News Coverage

Aug 27 2017

N.M. among states with largest reductions in higher ed spending

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:34:33-06:00Education News Coverage, News Coverage, Tax and Budget News Coverage|

Santa Fe New Mexican--New Mexico is among the states that have seen the steepest reductions in higher education spending since the national recession, a new report says, investing nearly a third less per student in the last fiscal year than it did in 2008. The report, by the Washington, D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonprofit research institute, shows a nationwide trend of declining public funding for colleges and universities as tuition rates steadily rise, placing a heavier burden on students to help fund school operations.

Aug 18 2017

Barcelona Elementary students dare to dream big

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:35:11-06:00Kids Count News Coverage, News Coverage|

Albuquerque Journal--Barcelona Elementary third-grader Kristalee Jaramillo hopes to one day become a businesswoman. Her friend, Anya Tucker, is aiming for a career in teaching. On Friday, the two girls and their classmates at the Title I school were pushed to follow those “big, gutsy dreams.”

Jul 10 2017

Nonprofit resource fair, family game night set for Friday

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:36:13-06:00Economic Security News Coverage, Kids Count News Coverage, News Coverage|

Farmington Daily Times--An Albuquerque-based nonprofit organization is planning a family game night and nonprofit resource fair here to provide a family-friendly atmosphere in which residents can connect with agencies that could help provide them support. The Southwest Women’s Law Center is presenting the event Friday at the Farmington Civic Center as part of a $400,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, according to law clerk Jaclyn Page.

Jul 08 2017

Reader’s View: Searching for light and children’s well-being

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:36:41-06:00Kids Count News Coverage, News Coverage|

Santa Fe New Mexican--Hallelujah! The most promising and hopeful talk at the fifth annual Kids Count Conference, celebrating 30 years of New Mexico Voices for Children, was given by Ray Rivera, editor of The New Mexican and founder of Searchlight New Mexico, a “nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization dedicated to investigative reporting and innovative data journalism.” My news, like most folks because of my mistrust of “corporate media,” had mostly been coming from email, National Public Radio, radio talk show personalities and of course, Saturday Night Live.

Jul 07 2017

NM Group Slams Obamacare Replacement Bill Ahead of Senate Debate

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:37:20-06:00Health News Coverage, News Coverage|

Public News Service--Senate GOP leaders won't return to Washington, D. C., until Monday to renew debate on the replacement for Obamacare. That hasn't stopped opponents of the proposed bill from protesting, in New Mexico and cities across the country, this week. In Albuquerque on Thursday, Bill Jordan with New Mexico Voices for Children – the group's senior policy advisor and government relations officer – joined Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., at an outdoor news conference at the University of New Mexico.

Jun 22 2017

Tax cuts not creating job growth

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:38:25-06:00Economic Security News Coverage, News Coverage, Tax and Budget News Coverage|

Albuquerque Journal--New Mexicans are a tenacious and hard-working bunch. Those who are out of work spend longer looking for a new job than anyone else in the nation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Weeks – even months – after workers in other states have found new jobs, New Mexicans are still hitting the pavement in search of a paycheck. Part of the reason it takes so long to find a job here is that New Mexico has the (second-)highest unemployment rate in the nation.

Jun 21 2017

Study: Poverty still grips state

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:39:04-06:00Economic Security News Coverage, Kids Count News Coverage, News Coverage|

Quay County Sun--A national study of family and child well-being has found that New Mexico ranks second to last behind Mississippi, and Curry and Roosevelt County are not faring much better than the average. Local health-care and poverty experts say this is nothing new, and the high amount of poverty in the state has been on the increase for several years.

Jun 16 2017

Eddy County sees increase in child, teen deaths

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:39:45-06:00Health News Coverage, Kids Count News Coverage, News Coverage|

Carlsbad Current-Argus--New Mexico ranks 49th overall in the country in child well-being, according to a 2017 KIDS Count data book, released this week. Despite the low ranking, the state did improve slightly within four areas — economic well-being, education, health and family and community. Eddy County, however, struggled to see change. According to the KIDS Count Data Center's latest numbers, a 65.6 per 1,000 teen birth rate (ages 16-19) was reported in the county in 2015 — up from 61.5 per 1,000 in 2014.

Jun 14 2017

Feds put brakes on methane regulation

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:40:11-06:00Health News Coverage, News Coverage|

Santa Fe New Mexican--The Trump administration has dealt its largest blow yet to Obama-era oil and gas drilling regulations, announcing one rule requiring operators to curb methane pollution won’t take effect until at least 2019 and that another methane rule is being suspended indefinitely. The U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees the Bureau of Land Management, published notice Wednesday that a methane rule for drilling on federal and tribal land will be put on hold until litigation challenging the regulation has been resolved in court.

Jun 13 2017

New Mexico continues to struggle in child well-being study

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:40:54-06:00Health News Coverage, Kids Count News Coverage, News Coverage|

Albuquerque Business First--Things are looking up for children living in the Land of Enchantment — slightly. The annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, which was released Tuesday morning by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, reported New Mexico ranked 49th out of the 50 states for child well-being. Despite continuing the low ranking — New Mexico was 49th last year as well — New Mexico KIDS COUNT Director Amber Wallin sees the necessary steps being taken to raise the state's reputation for child well-being.