The Albuquerque Police Department will start increasing its presence Downtown this summer with specialty units, including horse mounted, tactical and traffic officers and those who are assigned to the Targeted Enforcement Active Monitoring (TEAMS) overtime program. According to APD, at the beginning of summer, they noticed an increase in people gathering Downtown. Officers since then […]
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Study links pollution to low birth weight in New Mexico
The authors of a new study say they have found a link between industrial air pollution in New Mexico and the state’s higher-than-average rates of babies with low birth weight. The study, conducted by a team that includes members from the University of New Mexico, found that the relevant emissions were largely concentrated in the […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Westside Albuquerque
New Mexico Democrats vote against the National Defense Authorization Act due to wedge-issue amendments
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 The bill passed by a 217-to-199 vote, on Friday, largely along party lines with Republicans introducing over 300 amendments to the […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Westside Albuquerque
Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by US surgeon general who asks Congress to act
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Lack of both healthcare workers and infrastructure hurting New Mexicans’ access to medical care
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. […]
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 inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness
Rage rooms, escape rooms as addiction treatment
A nonprofit that operates intensive outpatient counseling and a methadone clinic for people experiencing homelessness and those with addiction and mental health disorders is expanding in Albuquerque’s International District. On July 1, State of the Heart Recovery is set to add a barber school and rooms for “experiential experiences” — like an escape room, paint […]
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Bernalillo County commission broke transparency law
State investigators determined Bernalillo County commissioners violated the open meetings law when they established a process for choosing a new county manager. This means the commission will have to meet again to re-do their deliberations in public. The New Mexico Department of Justice notified county officials in a letter Thursday that it found the commission […]
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 […]
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