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A new report from the United Way takes a look at a sometimes overlooked demographic — people who are above the federal poverty line, but don't earn enough money to pay for basic needs every month, what the report calls ALICE: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. 46% of New Mexican households fall below that threshold.
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A first of its kind report for New Mexico looks at a particular demographic of people living above the federal poverty level, but still struggling to make ends meet. The study found 46% of New Mexico households fall below the threshold for what United Way calls ALICE.
Teamsters Local 492 Vice President Jesus Vidaca, left, and team member Daniel Moya protest in front of Creamland Dairy in Albuquerque on Thursday.
Jon Austria
Union workers at the Creamland Dairy plants in Albuquerque and Farmington reached a tentative agreement with the company after a weeklong strike and months of negotiations.
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Children wait for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to make an announcement about child care subsidies on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Santa Fe, N.M.
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New Mexico has invested in early childhood education for years and now Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced that the state will soon offer no-cost universal childcare to every kid in the state. On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico we’ll dig into what this means for families and what infrastructure needs to be in place before the program begins November 1st.