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    Published January 21, 2019 at 3954 × 2687 in IMG_3585-2

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    • Respect for Marriage Act passes Congress: What it means for New Mexicans
      By Susan Dunlap | 13 hours ago

      The U.S. House passed the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that protects same sex and interracial marriage, on Thursday.

    • AG asks for assistance to help New Mexicans access post-fire disaster relief
      By Nicole Maxwell | 13 hours ago

      New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas earlier this week requesting assistance for New Mexico families affected by the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fires who are seeking financial relief from the federal government.

    • They trusted their prenatal test. They didn’t know the industry is an unregulated ‘Wild West.’
      By ProPublica | December 8, 2022

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    • Governor cites universal free school meals as legislative priority
      By Nicole Maxwell | 13 hours ago

      Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham spoke at the 5th annual Bloomberg American Health Summit in Philadelphia Tuesday where she said “in New Mexico, starting right now, no one pays for a meal in school.” The statement was said to a roomful of applause, however it is not accurate.

    • TANF reforms could be part of 2023 legislative session
      By Nicole Maxwell | December 5, 2022

      The Legislative Health and Human Services Committee heard suggestions from the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty on how to reform the Temporary Relief for Needy Families, or TANF, program.

    Recent Posts

    • New limited program provides some in-home nursing visits postpartum

      The state will initiate a new program for some new parents of newborns that will provide limited in-home nursing visits within three weeks postpartum.

    • ABQ City Council passes ordinance to create Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Commission

      The Albuquerque City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to create the city’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Commission Monday evening.

    • PNM files for rate increases

      People who live in Public Service Company of New Mexico’s service territory will see a 9.7 percent increase in the base rate for electricity starting in January 2024, but because the utility will not be paying as much for fuel to generate electricity, officials say the average residential customer’s bill will only increase by an estimated 75 cents, or less than one percent.

    About Laura Paskus

    Laura Paskus has been writing about New Mexico’s natural resources and communities since 2002, as an assistant editor of High Country News, a radio producer at KUNM-FM, managing editor of Tribal College Journal and a freelancer for a variety of publications including the Santa Fe Reporter, New Mexico In Depth and Indian Country Today. Her work has also appeared in Al Jazeera America, Ms. Magazine, National Geographic Online, The Nature Conservancy Magazine, The Progressive, Columbia Journalism Review, The Mountain Gazette, Audubon and Orion. She's a correspondent for New Mexico In Focus and a graduate student in the University of New Mexico’s Geography and Environmental Studies Department.

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