A public health task force mandated by state lawmakers has been meeting since last September and is now seeking public input on its recommendations to strengthen the state’s public health infrastructure in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The draft report names racism and climate change as top priorities in New Mexico. KUNM reporter Jered Ebenreck explains.
When Diana Tittle retired to Sierra County in southern New Mexico in 2012 with her husband, she never imagined she would be working eight-hour days, seven days a week without ever taking a paycheck.