/tags/pamelya-herndon Pamelya Herndon en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:50:54 GMT /local-news/2025-02-27/lawmakers-tables-bill-insurance-coverage-fertility-preservation A bill requiring insurance coverage for fertility preservation services was tabled on Wednesday by the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:50:54 GMT /local-news/2025-02-27/lawmakers-tables-bill-insurance-coverage-fertility-preservation Jeanette DeDios /show/womens-focus/2023-04-28/amanza-walton-desir-women-pursuing-skilled-trades-professions Hear the conversation with special guests, Amanza Walton-Desir, Member of Parliament, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and Erin Johnson Kruft, Senior Director, Workforce and Community Success, CNM, as they discuss Women in Skilled Trades Professions, and the Global Expansion. Women's Focus - ¾ÅÉ«Íø Public Radio - 89.9 FM and ¾ÅÉ«Íø.org - Sat. April 29 - 12 noon -2:00 pm. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 20:49:01 GMT /show/womens-focus/2023-04-28/amanza-walton-desir-women-pursuing-skilled-trades-professions /local-news/2023-02-09/competing-proposals-would-increase-nm-child-tax-credit The expansion of the federal child tax credit in 2021 made a dent in how many U.S. children are living in poverty, but it ended after just one year. New Mexico, a state with the second highest child poverty rate in the country, quickly passed its own version of the tax relief for people with children last year. While parents won’t see the benefits of the state credit until they file taxes next year, lawmakers are already debating whether to increase it. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 01:39:55 GMT /local-news/2023-02-09/competing-proposals-would-increase-nm-child-tax-credit Nash Jones /local-news/2023-02-09/bill-making-gun-owners-liable-when-minors-access-firearms-passes-the-house A bill that would make it a crime to negligently store a firearm so that it’s accessible to a minor has passed the state House of Representatives. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:01:03 GMT /local-news/2023-02-09/bill-making-gun-owners-liable-when-minors-access-firearms-passes-the-house Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2022-09-06/task-force-on-student-mental-health-seeks-funding-for-mental-wellness-rooms-in-schools Young adults have faced considerable challenges in the last few years. From adapting to remote learning, then returning to school and dealing with gun violence. New Mexico was ranked 47th nationwide in a recent study, indicating youth have a higher prevalence of mental illness and lower rates of access to care. ¾ÅÉ«Íø spoke with a member of a state task force on student mental health to learn how schools can create safe places for youth to feel heard. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 02:28:23 GMT /local-news/2022-09-06/task-force-on-student-mental-health-seeks-funding-for-mental-wellness-rooms-in-schools Taylor Velazquez /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2022-07-12/lets-talk-gun-violence-in-schools On this week’s Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll take a look at the state’s current gun laws, the psychological effects of gun violence on students, teachers, and staff, and potential solutions to prevent school shootings. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:32:28 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2022-07-12/lets-talk-gun-violence-in-schools Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2022-06-17/rep-pamelya-herndon-tells-her-familys-juneteenth-history New Mexico Democratic State Representative Pamelya Herndon, a lawyer and politician, tells what she knows of her enslaved family's roots in Texas, and what Juneteenth means to her. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 16:09:02 GMT /local-news/2022-06-17/rep-pamelya-herndon-tells-her-familys-juneteenth-history Alice Fordham /kunm-news-update/2020-09-21/no-more-normal-counting-on-it The census is one of the more important events in our democracy. Every 10 years each person is counted so that resources can be allocated, programs… Mon, 21 Sep 2020 05:10:21 GMT /kunm-news-update/2020-09-21/no-more-normal-counting-on-it Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /public-affairs/2020-08-25/new-mexico-and-the-vote-ep-4-100-years-after-ratification Tuesday 8/25, 8a: It's been 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment assured women the right to vote in New Mexico and the rest of the… Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:54:26 GMT /public-affairs/2020-08-25/new-mexico-and-the-vote-ep-4-100-years-after-ratification Megan Kamerick /public-health-new-mexico/2017-10-13/health-care-advocates-react-to-trump-slashing-subsidies President Trump dealt another major blow to the Affordable Care Act this week — axing subsidies to insurers that help with out-of-pocket expenses for… Fri, 13 Oct 2017 22:19:02 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-10-13/health-care-advocates-react-to-trump-slashing-subsidies