Poverty

Advocates and social scientists say the extra money will help low and middle-income families recover from the economic impacts wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic and lift millions out of poverty.

Storefront lenders offering payday loans or title loans are a quick way to get money for people who are often in dire straits financially. And it can be a…

Rev. William Barber has travelled to New Mexico and around the country, organizing with the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call For a Moral Revival.…

The number of grandparents raising their grandkids has been rising all over the country, and especially in New Mexico. Those folks might be affected by a…

A nonpartisan statewide think tank is warning the high rate of seniors living in poverty in New Mexico could grow without significant changes. Think New…

New Mexico legislators on Wednesday debated eliminating the state’s sales tax on so-called feminine hygiene products, like tampons and pads. Countries…

Food banks around the country haven’t been getting the kind of big donations of nonperishable food they count on. Here in New Mexico, employees at…

The 2020 census may seem far off still, but some people in New Mexico are already starting to lay the groundwork for the population count that happens…

New Mexico’s struggled for years with how to handle Real ID and created a two-tiered system where people have an option for an alternative license or…

New Mexico’s Public Education Department is planning to appeal a court ruling last month that found the state violated the rights of at-risk students by…