Transgender Resource Center is Expanding its Services
By Susan Dunlap The Transgender Resource Center will expand into opening a transitional housing model. The new executive director, Michael Trimm, said he is looking at properties and that…
People Stretch Dollars to Feed Families as Pandemic Aid Programs End
Miguel Acosta, Earth Care By Megan Taros When the federal government ended the pandemic expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on March 31, Gladys Recinos went from being able…
With Second Chances Signed Into Law, Advocates Want Better Opportunities Inside
By Austin Fisher As the Second Chance bill was making its way through the New Mexico Legislature, community members were already thinking ahead to how they could try…
State Plans to Replace Online Program with In-Person Tutoring
By Kalyn Belsha In a swift reversal, New Mexico will no longer offer students virtual tutoring through Paper after state education officials said the company had failed to get…
Rep. Leger Fernández Introduces Resolution to Honor 50th Anniversary of Bilingual Multicultural Education Act
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández last week introduced a H.RES resolution recognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Act on its 50th Anniversary. The resolution highlights the…
Rep. Stansbury Highlights New PACT Act Health Care Benefits
U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) convened a Veterans Resource Fair alongside the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services and local veterans’ organizations to highlight the benefits of the…
COVID Survivors Share Their Grief with New Mexico Lawmakers
By Austin Fisher With bright red hair, Lynette Fajardo was a happy-go-lucky person, generous and always smiling, said Olivia Ortiz, her mother. Fajardo worked as a secretary…
Struggling to Survive, First Rural Hospitals Line Up for New Federal Lifeline
By Sarah Jane Tribble Just off the historic U.S. Route 66 in eastern New Mexico, a 10-bed hospital has for decades provided emergency care for a steady flow…
Report Released on Early Childhood Day at the Roundhouse
New Mexico is at a critical juncture between the recent and significant investments made in early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs and the political will to make…
Grant Funds New Opportunities for Seniors with Siempre Creativo Program
The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) recently announced that it has received a $15,000 award from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) New Mexico, which will fund a…