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By Robert Nott The New Mexican   A measure that would provide $2 million in tuition assistance for preschool teachers to further their education advanced in the state House on Wednesday with unanimous approval from lawmakers on the Education Committee. The money, which would c ...

By Robert Gonzales, For the Sun-News SILVER CITY — The Sun-News spoke with Republican House District 38 candidate Rebecca Dow as part of an ongoing series to interview candidates running for offices in Grant County. The Sun-News asked Dow why she felt that she was the best person to lead ...

Written by Benjamin Fisher on September 14, 2016 Four weeks away from early voting, candidates for local districts of the New Mexico Legis- lature have had plenty of time on the campaign trail to listen to constituents’ needs. Candidates for Districts 38 and 39 of the N.M. House o ...

Mary Alice Murphy, For the Sun-News 2:03 p.m. MDT August 15, 2016 New Mexico District 38 Rep. Dianne Hamilton introduces Rebecca Dow, whom Hamilton has endorsed to replace her, and Rep. John Zimmerman, present District 39 representative. An event was held at Hamilton’s home Sunday afternoon to ...

By Chuck Wentworth SENTINEL Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) Cabinet Secretary Monique Jacobson (inset) visited with youngsters from AppleTree Educational Center, as well as organizers and sponsors of the Father's Day weekend sandcastle contest at Elephant Butte Lake State Park Thur ...

June 14, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Crystal Diamond, 575-740-1539 Cutline: Former House Rep. Murray Ryan visits with Rebecca Dow, a candidate for the seat of retiring Diane Hamilton. Rebecca Dow, seeking the District 38 New Mexico House seat formerly held by Dianne Hamilton-R, ...

By Cynthia Miller The New Mexican Orginal Story Many parents, providers and advocates say the state’s proposed new plan to expand and improve the quality of child care across New Mexico doesn’t go far enough to ease the strain on low-income working families and that reimbursements ...

 Posted: Saturday, February 13, 2016 10:45 pm | Updated: 11:47 pm, Sat Feb 13, 2016. By Cynthia Miller The New Mexican Original Story Matt Esquibel, who manages the state’s child protective services office in Santa Fe County, got an odd request about a ...

Contact: Ernie Watson (505) 761-4951 Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 31, 2015 — Original Story USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner traveled to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico to present a certificate of obligation that allows th ...

By Shannon Rudisill, Director, Office of Child Care Orginal Story For low-income children, summer learning matters. According to research cited by the National Summer Learning Association, “more than half of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income youth[s] can be explained by un ...