Morning Word: New Mexico Leads Nation with Number of Children on Food Stamps

Close to 200,000 Children Get Food Aid in New Mexico

New data shows that New Mexico has

receiving food stamps via the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, including half of youngsters age 4 and under.

Sanders Heads to UNM for Rally

US Sen. Bernie Sanders

at the University of New Mexico on Tuesday.

Johnson Greets Supporters in Santa Fe

Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson held a rally in Santa Fe over the weekend

from Taos to Santa Fe.

Judge Rules Against More Polling Sites

San Juan County will not have to add

on the Navajo reservation next month.

Marcantel Retires 
New Mexico Corrections Secretary Gregg Marcantel will retire, “ending a stormy time in which scandals enveloped his department and unionized guards overwhelmingly voted no-confidence in him.” Marcantel plans to retire by the end of the month. 

Arkansas Looks To New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program
Residents in Arkansas are getting ready to decide whether to legalize cannabis for medicinal use. Before next month’s vote, a local television station sent one of their reporters to New Mexico to see how the state’s nearly 10-year-old program is working for patients here.
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