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Report: Higher Minimum Wage Gives Modest Economic Boost

Anonymous on August 3, 2012 - 1:47pm

July 30, 2012
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ALBUQUERQUE—If New Mexico lawmakers were to raise the state’s minimum wage to $7.75, the state would see an increase of some $12.8 million in its gross domestic product, and more than 100 jobs would be created.
That’s one of the conclusions in a new report from New Mexico Voices for Children, “How Raising and Indexing the Minimum Wage has Impacted State Economies.” The report also looks at how other states that have minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage are faring.

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New Mexico Ranks 49th in the Nation in Overall Child Well-being

Anonymous on July 25, 2012 - 2:01pm

Child health improved, but not economic, education, and family well-being

July 25, 2012
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ALBUQUERQUE—The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2012 KIDS COUNT® Data Book  shows that New Mexico made a few gains in children’s health status, but the state has a long way to go in improving the economic, education, and  community-related well-being of its children. The state ranks 49th out of the 50 states.

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What ObamaCare Means for Those Who Already Have Health Insurance

Anonymous on July 23, 2012 - 2:02pm

After much anticipation, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—otherwise known as ObamaCare—by a 5-4 decision. While there is great confusion among the public about what the ACA will do to our nation’s health care delivery system, one easy way to understand the law is this: The ACA makes health insurance companies play fair.
No more denying you coverage because of pre-existing conditions; no more dropping your coverage when you get sick; no more billing you into bankruptcy; and no more annual or lifetime limits—just to mention a few of the many benefits.

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Report: Immigrant Children More Likely to Live in Poverty, Have Parents with Low Levels of Educational Attainment

Anonymous on July 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

July 17, 2012
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ALBUQUERQUE—While 27 percent of all New Mexico children live in poverty, the rate is much higher (42%) for the state’s immigrant children. And while about 10 percent of New Mexico children in U.S.-born families have parents with less than a high school diploma, more than 35 percent of children in foreign-born families have parents who did not finish high school.

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