Let's Talk New Mexico
Let's Talk Rural Libraries
Let’s Talk New Mexico 2/21 8a: Rural libraries reach around 500,000 New Mexicans in rural towns and pueblos and provide a range of services including tutoring, healthcare, business incubation, and voter registration. Lawmakers are considering a bill this session that would create a $50 million endowment fund to support the state’s 50 rural libraries. What could this financial support mean not only for rural communities but for the state as a whole? Are you a supporter of your local rural library? What would library support mean to your community? Email LetsTalk@kunm.org , tweet using the #LetsTalkNM hashtag, or call in during the live show.
Violence Against Women Living On The Street Goes Unreported In ABQ
It’s no secret that sex workers often don’t trust law enforcement and don’t ask police for help after incidents of violence. Officers around the U.S. are themselves arrested for trafficking , raping and abusing people on the street. Here in New Mexico , those stories pop up, too. And people who do that kind of work here say there’s a feeling that it’s either not safe, or that police won’t respond well if they report they’ve been attacked or assaulted. That can mean serial offenders go unchecked.
Headlines
Moratorium On New Charter Schools Passes First Hurdle, N.M. Oil And Gas Lease Sale Nets $35 Million
Moratorium On New Charter Schools Passes First Hurdle - By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press No new charter schools would be allowed to open in New Mexico until 2022 under a proposal that has cleared its first legislative hurdle.
Police Say Student Reported Hearing 'Voices' Before Shooting
2/20 11a: Police say a 16-year-old boy accused of firing a gun at a New Mexico high school told officers 11 months prior voices were telling him to "shoot up the school."
Pediatrician Hopes To Expand Child Abuse Response At UNM
University Showcase: For years New Mexico has languished at or near the bottom nationally for child well-being and one factor behind that ranking is our high rates of child abuse. Many of those cases come through the Child Abuse Response Team -- or CART -- at the University of New Mexico Hospital.
Public Health New Mexico
Santa Fe Program Pairs Art With Opioid Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction comes with more than just physical symptoms. A big part of fighting for sobriety is recovering emotionally, and for different people, that part needs a different approach.
