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Community members want deputy who killed Mescalero Apache teenager charged
September 13, 2024
The fatal shooting sparked protests in nearby Alamogordo and demands for the deputy to be criminally charged. Some have also called on the local sheriff to resign through an online petition that had just over 1,000 signatures as of publication.
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Indigenous midwives and doulas provide critical support to maternal health
April 26, 2024
Both professions have been shown to improve birthing outcomes in Indigenous communities, where women are more likely to die during pregnancy or birth, or within one year of birth, than women of other groups.
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‘Everywhere you go is short staffed’: New Mexico nursing homes in crisis
December 15, 2023
New federal staffing standards meant to improve the care of millions of Americans in nursing homes could go into effect in as soon as two years. New Mexico’s nursing homes aren’t ready.
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Lawmakers tackled New Mexico’s crisis of rural health care workers. It wasn’t enough.
October 11, 2023
New Mexico has a severe shortage of healthcare workers like Pacheco, particularly in the state’s rural and frontier areas, where a third of the state’s 2.1 million people live. Lawmakers and the governor invested millions to close the gap earlier this year, but advocates say it fell short.
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Growing number of NM schools pursue restorative justice to keep kids in schools
August 08, 2023
It’s a model New Mexico’s state education department has begun testing with a pilot project in a few school districts, including at a middle school in Shiprock, on the Navajo Nation in the northwestern part of the state.
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Crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people brings federal commission to Albuquerque
June 28, 2023
Its purpose is to help Congress, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland improve how federal, state and local government agencies respond to the crisis.
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Farmers weigh tough choices as uncertain water future looms
April 11, 2023
Farmers often take the brunt of the complaints about water use; irrigated agriculture accounts for 76% of water use in the state. But those complaints discount the side benefits of irrigated land, like open, green spaces and wildlife.
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Amid a withering drought, New Mexico leaders struggle to plan for life with less water
April 11, 2023
New Mexico doesn’t have a good track record on planning when it comes to water. And now, as it nears the finish of drafting a 50-year water plan, some say they’ve continued to fall short.
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Lujan Grisham axes tax increase on booze
April 08, 2023
The governor struck down the first alcohol tax increase in 30 years meant to address a public health crisis that claims thousands of New Mexican lives a year. His veto came as a surprise to state lawmakers.
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