Cuba, NM - The winter has been brutally cold in northern and central New Mexico, and the winter weather is far from over. For many households on the Navajo Reservation, one of the most impoverished parts of the Land of Enchantment, high energy prices make the situation critical, especially as financ

Albuquerque, NM - The weather outside is frightful, and home heating bills are even worse. It's been a chilly and snowy December in New Mexico that, combined with high energy prices, has thousands of families struggling to pay utility bills. Jami Porter-Lara with Community Action New Mexico says t

Albuquerque, NM - Corporate profits get a bigger share of the economic pie in New Mexico than in most other states, leaving less "pie" to go around -- in this case, in the form of wages. That's according to a new report released today by Gerry Bradley, research director for New Mexico Voices for Chi

Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico families are fighting back against the foreclosure crisis. The offices of the state's Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor are joining forces with a local credit union and several nonprofit groups to help New Mexicans keep their homes by holding a "foreclosure

Albuquerque, NM – The foreclosure crisis may be on its way to New Mexico. Although the state ranks 37th in the nation in numbers of mortgage foreclosures, that's up from 45th in August, and analysts say conditions are ripe for the problem to worsen. The situation has government officials, busi

Washington, DC – The fate of thousands of New Mexico families looks to be held on the tip of President Bush's pen. The House of Representatives passed an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program last night, but the threat of a Presidential veto still looms. New Mexico Represe

Consumer groups and healthcare advocates are working frantically to keep health insurance coverage for New Mexico children, and a recent flood of data shows it's needed now more than ever. The State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP), which covers thousands of New Mexico families, is set

A bill in Congress to make it easier for New Mexico workers to join a union may be "busted," but union leaders aren't broken, and they're preparing new strategies. The "Employee Free Choice Act" could have made joining a union as simple as signing a card, but a Republican filibuster in the Senate a