Tag: American Southwest

New Mexico’s Universal Child Care Experiment: A National Model or a High-Stakes Gamble in One of America’s Poorest States?

In a high-desert state long ranked near the bottom in child well-being, New Mexico has launched the nation’s first universal child care program. Families are saving thousands, but can providers, budgets and rural communities keep up?

Deb Haaland Won the Gubernatorial Primary. Does Her Win Point to a State Ready for Its Next Chapter?

Deb Haaland’s commanding win in New Mexico’s Democratic gubernatorial primary clears a path to make history as the first Native American woman governor, in a state grappling with education, energy and economic challenges.