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Experts ‘cautiously optimistic’ about New Mexico’s child poverty …
WEB2 days ago · Programs such as refundable tax credits play a major role in lifting New Mexican children out of poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual supplemental poverty measure released in September. The supplemental poverty measure is released every September at the state and national levels. It considers anti-poverty programs when determining the rate of poverty, […]
Early voting starts tomorrow at select NM polling locations
WEB1 day ago · Important dates. Oct. 8 – First day for early voting and first day to mail absentee ballots, end of registration online or via mail, but in-person same day registration in effect. Oct. 19 – County clerks expand early voting poll locations. Oct. 22 – The last day to request a mail-in ballot. Nov. 2 – Last day for early voting. Nov. …
NM state forester reflects on ‘heartbreak’ of recent wildfires, calls ...
WEB5 days ago · Caption: New Mexico State Forester Laura McCarthy flips through slides showing devastation from wildfires and post-fire flooding in New Mexico in recent years, part of a keynote address for a wildfire and watershed symposium Wednesday at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
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WEB5 days ago · BY: Austin Fisher - September 30, 2024. A judge on Monday afternoon set guardrails around certain evidence and witness testimony in the upcoming attempted murder trial of a man who shot a climate activist at a protest over a controversial monument in northern New Mexico. First Judicial District Court Judge Jason Lidyard ruled on …
Bracing for another warmer, drier winter in New Mexico
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Eyes will be on any drought areas, as forecasters expect a drier and warmer winter for New Mexico with a La Niña atmospheric pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean. That atmospheric pattern can bring warmer temperatures, but also increases the risk of extreme cold, building a ridge of pressure that can …
Normal wildfire risk expected through fall in NM, forecast says
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Homes and rubble remain interspersed between trees burned in the South Fork fires on Aug. 20, 2024. (Photo by Danielle Prokop / Source NM) A new wildfire risk forecast says New Mexico and most of the Southwest will not have above-average wildfire risk through December, though global weather patterns still add some uncertainty.
Governor unveils 50-year water action plan • Source New Mexico
WEBJan 31, 2024 · While lawmakers declined to fund the plan in prior years, New Mexico In Depth reported lawmakers provided $250,000 annually for the 50-year water plan and granted $500,000 in a one-time appropriation to the Office of the State Engineer in 2023. A draft of the 50-year water plan circulated in 2022. …
Homelessness increased again across NM since last year, …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · An American flag hangs over a temporary homeless encampment at a parking lot near Coronado Park in Albuquerque in July 2022. Homelessness increased significantly in Albuquerque and across New Mexico since last year, according to the latest “point-in-time” count estimates released this week.
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WEBAug 31, 2021 · Here at Source New Mexico, each member of this crew — Austin Fisher, Shaun Griswold and Patrick Lohmann and myself — wants to tell stories about policies and elected officials by looking at how decisions made in government chambers actually play out for us all. We want to tell stories that center the …