Morning Word: Layoffs Loom

Layoffs Pending

Many communities around the state continue to face

, and now Rio Rancho and Albuquerque are bracing for what looks like more layoffs at Intel.

Film Industry Boom

At least the film industry, which banks on

, is still booming around the state.

Prison Health Care Lacks Oversight

If you missed their report in the New Mexican on Sunday, you’ll want to read Phaedra Haywood and Justin Horwath’s investigative report on

, where suffering often goes unchecked.

Women's Health Care

Officials in San Miguel County are setting up a workgroup to figure out how to

there. The closure of a regional hospital has forced pregnant women to drive to Santa Fe to give birth.

Cannabis Scheduling Decision Due

A New Mexico psychiatric nurse practitioner and longtime medical cannabis advocate is anxiously awaiting to see if the Drug Enforcement Agency will finally

this spring or summer.

Accreditation Yanked

If you get skin care at UNM’s School of Dermatology, you may want to

until the department gets reaccredited.

So it turns out that a lit cigarette near

for the explosions in Espanola that had people running for cover on Friday.

Someone is apparently upset with Johnny Tapia’s widow.

parked outside her kids' room. Surveillance cameras recorded the explosion, and police are looking for two suspects.

A new study proves that fast food isn’t particularly healthful. In fact, people who consume more fast food may be ingesting

. According to Bloomberg, the research provides evidence that fast food is a major source of a category of industrial chemicals called phthalates.

Holly Holm had fun

at Isotopes Park on Saturday. Still, it wasn’t a very good weekend for the team. They

and are now 1-2 at home this season and 5-6 overall this season. On Sunday, they lost to Tacoma 10-7 in 11 innings.

Remember the adage, “Never wake a sleeping tiger”?  Well, this

proves it. 

We usually end the Morning Word with a good news item. Today, it’s a reminder that you have to

by midnight. Wait, what's good about that again?

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