Holding grief close and sharing it in New Mexico’s dry sandbeds
When the water dries, fish gasp for hours in the streambed until they die. Taken June 15, 2022. (Photo by Diana Cervantes for Source NM)…
Monthly Archives
December 2023
‘Everywhere you go is short staffed’: New Mexico nursing homes in crisis
New federal staffing standards meant to improve the care of millions of Americans in nursing homes could go into effect in as soon as two years.
New Mexico’s nursing homes aren’t ready. Not even close.…
States Expand Health Coverage for Immigrants as GOP Hits Biden Over Border Crossings
A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those living in the U.S. without authorization, even as Republicans assail President Joe Biden over a dramatic increase in…
New Mexico water wrap-up for 2023
In the arid Southwest, water is the lifeblood of the land, its ecosystems and people.
It’s under threat from pollution or overuse, exacerbated by climate change.
Less water is melting into streams or…
New lawsuits accuse FEMA of blowing deadlines for northern New Mexico wildfire victims
The officials disbursing a nearly $4 billion fund allocated to victims of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire failed to make compensation offers within deadlines required by law, according to two new…
Mental Health Courts Can Struggle to Fulfill Decades-Old Promise
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — In early December, Donald Brown stood nervously in the Hall County Courthouse, concerned he’d be sent back to jail.
The 55-year-old struggles with depression, addiction, and suicidal thoughts. He…
The monuments we build and the ones we tear down
I spent a lot of time in 2023 thinking and writing publicly about events that either happened in 2020, or that I believe were influenced by events that year.
High up on the list of echoing recollections…
RFK Jr.’s Campaign of Conspiracy Theories Is PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year
As pundits and politicos spar over whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign will factor into the outcome of the 2024 election, one thing is clear: Kennedy’s political following is built on a movement that seeks to…
Grassroots groups help Medicaid recipients regain lost coverage
Eight months after states started dropping millions of low-income families from Medicaid rolls, grassroots groups say they are leading the push to re-enroll people denied coverage for bureaucratic…
N.M. State Land Office raises record revenues
The New Mexico State Land Office received a record $2.75 billion dollars in revenue and distributed more than $2.71 billion for schools, universities and other grantees this year, officials said.
The…