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Despite progress, New Mexico still falls short by 15,000 childcare slots
The problem is particularly acute for children under 2; the state needs about 12,000 more slots for infants and toddlers.
How much are New Mexico’s low-interest loans expanding daycare capacity?
Providers and state officials have lauded the program, arguing it takes an incremental approach to creating a universal childcare system.
New Mexico data on childcare capacity doesn’t quite add up
The state agency tasked with overseeing early childhood education says discrepancies in capacity data are due to data entry errors.
Highlands interim head offers support at forum but no reason for president’s ouster
The interim president spoke to members of the Highlands community virtually and in person for about 10 minutes Wednesday.
New Mexico Highlands interim leader to host campuswide forum after president placed on leave
The announcement came days after the school’s board of regents’ abrupt decision to place the institution’s president on leave.
At one rural New Mexico hospital, doctors turn to AI tools
“There’s a lot of fear in AI these days,” one doctor said. “But honestly, this isn’t really doing my job. It’s helping me take notes.”
Vadito mother facing charges alleging overdose in 6-year-old daughter’s death
CYFD investigated the family seven times since 2020 but never removed the girl from her mother’s care, a spokesperson wrote.
Man sentenced to 36 years in prison in decades-old sex assault case
The sentence caps years of appeals, overturned convictions and other complications in assault cases that started decades ago.
Judge: New Mexico must halt universal childcare or contest ruling
A lawsuit filed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez seeks to invalidate rules expanding free childcare.
Rapidly approaching New World screwworm likely to strain New Mexico cattle industry
“It’s going to be very difficult at this point to keep it out of the United States,” said Dr. Samantha Holeck, state veterinarian with the New Mexico Livestock Board.
Yazzie/Martinez plaintiffs want more say in New Mexico’s efforts to fix K-12 education
The plaintiffs are asking for roughly $200,000 to pay to bring in experts to weigh in and to meet with the community.
Health
Amid uranium’s rise, drilling proposal in Chama watershed causes alarm
Demand for weapons and nuclear power has mining companies looking to New Mexico. Legacy waste may be an obstacle.
Attorneys: Genesis bankruptcy could mean ‘pennies on the dollar’ for plaintiffs
The reorganization is the latest in a string of challenges for Genesis HealthCare and its approximately two dozen facilities in New Mexico.
CYFD offices by day, shelters by night
With overnight office stays now prohibited, advocates say foster youth spend all day in CYFD offices and leave each night to sleep on couches at youth homeless shelters
child & Family Welfare
Some lawmakers, child advocates take different views on CYFD oversight
Lawmakers have argued that amid ongoing failures by CYFD to protect children, it should be taken from the governor’s control.
Secret CYFD settlements, a rising trend, hit nearly $16M in fiscal year 2026
A lawsuit against New Mexico’s child welfare agency was recently settled for a staggering — but sealed — $10 million, according to a report.
Youth homeless shelters shoulder burden for CYFD’s highest-needs kids
Following an executive order ending office stays for foster youth and an Attorney General investigation finding that the state is “warehousing” kids in group settings, the state is continuing to rely on shelters to house children.
Government
Texas is giving data centers more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year
The tax break is one of the state’s costliest incentive programs and soon to be the most expensive of its kind in the nation.
New Mexico sees drops in syphilis, other sexually transmitted infections
The decreases come after years of ramped-up screening, awareness campaigns and ensuring prompt reporting of positive tests.
Following season of low snowpack, experts say Middle Rio Grande is in trouble
Farmers have been told to expect longer wait times between irrigation deliveries and were encouraged to “take water when it is available.”
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