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A recent report by Truth In Accounting ranks New Mexico low when it comes to financial transparency. Sheila Weinberg, Founder and CEO of Truth In Accounting shares why the state scored one of the lowest in the country.
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A recent report by Truth In Accounting ranks New Mexico low when it comes to financial transparency. Sheila Weinberg, Founder and CEO of Truth In Accounting shares why the state scored one of the lowest in the country.
A town hall meeting on Monday will focus on family caregiving. The event will be held at Centennial High School in Las Cruces from 2 to 3 in the afternoon. The rapidly aging population has made this a major issue for New Mexico and the entire nation.
To learn more, Fred Martino spoke with Tommy Hernandez, the public policy director for the Alzheimer's Association of New Mexico.
Angela Kocherga, Emmy-winning multimedia journalist and staff writer for the Las Cruces Bureau of the Albuquerque Journal discusses the recent U.S. House Second District race in New Mexico and shares analysis on migrants seeking asylum in the United States.
Dr. John Scarbrough, Associate Dean with WNMU’s School of Nursing and Allied Health shares more about a new online graduate nursing program that focuses on rural and frontier health.
International journalist Teri Schultz visited KRWG Public Media to talk about her career covering NATO, the European Union, security, and terrorism. Schultz files reports from Brussels for NPR, CBS, and Deutsche Welle. Schultz also covered the U.S. State Department during former Secretary of State Colin Powell's tenure. She is a graduate of New Mexico State University and worked at KRWG Public Media as a student.
The 14th Annual Diabetes Expo is coming to Las Cruces on November 3. The event takes place at Alma D'Arte High School from 8am to 2:30pm. The $12 admission includes lunch.
Fred Martino discussed the event with Ruben Marquez, Assistant Executive Director of Southern New Mexico Diabetes Outreach.
ByJeff Bingaman and Dr. Garrey Carruthers•Oct 9, 2018
Former NMSU Chancellor Dr. Garrey Carruthers
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Fred Martino discusses the Constitutional Amendment creating an Ethics Commission with Dr. Garrey Carruthers.
Commentary: New Mexico voters have an unprecedented chance to send an important message this November that New Mexico takes corruption seriously and will hold government officials, candidates, and contractors accountable when they cross ethical boundaries and violate the law. As former statewide elected officials, we wince every time we see the state tarnished by poor national rankings for good government and ethics, and worry that the perception of corruption is costing us business and opportunities, discouraging civic participation and decreasing voter turnout. New Mexico is one of only six states that does not have a statewide ethics commission.
The International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight takes place in Las Cruces October10th and 11th. Pat Hynes, Curator of the event shares more about what to expect.
Sylvia Ulloa with New Mexico In Depth has been covering child well-being in New Mexico and early childhood education. Ulloa has also reported recently on rural education in the state. She talks about what she has learned on In Focus from KRWG Public Media.
KRWG is talking with local candidates who are running for New Mexico's House of Representatives. Micaela Lara Cadena is the Democratic candidate running in District 33. Anthony Moreno spoke with her to learn more about why she is running for the seat.
We learn more about WNMU's new community health worker program from Dr. Benjamin C. Jenkins, Director of the Rehabilitation Services and Community Health Worker programs in Western New Mexico University’s School of Nursing & Allied Health.
KRWG is interviewing local candidates running for New Mexico's House of Representatives. This week, we hear from Democratic State Representative Joanne Ferrary on why she is seeking reelection to the district 37 seat.
Fred Martino interviews International Quilt and Textile artist Pam Holland of Australia.
The Southern New Mexico Festival of Quilts was held in Alamogordo Sunday and Monday. Background provided by the festival:
Since 2010 quilters from around the United States have been coming to Alamogordo, New Mexico to take part in a community event to benefit the children of Otero County. The Southern New Mexico Festival of Quilts began as a cooperative effort between Rainee Mackewich of First National Bank and Pam Holland, International textile artist, quilt teacher and photographer from Australia and has resulted in a week long flurry of quilting activities throughout the area every summer since.
Full teleconference on ruling that New Mexico's education system is not meeting constitutional requirements (organized by the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for New Mexico's vulnerable public school students said Monday the state has a chance at a new start as a district judge ordered education officials to reshape policies and school funding to meet constitutional responsibilities.
Fred Martino speaks with Mike Sanders, Director of Marketing for NTI.
NTI provides job services to Americans with disabilities who want to get back into the workplace. Over the past 25 years, NTI has helped over 175,000 individuals across the United States and over 1,200 here in the Las Cruces area through their NTI@Home and LandAjob programs.
KRWG is kicking off a series of interviews with local candidates seeking seats in New Mexico's House of Representatives. Today, we feature Republican candidate and challenger, Bev Courtney who is running for the District 37 seat in the House.
Organizers often make sacrifices professionally and personally to lead movements. To learn more about this we talked with Johana Bencomo, Director of Organizing with New Mexico CAFé, a faith-based community organizing group in Las Cruces.
Jerry Pacheco, President of The Border Industrial Association shares thoughts on trade, tariffs and business along the border. This is the second of a two-part conversation.
We talk trade and the impact of tariffs with Jerry Pacheco, President of The Border Industrial Association. Mr Pacheco is also Executive Director of The International Business Accelerator and he writes a column for The Albuquerque Journal called "Business Across The Border."
Patrick Nolan, Executive Director of Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks shares about how the organization is connecting the community to the national monument.
Byusc annenberg school for communication and journalism•May 17, 2018
Photo by: Karen Ballard / USC
In a stirring speech that called on graduates to seek truth and help others, former talk show host turned media mogul Oprah Winfrey offered practical advice, shared personal anecdotes and challenged students to tackle real-world problems.
