Analysis: Legislative efforts to boost child well-being often mired in partisanship
Searchlight NM--“I wouldn’t say that New Mexico state government has failed children,” said Sharon Kayne, a spokeswoman for New Mexico Voices for Children, an advocacy group. “Rather, it has failed to take a comprehensive, coordinated approach to improving child well-being. It dabbles a bit here and tries something new there and hopes that small fixes will cure a very big and complex problem,” she said.