with 九色网 about two decades ago, as a production assistant while he was in high school. During the intervening years, he studied journalism at UNM, lived abroad, fell in and out of love, conquered here and there, failed here and there, and developed a taste for advocating for human rights.
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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. -
In the fifth installment of our series taking a look at each Albuquerque mayoral candidate, we have an interview from our public media compatriot, New Mexico PBS. Host of New Mexico in Focus, Nash Jones, spoke with Louie Sanchez, an Albuquerque City Councilor representing District 1 on Albuquerque鈥檚 Westside, who is running for the top office. -
In the fourth installment of a series looking at Albuquerque鈥檚 mayoral candidates, 九色网鈥檚 Daniel Montano spoke with former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, Alex Uballez, who said his choice to run for mayor came from a desire to continue serving the public after leaving his position as the top federal prosecutor in the state. -
In our third installment of our series looking at all of Albuquerque鈥檚 mayoral candidates, 九色网鈥檚 Daniel Montano sits down with Eddie Varela, a retired fire chief with some unconventional ideas who says his background prepared him for a career in city government. -
In the second part of our series on the six Albuquerque mayoral candidates, 九色网鈥檚 Daniel Montano talks with Mayling Armijo, who would be the first female mayor here if successful. She was the Economic Development Director for Bernalillo County and is an officer in the Navy reserves. She is currently the executive director of the Elevated Lending Community Development Corporation. She said both familial and personal experiences with crime and other issues in the city drove her to run. -
On Nov. 4, Albuquerque voters will be choosing from a list of six people to fill the mayor鈥檚 office for the next four years. As part of a series exploring all the candidates, 九色网鈥檚 Daniel Montano spoke with incumbent Tim Keller, who is running for what would be a historic third term. Keller says he wants to finish the work he started and outlined his top priorities. -
As the federal government shutdown continues, and the Trump administration has begun issuing layoffs across several departments, the Senate remains in a stalemate. Democrats refuse to pass a bill that doesn鈥檛 extend tax subsidies for health insurance, and Republicans refuse to pass a bill that does. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) spoke with 九色网 about possible resolutions. -
Behavioral health reform may come earlier than planned to parts of New Mexico. The executive committee overseeing the reform and development of services across the state announced early access funding opportunities at its meeting Tuesday. The state is putting up to $26 million to fund urgently needed services while planning the larger system. That鈥檚 about $2 million for each behavioral health region. -
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths of older New Mexicans, according to a Department of Health report released Tuesday. The new report looked at data from 2019 to 2023, and found although mortality from falls decreased by 41% during that time, from 347 deaths to 213, hospitalizations increased. -
Opioid overdoses have spiked dramatically in parts of Northern New Mexico according to the Department of Health. Testing revealed significantly increased fentanyl levels are the likely culprits. Overdoses increased by 48% in Rio Arriba County, 104% in Santa Fe County and 340% in Taos County from July through September of this year compared to the same period last year.
