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agilemktg1/FlickrConsistent health care access for New Mexicans can be a challenge. About 25% of people in the state live at or below the federal poverty line and the shortage of healthcare workers impacts routine preventative care. But youth advocates who hope to help fill some of those gaps with a health equity fair taking place Saturday. -
Famartin/Wikimedia CommonsThe number of abortions performed in New Mexico has more than tripled since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. That’s according to a new study that says interstate travel across the country continues to grow for the procedure.New Mexico has seen one of the most dramatic increases in abortion care in the country because of demand from out-of-state patients.
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The New Mexico Black Leadership Council is asking Albuquerque residents to shop local and at Black-owned businesses this year. The council’s end-of-year newsletter features local operations and ideas for holiday shopping. -
The Transportation Security Administration has announced the 2023 holiday season will be the busiest travel season ever, expecting to screen 30 million passengers nationwide. TSA is projecting that this coming Sunday, November 26th, will be the busiest travel day. A program at the Albuquerque International Sunport aims to ease travelers' stress and anxiety amid the hustle and bustle.
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After every Thanksgiving meal, there’s a big kitchen cleanup to follow. Whether you have a light bit of old cooking oil or a whole vat from deep frying a turkey, you shouldn’t discard it down the kitchen drain.
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A lot of great food is about to grace tables across New Mexico for Thanksgiving, but the prep work involved can lead to fires or food poisoning, if you’re not careful.
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Legislative analyst suggest more investments are needed to make 2019 absenteeism law more successfulThe Attendance for Success Act signed in 2019 required schools to track and report to the state as well as work on implementing supportive interventions. This week, the Legislative Education Study Committee reported that while the law is strong on paper, there are concerns about schools' capacity to implement those interventions.
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There’s a new children’s book to help kids understand a genetic disease that disproportionately affects New Mexicans. “Biscochito” tells the story of a grandmother with Cerebral Cavernomas baking the state cookie with her grandson.
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When it comes to prescription medicine, Americans pay 2-3 times more than people in other wealthy countries. This inequity is even worse in Black and Latino communities. But the 2022 Inflation Reduction Acthas begun to close the gaps in the Latino community accessing affordable healthcare.
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This week, the Albuquerque City Council rejected a move to make it easier to create safe outdoor spaces for people experiencing homelessness. This comes in the wake of an injunction from a judge to create more indoor shelter space for folks on the street. The injunction also limits clearing of encampments, as well as jails and fines for people sleeping outside.One city councilor says the city could have responded to the injunction with additional safe spaces and it needs to do more.
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New Mexico is poised to receive $10.5 million from the U.S. Justice Department for domestic violence and sexual assault prevention. The money will go to two Pueblo governments, as well as 15 organizations through the Violence Against Women Act and the Victims of Crime Act.
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Santa Fe residents will vote next week on whether or not to adopt a mansion tax or an excise tax on buyers of homes over $1 million. The tax would add 3% on the amount a buyer pays over $1 million. So, if a home costs $1.1 million, the buyer would pay $3,000. That money would then go to the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.KUNM’s Megan Myscofski sat down with Santa Fe mayor Alan Webber and Office of Affordable Housing Director Alexandra Ladd who says this will make the money the city puts into affordable housing more consistent by diversifying it.
