Morning Word: New Mexico Badly Managed

"Worst-Run State"

For the second year in a row, 24/7 Wall St. ranked New Mexico, with its high poverty and unemployment rates, as

in the country.

Smith Urges Bipartisanship in New Year

Ahead of New Years, Sen. John Arthur Smith, the chairman of the Legislative Finance Committee, wants lawmakers to

“to solve this budget crisis and put New Mexico on sound financial footing for the future.”

500 Jobs on the Line at UNM Hospital

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center chancellor told state lawmakers Tuesday that

, including 33 doctors, 174 nurses, 167 hospital staffers and 132 academic positions, at the state’s leading health care system. The reduction will probably not include layoffs, and will instead be accomplished by eliminating planned staff expansions.

Congressional Panel's Tactics Scrutinized

Joey Peters reports, “A controversial congressional panel investigating abortion practices in New Mexico and the across the country is

and mission from some of its own members.”

Untested

A special report released Tuesday by State Auditor Tim Keller reveals that New Mexico, with 254 per 100,000, has

in the nation.

Teacher Job Vacancies Increase

There’s a good chance your public school student is being taught by a long-term substitute teacher this year. A new report from New Mexico State University’s Education Department shows the number of teachers retiring early has increased and that’s led to

NMSU Won't Be Sanctuary Campus

New Mexico State University Chancellor Garrey Carrthuers says the school

itself a sanctuary campus or ban federal law enforcement officials from campus despite a petition being circulated by students and faculty. Heath Haussamen reports:

Santa Fe Opera Recording Earns Grammy Nominations

This is very cool: The Santa Fe Opera has

for the first time in its 60-year history for a recording of Cold Mountain in 2015.

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