Many grandparents who are raising kids are locked out of state aid
Don Usner / Searchlight New MexicoJoan and Lilly Merentes. ALBUQUERQUE — Joan Marentes knew her career in the Albuquerque Police Department was over the moment a state worker said she was ineligible...
View ArticleNew Mexico is wrongly denying child care benefits, lawsuit alleges
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netA statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Five New Mexico residents are suing the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), claiming the state is effectively...
View ArticleDems are retaking power in NM. Will they help curb hunger this time?
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netA statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. COMMENTARY: As Democrats prepare to take total control of state government in January, a report released Wednesday serves as...
View ArticleWorking families deserve a dignified wage
COMMENTARY: In his recent commentary, “Large minimum wage increase could push vulnerable New Mexicans out of workforce,” Zachary Fort bases his assumptions about the danger of a minimum wage increase...
View ArticleIt takes a community to educate a child at Las Cruces middle school
Josh Bachman / Las Cruces Sun-NewsStudents organize drinks for a Rio Grande Food Bank event on Dec. 5 at Lynn Middle School, Las Cruces Public School’s first community school. January will mark two...
View ArticleDysfunctional computer system cuts off needy New Mexicans from help
Don Usner / Searchlight New MexicoExpensive, bug-riddled software has resulted in needy families being improperly denied benefits throughout the state. Nearly half of New Mexico’s population relies on...
View ArticleLegislators, please don’t chop family services into smaller pieces
COMMENTARY: This is not the letter to the editor I wanted to write about the 2019 legislative session. I wanted to write about exciting initiatives underway to bring resources to disinvested and...
View ArticleBackers of ‘ban the box’ legislation try again
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netThe Roundhouse in Santa Fe. The toughest question on a job application can be pretty short. Have you ever been convicted of a felony? For job seekers with criminal...
View ArticleLawmakers, let people see how you’re spending their money
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netA statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. COMMENTARY: Some state senators seem intent on ensuring our state never rises out of poverty. New Mexico is the only state...
View ArticleThere’s no simple path to stopping gun violence
A scene from the memorial in El Paso to the 22 people killed by a white supremacist terrorist. (Heath Haussamen/NMPolitics.net) COMMENTARY: I own firearms that some Democratic presidential candidates...
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