by Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico When Jade Waskow attended Albuquerque Public Schools, she took a sexual education course in junior high, but it wasn’t until she was in high school she learned on her own that she is “ace,” or asexual, so sex didn’t really interest her. Her schooling hadn’t even presented her identity […]
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Advocates will back legislation to expand NM sex ed curriculum
by Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico When Jade Waskow attended Albuquerque Public Schools, she took a sexual education course in junior high, but it wasn’t until she was in high school she learned on her own that she is “ace,” or asexual, so sex didn’t really interest her. Her schooling hadn’t even presented her identity […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Housing & Homelessness, Local Government, New Mexico State Government
UNM Health won’t endorse behavioral health Medicaid waiver plan
A proposal to stabilize scores of New Mexicans at risk of institutionalization or jail due to severe mental health issues has bounced around the Homeless Coordinating Council’s (HCC) agenda for months: Should the group vote on whether to endorse what is now proposed state legislation before University of New Mexico Health System representatives weigh in? […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Housing & Homelessness, Local Government, New Mexico State Government
UNM Health won’t endorse behavioral health Medicaid waiver plan
A proposal to stabilize scores of New Mexicans at risk of institutionalization or jail due to severe mental health issues has bounced around the Homeless Coordinating Council’s (HCC) agenda for months: Should the group vote on whether to endorse what is now proposed state legislation before University of New Mexico Health System representatives weigh in? […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico State Government
Is this the year the state’s rent control prohibition ends?
A vocal coalition that includes state lawmakers will once again try to get New Mexico’s prohibition on rent control repealed at the legislative session that begins Jan. 21 in Santa Fe. The group hopes a longer 60-day session this year will give the effort more legs after it failed to gain traction during last year’s […]
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Is this the year the state’s rent control prohibition ends?
A vocal coalition that includes state lawmakers will once again try to get New Mexico’s prohibition on rent control repealed at the legislative session that begins Jan. 21 in Santa Fe. The group hopes a longer 60-day session this year will give the effort more legs after it failed to gain traction during last year’s […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Local Government, New Mexico State Government
City hopes for state support — in the form of money — as session approaches
Mayor Tim Keller wants lawmakers to shell out money for a sizable list of city legislative priorities that include public safety, housing and homelessness and the ongoing construction of the Rail Trail development. He announced the requests Wednesday, less than two weeks before state lawmakers meet in Santa Fe for a 60-day session Jan. 21. […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Local Government, New Mexico State Government
City hopes for state support — in the form of money — as session approaches
Mayor Tim Keller wants lawmakers to shell out money for a sizable list of city legislative priorities that include public safety, housing and homelessness and the ongoing construction of the Rail Trail development. He announced the requests Wednesday, less than two weeks before state lawmakers meet in Santa Fe for a 60-day session Jan. 21. […]
Posted inNew Mexico State Government, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Protect the innocent: the public health promise of Kayden’s Law
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Michael Benanav, Searchlight New Mexico Before she became a state senator, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez served as executive director of an Albuquerque-based nonprofit that worked […]
Posted inNew Mexico State Government, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Protect the innocent: the public health promise of Kayden’s Law
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Michael Benanav, Searchlight New Mexico Before she became a state senator, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez served as executive director of an Albuquerque-based nonprofit that worked […]
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