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Beyond the Courtroom: The Personal Side of Public Defense
By Angela Shen and Alissiea Hernandez / NM News Port / Between teaching a law school class and conducting pre-trial interviews, Heather LeBlanc finds some time to pump breast milk. “I try to block off time, because what’s important to me is I have two kids that go to daycare and one who just started […]
New Mexico Ranked Worst in the Nation for Child Poverty
Justina Grant and Cayla Montoya-Manzo / NM News Port Child poverty affects New Mexico more than any other state. While the share of children living in poverty in the U.S. decreased one percent from 2015 to 2016, New Mexico experienced a one percent increase from 2016 to 2017, putting the state’s child poverty at 30 […]
Use of uncertified interpreters an issue in NM court system
By Angela Shen and Alissiea Hernandez/ NM News Port When non-English speakers find themselves in the court system, they should, according to due process, have the right to a court-certified interpreter. In New Mexico, that’s not always the case. According to Naomi Todd-Reyes, a court-certified Spanish interpreter, the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is […]
New Mexico Ranks In Top Four States Experiencing Package Theft
By Haneen Khatib and Naydeen Dajani / NM News Port With the holidays come more packages delivered to house doors, but New Mexicans may also expect more of those packages to be stolen. Package theft is a growing problem as more people increasingly rely on the convenience of online shopping and direct home deliveries. New […]
Former Dreamer looks Forward
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles on DACA recipients, published in partnership with the Daily Lobo. By Amy Byres / NM News Port When she was just 2-years-old, Daniela Fry immigrated to the United States from Mexico with her mother. And her life changed dramatically when former President Barack […]
Keller sweeps high dollar race to be ABQ’s next mayor
This article was first published on New Mexico In Depth and has been republished with their permission. By Marjorie Childress, New Mexico In Depth November 15, 2017 State Auditor Tim Keller landed strong in his bid to be Albuquerque’s next mayor, sweeping up just under 62 percent of the vote last night in an election […]
New Mexico nonprofit gives to children in need
By Courtney Salinger / NM News Port Faced with the worst poverty rate in the nation, one New Mexico nonprofit organization is trying to make a difference. The Albuquerque-based Locker #505 demonstrated its ability to channel public support for low-income children by hosting a Halloween Carnival clothing drive at the Sheraton Hotel in Albuquerque. Some […]
New Mexico experiences rising incarceration rates among females
By Cayla Montoya-Manzo and Justina Grant/ NM News Port As news breaks of New Mexico prisons nearing capacity, data show a strikingly high rate of growth in female incarceration rates. The New Mexico Sentencing Commission presented its 2017 Prison Population Forecast to the Legislative Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee in early September. The commission’s report […]
UNM Athletic Department in “Pit” of debt
By Katherine Whiting and Jazzy Zama / New Mexico News Port The University of New Mexico’s Athletic Department has been buried in debt over the last decade and owes millions to Lobos . The athletic department reportedly has failed to balance its budget for eight out of ten fiscal years. In October, the New Mexico […]
ABQ mayoral candidates offer contrasting solutions
By: Sarah Ihlefeld, Andrew Lucero & Kevin Maestas / NM News Port The Albuquerque mayoral race is down to the wire, and while the candidates generally share common ground on crime, they voice competing views on other key topics. State Auditor Tim Keller and his opponent City Councilor Dan Lewis sat down with New Mexico News Port to […]