NM: Social Justice
NM activist seeking atomic bomb reparations invited to State of the Union
A New Mexico resident will attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union address tonight as legislation is pending to expand the Radiation Exposure …
NM lawmakers move gun-control bills forward
Gun control legislation is making headway in the 2024 New Mexico legislative session. On Wednesday, the New Mexico Senate passed a bill to ban guns …
How hunger disproportionately impacts rural communities
Some 44 million Americans are struggling with hunger, including 250,000 in New Mexico, and a nationwide food bank network wants Congress to help…
NM counties reduce recidivism through RISE program
By Anya Petrone Slepyan for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for New Mexico News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Co…
A trio of NM bills could rein in lucrative oil, gas industry
A trio of bills to curb oil and gas pollution is under consideration by New Mexico lawmakers. New Mexico is the country's second-largest oil …
Report: New Mexico's child well-being slowly improving
Child well-being in New Mexico appears to be slowly improving with a marked decline in child poverty. Data from New Mexico Voices for Children found …
Study: Shuttered small-town newspapers sink community vitality
Three million residents in more than 200 U.S. counties don't have access to a single local news source, according to a new study. In New Mexico…
New Mexico aims for 'no hungry holidays' by doubling donations
Just a few days into December, food bank demand is high while some warehouse shelves are lean, and in New Mexico, a matching donation program this …
NM's gender-affirming policy generates waitlists for health care
By Cecilia Nowell for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for New Mexico News Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Serv…
Santa Fe's economic vitality depends on immigrants
From construction and hospitality to business creation and consumer spending, a new report shows the oversized contributions immigrants are making to …
NM's first-generation students inspire siblings to pursue college
First-generation college students face a host of expectations and challenges - and that's why New Mexico State University will spotlight their accompl…
ABQ's 'Zero Fares' pilot bus program on track to become permanent
Free buses may soon become a basic city service in Albuquerque. A vote to make a pilot "Zero Fares" rider program permanent is set to come before …