New Mexico
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Program elimination, job loss as DOGE cuts funds for NM's AmeriCorps
The dismantling of the 30-year-old AmeriCorps national service program by the Department of Government Efficiency will have significant effects in New…
Monday, May 12, 2025
NM groups work to improve soil health, mitigate effects of changing climate
New Mexico's decades-long drought combined with climate change have more farmers and ranchers embracing the six healthy soil principles, tailoring …
U.S. veterans who hold elective office want environmental investments restored
A bipartisan group of current and former elected officials said the continued use of fossil fuels threatens global security and they want funding for …
New Mexico job training program returns to lift all boats
New Mexico's Roadrunner Food Bank is again offering job training after its program was temporarily suspended during the COVID pandemic. Teresa …
GOP budget cuts to Medicaid could fray NM's safety net
Medicaid is a lifeline for many of New Mexico's families, making it one of six states that could be severely affected by cuts Congressional …
NM LGBTQ+ advocacy group pushes for new data privacy laws
Anyone who uses a cell phone or laptop shares hundreds of personal data points, and a New Mexico advocacy group wants that information better …
NMSU's 'ringtone strategy' helps keep students enrolled, engaged
Today's college students may prefer communicating by text but New Mexico State University still finds person-to-person phone calls from faculty and st…
Second wave of weather employees fired ahead of NM wildfire season
By Dawn Attride for Sentient.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for New Mexico News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboratio…
New Mexico's food bank volunteers provide millions of meals
More than 6,000 volunteers who support New Mexico's Roadrunner Food Bank are being recognized during National Volunteer Week, which starts today…
DOGE cuts at NM's national parks create alarm, anxiety
New Mexico's national parks generally operate year-round - but they might not operate at 100% efficiency this year due to employee firings, layoffs …
America's historic crops at risk as DOGE cuts funding for seed bunkers
Working without fanfare, federal scientists at 22 U.S. sites maintain the nation's agricultural plant species collected since 1898, including crops …
April celebrates the creative combo of libraries, poetry
April is both National Poetry Month and National Library Month, and younger generations are embracing both. The American Library Association says …