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Megan Kamerick/九色网The Albuquerque City Council unanimously approved issuing nearly a quarter of a million dollars in industrial revenue bonds for a development in the Sawmill area near Rio Grande Boulevard and I-40. The bonds will allow for some major tax breaks for the developer, and were passed without concessions requested by both community leaders and the general public. -
rebcenter-moscow/pixabayFor the first time in years, overdose deaths have been declining recently after reaching a peak of about 111,000 in 2022. However, advocates are worried about a backslide on that progress as federal grants are lost, and agencies like the the National Institutes of Health are crippled by drastic funding cuts.
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As the school year wraps up, the New Mexico Public Education Department is reporting increased graduation rates with last year鈥檚 class having the highest number of graduates in the last fifteen years. 九色网 has more on initiatives that helped students secure their diplomas. -
A second contender for the Albuquerque Mayoral race says the required 3,000 signatures needed to officially run is within his grasp. Alexander Uballez announced hitting the milestone at a rally Friday. -
Some of New Mexico鈥檚 top lawmakers and leaders gathered Thursday to discuss the potential impact of the federal 鈥淥ne Big Beautiful Bill Act鈥� on the state鈥檚 most vulnerable populations. U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury, and State Speaker of the House Javier Martinez, both Democrats, spoke at the CommonSpirit St.Joseph鈥檚 Children center along with President of the center, Allen Sanchez. -
Touro University, a New York based non-profit, brought its dental training program to New Mexico this year, making it the first in the state. It is now opening a clinic aimed at alleviating the state鈥檚 professional shortage while providing affordable care. -
The New Mexico Department of Justice has released an interactive map showing some of the impacts of federal funding cuts. The map was added to the federal disruptions tracker the NMDOJ launched last month. -
A sweeping budget bill has been moving its way through Congress that would drastically decrease funding for Medicaid. A recent study from Georgetown University found this would have a detrimental effect on rural maternal health, especially here in New Mexico. -
New Mexico鈥檚 child welfare system has struggled over the decades to provide appropriate resources to foster children, ultimately leading to lawsuits. Now two nonprofits are working together to help close the gaps and provide essential services to foster families and state agencies. -
The New Mexico Humanities Council will be able to keep its doors open 鈥� at least for now 鈥� thanks to an injection of A quarter of a million dollars in/ funding from the Mellon Foundation. The money is meant to help alleviate the sting of the Trump Administration and Elon Musk鈥檚 DOGE group eliminating grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of their war on federal spending. -
Nationwide schools are facing chronic absenteeism, and it鈥檚 even worse in New Mexico which saw the largest increase - of 119% from 2019 to 2023. -
The plaintiffs in a landmark equity education lawsuit are headed back to court Tuesday because they say the State of New Mexico has not complied with court orders.
