New Mexico has spent $2.6 billion on extended learning time in schools since a judge presiding over the landmark Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit in 2018 found the state did not give at-risk students equitable opportunities. Despite that massive investment, schools across the state have “largely failed to increase instructional time,” according to a state report released Wednesday.
Thousands of New Mexicans rely on Medicaid to get treatment for life-threatening substance use disorders. Keeping that coverage is about to get harder.
During a time when federal funding for the arts is being slashed or eliminated, Americans for the Arts selected New Mexico as its annual conference location because the state continues to advocate for arts within the community.
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Nearly every county in New Mexico faces a critical shortage of health care providers, according to state officials. Now, the state is offering what it says is the nation's most competitive state-funded loan repayment program in an effort to attract more doctors.
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PRC hearing examiners recommend PNM, Blackstone be fined maximum penalties, restart acquisition process