By LEAH ROMERO Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent by the state legislature, many New Mexico counties still face shortages in healthcare workers and placements for them to practice. According to a recent Legislative Finance Committee report presented to state lawmakers this week, healthcare workers were the top occupational need of 28 New Mexico counties in 2023. […]
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Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
New Mexico food banks say food insecurity is on the rise
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Susan Dunlap Food insecurity is on the rise as state benefits have decreased and the future of federal benefits have an uncertain future. […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
More than 14,000 Texans came to New Mexico for an abortion in 2023, report says
By PATRICK LOHMANN Patients coming here from Texas received about 70% of an estimated 21,000 abortions provided in New Mexico in 2023, according to a study released Thursday. The Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health advocacy and research organization, estimates that 14,200 patients traveled to New Mexico from Texas for abortion care in 2023, the first full year since the […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Westside Albuquerque
New Mexico a leader in chronic absenteeism in public schools according to state reports
By LEAH ROMERO Public school students in New Mexico experienced the highest increase in chronic absenteeism between 2019 and 2023 in the country, according to a recent Legislative Finance Committee report. State lawmakers were clued in on student attendance this week by LFC analysts and New Mexico Public Education Department representatives. The major takeaway: New Mexico […]
Posted inEdgewood, Pueblos, Uncategorized
Letter to the Editor: Hysterical vs. History
I read with great interest the Independent’s recent article regarding the current legal dispute between the Town of Edgewood and the Moriarty Edgewood School District. I was the District Superintendent in 2013 when the difficult decision to close and repurpose 2 elementary schools was made. As with most such decisions, not everyone was pleased. A […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Westside Albuquerque
Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessories used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in a ruling that threw firearms back into the nation’s political spotlight. The high court’s conservative majority found that the Trump administration overstepped when it changed course from predecessors and banned bump […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
Torrance County Couple Sues Town of Edgewood over Inspection of Public Records Violations
A Torrance County couple is suing the Town of Edgewood for $44,100, alleging Inspection of Public Records Act violations after the couple’s dog went missing from their backyard. The lawsuit was filed in First Judicial District Court on June 3, and it alleges no records were provided when requested, an inspection of the records was […]
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Torrance County Couple Sues Town of Edgewood over Inspection of Public Records Violations
A Torrance County couple is suing the Town of Edgewood for $44,100, alleging Inspection of Public Records Act violations after the couple’s dog went missing from their backyard. The lawsuit was filed in First Judicial District Court on June 3, and it alleges no records were provided when requested, an inspection of the records was […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
Commission Votes to Raise Wages, Bring in More Edgewood Cops
The Edgewood Town Commission voted unanimously to raise town employees’ salaries by 8% as part of a cost of living adjustment (COLA). Before the vote at the regular June 10 commission meeting, Edgewood Police Chief Roger Jimenez said, “We need to be comparable, or at least competitive with some of these other agencies and other […]
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Commission Votes to Raise Wages, Bring in More Edgewood Cops
The Edgewood Town Commission voted unanimously to raise town employees’ salaries by 8% as part of a cost of living adjustment (COLA). Before the vote at the regular June 10 commission meeting, Edgewood Police Chief Roger Jimenez said, “We need to be comparable, or at least competitive with some of these other agencies and other […]