/tags/fred-nathan Fred Nathan en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:31:52 GMT /2025-04-16/health-care-worker-shortage-doctor-recruit New Mexico is facing a health care worker shortage. This year, legislators had the opportunity to pass bills making it easier to recruit and retain these professionals, but most legislation failed. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:31:52 GMT /2025-04-16/health-care-worker-shortage-doctor-recruit Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2023-01-05/new-mexico-becomes-latest-state-to-cap-small-loan-interest-rates-at-36 New Mexicans in financial trouble who take out small loans from storefront lenders are now less likely to get trapped in a cycle of debt. ľĹÉ«Íř’s Nash Jones reports a law passed last year went into effect on Jan. 1 that drastically reduces the amount of interest these lenders can charge. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 23:04:13 GMT /local-news/2023-01-05/new-mexico-becomes-latest-state-to-cap-small-loan-interest-rates-at-36 Nash Jones /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2022-11-16/lets-talk-how-to-use-new-education-dollars On this week’s Let's Talk New Mexico, we look at what happens next now that voters approved a constitutional amendment to funnel more money from the Land Grant Permanent Fund into early childhood education and public schools. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:45:38 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2022-11-16/lets-talk-how-to-use-new-education-dollars Kaveh Mowahed, Megan Kamerick /podcast/your-new-mexico-gover/2022-02-07/2022-session-ep-7-the-lenders-of-last-resort We have ten days left in this legislative session. This is the point where everything starts moving very quickly - almost frantically - so lawmakers can get to all of the bills they care about before time runs out. On today's #YNMG we’re going to focus on House Bill 132, a bill that would limit interest rates on storefront loans - you know, the kinds of loans given in strip malls that sometimes require a car title as collateral. They’re problematic for the way they tend to cluster in less affluent parts of town and for the exceptionally high interest rates that often keep borrowers trapped in a cycle of debt that’s difficult to escape. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 05:39:59 GMT /podcast/your-new-mexico-gover/2022-02-07/2022-session-ep-7-the-lenders-of-last-resort Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2021-03-24/think-tank-cap-storefront-loan-rates-during-special-session Storefront lenders offering payday loans or title loans are a quick way to get money for people who are often in dire straits financially. And it can be a… Thu, 25 Mar 2021 02:00:15 GMT /local-news/2021-03-24/think-tank-cap-storefront-loan-rates-during-special-session Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-11-01/no-more-normal-we-need-a-plan The final presidential debate of 2020 got passing marks because the candidates managed to take turns. But rarely did they roll out the kind of action… Sun, 01 Nov 2020 17:34:31 GMT /local-news/2020-11-01/no-more-normal-we-need-a-plan Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-02-03/advocates-seek-reforms-for-more-secure-retirement-for-n-m-seniors A nonpartisan statewide think tank is warning the high rate of seniors living in poverty in New Mexico could grow without significant changes. Think New… Mon, 03 Feb 2020 06:23:05 GMT /local-news/2020-02-03/advocates-seek-reforms-for-more-secure-retirement-for-n-m-seniors Megan Kamerick /local-news/2016-05-20/bernalillo-county-fights-capital-outlay-dysfunction New Mexico’s unique way of paying for public infrastructure projects has been under fire lately. Critics say lawmakers often divert money as political… Fri, 20 May 2016 21:38:16 GMT /local-news/2016-05-20/bernalillo-county-fights-capital-outlay-dysfunction /local-news/2016-02-13/capital-outlay-reform-fails Lawmakers sidelined a proposal Friday to change the way New Mexico pays for public works projects. A broad coalition of business, labor and good… Sat, 13 Feb 2016 19:26:16 GMT /local-news/2016-02-13/capital-outlay-reform-fails marissa higdon /local-news/2016-01-30/commentary-transparent-merit-based-system-to-fix-capital-outlay New Mexico lawmakers are readying their infrastructure wishlists for this year’s session. But some believe the capital outlay system – that funds our… Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:46:17 GMT /local-news/2016-01-30/commentary-transparent-merit-based-system-to-fix-capital-outlay Fred Nathan