Digital Divide
Access to the internet at home is still difficult in small towns across New Mexico. Only 1 in 3 rural residents has it. Las Cruces Sun-News journalist Damien Willis filed
on the problem, especially for students trying to do their homework, often using a the WiFi signal found in a business' parking lot.
Creative Approach
US Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-NM, ahead of a potential 2018 gubernatorial bid, says
to boost New Mexico’s economy.
Lujan Grisham says private businesses can take the lead, but the government still has a role.
Johnson Gets Airtime
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson got some airtime on CNN to talk about his bid for the White House and says he’s a legitimate alternative to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
'Feel the Bern'
Bernie Sanders was the winner of Heath Haussamen’s
, easily beating Hillary Clinton.
Tax Refund Delays Questioned, Again
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Democratic Rep. Debbie Armstrong, of Albuquerque, is demanding Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla
and questioning tax refund delays, especially with seniors ... including her mother.
Captured
The FBI says that
, who is wanted in connection with a prison gang’s death threats against top New Mexico Correction Department officials, was arrested by Albuquerque police on Sunday.
Safe Options for Drug Users
With thousands of Americans dying from drug overdoses related to opiates, including heroin, government officials, according to the Associated Press, are
, like they do in some European cities.
Santa Fe Reporter