Public News Service Newscasts http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php Public News Service The Public News Service provides reporting on a wide range of social, community, and environmental issues for mainstream and alternative media. Public News Service info@publicnewsservice.org no New Mexico Still Not on Its Financial Feet Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32509-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32509-1 report about the condition of workers in New Mexico shows that the Land of Enchantment has yet to emerge from the Great Recession. The state has lost well over 42,000 jobs since December 2007. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Early Childhood Education Education Livable Wages/Working Families Tabla de Salvación para el río más amenazado del Suroeste en 2013 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31997-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31997-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Environment Environmental Justice Water Offshore Tax Shelters Cost NM Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31874-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31874-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Some See Job-Creation Bill as Corporate Giveaway Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31831-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31831-1 HB 641, the Tax Omnibus Bill that Gov. Susana Martinez signed last week, the claim is that it will create jobs in New Mexico. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Tax Bills Could Affect Future of NM Economy Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31113-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31113-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Citizenship/Representative Democracy Education Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Youth Issues "America Saves" Week in New Mexico Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31055-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31055-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Consumer Issues Family/Father Issues Poverty Issues Offshore Tax Dodges Bleed New Mexico Coffers Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30818-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30818-1 The Hidden Cost of Offshore Tax Havens for U.S. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Congress Gives Wind Production Tax Credit a One-Year Reprieve Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30239-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30239-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Environment Fiscal Cliff: What Will it Mean in New Mexico? Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29661-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29661-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Education Hunger/Food/Nutrition Poverty Issues New Mexico Peers Over the Edge of the "Fiscal Cliff" Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29300-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29300-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Livable Wages/Working Families Social Justice Future of Alamogordo Chimpanzees Still Unclear After NIH Announcement Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28750-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28750-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Budget Policy & Priorities Endangered Species & Wildlife Health Issues Budget Battle Brewing Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28578-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28578-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Livable Wages/Working Families Report: The Backstory on Who "Doesn't Pay" Taxes Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28576-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28576-1 Misconceptions and Realities about Who Pays Taxes. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty and Insurance Coverage in NM Largely Unchanged in 2011 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28386-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28386-2 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in 2011. Gerry Bradley, research director at New Mexico Voices for Children, says one of the biggest contributors to the state's economic forecast is the loss of jobs in state and local government. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Census Family/Father Issues Health Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Lunch Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28030-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28030-1 (Read More)]]> Youth Issues Sustainable Agriculture Rural/Farming Hunger/Food/Nutrition Health Issues Energy Policy Education Consumer Issues Children's Issues Budget Policy & Priorities ¿De que manera impactará a los niños de NM la sentencia de la Corte Suprema sobre la Ley de Cuidado Asequible? Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27195-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27195-1 (Read More)]]> Livable Wages/Working Families Health Issues Family/Father Issues Budget Policy & Priorities Fireworks in New Mexico Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26933-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26933-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Consumer Issues Family/Father Issues Youth Issues How the 2012 Farm Bill Might Affect New Mexicans Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27046-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27046-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Hunger/Food/Nutrition Veterans Swelling Ranks of NM's New Homeless Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26830-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26830-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Family/Father Issues Housing/Homelessness Mental Health Who Keeps Your Investment Adviser Honest? Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26797-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26797-1 a bill that would allow investment advisers to police themselves, through what's called a self-regulatory organization (SRO). Critics of the idea say that's like putting a fox in charge of the henhouse - and it's the same system that has failed to prevent investment scams such as the Madoff scandal. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Lo que significa la Ley del Sueldo Justo para los niños de Nuevo México Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26745-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26745-1 Paycheck Fairness Act) está lista para ser votada mañana en el Senado de los Estados Unidos. Esta ley señala que casi cuatro décadas después de haber sido aprobada la Ley del Mismo Sueldo, muchas mujeres ganan 80 centavos de dólar menos que los hombres. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Family/Father Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Social Justice Women's Issues What the Paycheck Fairness Act Means to New Mexico Children Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26719-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26719-1 Paycheck Fairness Act is up for a vote in the U. S. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Family/Father Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Social Justice Women's Issues Youth Issues Report: Job Hunts Longer, Tougher for Those Over 55 Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26642-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26642-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Livable Wages/Working Families Senior Issues Senate Committee Debates Warship Funding This Week Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26519-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26519-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics Peace Reporte: En NM se balancea el fideicomiso de seguro de desempleo sobre los niños Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26378-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26378-2 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Family/Father Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Vienen millones para ampliar los Centros de Salud Comunitaria Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26378-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26378-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Family/Father Issues Health Issues Housing/Homelessness Human Rights/Racial Justice Poverty Issues Social Justice Report: NM Unemployment Trust Fund Balanced on the Backs of Children Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26308-2 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26308-2 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Youth Issues Millions Coming to Expand NM Community Health Centers Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26203-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26203-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Health Issues Social Justice Campaña Radial en NM informa sobre Exenciones Tributarias a las industrias de Gas y Petróleo Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26102-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26102-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Energy Policy Family/Father Issues El Presidente llega con Estrategia de Energía Completa a NM Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25528-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25528-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Energy Policy Health Issues President Brings "All of the Above" Energy Strategy to NM Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25522-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25522-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Energy Policy Congress Examines Medical Device Safety: Key Issue for Older New Mexicans Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25309-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25309-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Civil Rights Consumer Issues Health Issues NM Lawmakers Support Bringing Back Call Center Jobs Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25195-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25195-1 a new report from the Communications Workers of America points to more serious concerns. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Livable Wages/Working Families “Occupy Philanthropy?” Givers and the Wealth Gap Examined Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25257-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25257-1 The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list shows that the top 50 most generous Americans gave a median of $61 million in 2011, up from $39.6 million in 2010. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Philanthropy La pobreza en la niñez amenaza el éxito adulto de los niños de NM Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25017-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25017-1 “KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot on High Poverty Communities” (Imagen en Cifras sobre Niños en Comunidades de Pobreza Extrema), publicado este jueves, muestra una ligera mejoría en la cantidad de niños que viven en comunidades muy pobres en Nuevo México. Sin embargo, el estado sigue estando entre los cinco con el mayor número de niños que viven en áreas de alta pobreza. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Early Childhood Education Family/Father Issues Human Rights/Racial Justice Immigrant Issues Native American Issues Poverty Issues Childhood Poverty Threatens Adult Success for New Mexico Children Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25001-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25001-1 a report released today says that's the case for 100,000 children in New Mexico. The Annie E. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Early Childhood Education Poverty Issues Youth Issues Survey: NM Voters Agree on Importance of Conservation Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24597-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24597-1 a new poll finds that they show support when it comes to views on protecting public lands and national monuments. In the poll released by Colorado College, New Mexico voters identified themselves as "conservationists" 67 percent of the time. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Cultural Resources Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Consumer Group: End Too Big to Fail, Break Up Bank of America Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24524-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24524-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Legislatura busca soluciones para mejorar destrezas de lectura en niños de NM Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24467-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24467-1 Kids Count Data Book (Compendio Estadístico de Los Niños Cuentan, 2011), que muestra números decepcionantes en relación al bienestar de los niños. Christine Hollis, directora de esta organización en Nuevo México, informa que la tasa de niños que viven en la pobreza se ha incrementado entre 25 y 29 por ciento en tan solo tres años. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Early Childhood Education Family/Father Issues Youth Issues Ministerio aboga por los pobres de NM en el Período Legislativo 2012 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24260-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24260-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Citizenship/Representative Democracy Civil Rights Early Childhood Education Family/Father Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Immigrant Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues Social Justice Ministry Advocates for NM's Poor in 2012 Legislative Session Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24218-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24218-1 Lutheran Advocacy Ministry-New Mexico. It is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and promotes state public policies and action for social and economic justice. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Citizenship/Representative Democracy Housing/Homelessness Hunger/Food/Nutrition Immigrant Issues Livable Wages/Working Families Poverty Issues NM Hunters, Anglers Challenge Pearce on Conservation Issues Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24198-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24198-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Se proponen cambios al programa de Becas Legislativas de la Lotería de Nuevo México Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24182-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24182-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Education Family/Father Issues Youth Issues Changes Proposed to NM Legislative Lottery Scholarship Program Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24141-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24141-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Education Youth Issues ¿Qué tan grande es un pequeño negocio en NM? Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24022-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24022-1 Food and Water Watch. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics Consumer Issues Environment Health Issues How Big is Small in NM? Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23997-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23997-1 Food and Water Watch. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics Consumer Issues Environment Health Issues Preserving Public Lands Means Growing Local Economies Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23568-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23568-1 (Read More)]]> Public Lands/Wilderness Environment Cultural Resources Budget Policy & Priorities New Mexico and the Affordable Health Care Act in 2011 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23306-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23306-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Consumer Issues Health Issues Human Rights/Racial Justice Native American Issues (Un)Occupy Albuquerque Celebrates Protest’s Second Anniversary Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23362-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23362-1 Occupy Wall Street protest, which began Sept. 17 in Zuccotti Park in New York City. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics Citizenship/Representative Democracy Housing/Homelessness Livable Wages/Working Families Net Neutrality and Occupy Wall Street – Making A Connection Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23113-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23113-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics Citizenship/Representative Democracy Housing/Homelessness Hunger/Food/Nutrition Livable Wages/Working Families Media Reform Peace Poverty Issues Social Justice Youth Issues