rural New Mexico

The governor’s office announced an additional $46 million for a fund meant to expand rural health care. Providers looking to grow or just starting out can submit an application to the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund starting September 18.

Access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction is limited in New Mexico, but particularly in rural communities. The Santa Fe Recovery Center is hoping to change that in northwest New Mexico’s McKinley County with the help of a sizable federal grant.

The state Tourism Department Wednesday announced the recipients of $3.5 million dollars in marketing grants. The majority of the funds will be used to encourage visiting rural New Mexico.

A new film highlights the important role libraries play in small rural communities around New Mexico. Many of these organizations are independent and must raise their own operating funds, and they have become vital centers for the people they serve.

President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new round of funding Monday to support rural high-speed internet.

Walmart is planning to add thousands of electric vehicle charging stations at its stores across the nation by 2030.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited New Mexico on Monday, where he announced that the department will be investing $40 million to provide high-speed internet access in rural areas of New Mexico. This has the potential to connect many communities for the first time.

The push away from fossil fuels and towards electric vehicles and home appliances is a challenge for rural New Mexico, which lacks the basic infrastructure and cash for these innovations.

Education has been hit hard by teacher shortages and professional burnout. That’s especially true in rural New Mexico. The Legislature has recently taken steps to return over $80 million dollars of operational funding to some school districts in northern New Mexico. Some districts plan to use the funds to construct or maintain teacher housing.

Cristina Carreon from the Alamogordo Daily News joins me to talk about the Red Flag law and how it is viewed in rural parts of the state. She provides…