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Small Towns, Big Change: Economics And Cannabis In Rural New Mexico

Cannabis plants growing in a greenhouse.

November 18, 2016 – Many New Mexicans have heard that recreational cannabis sales in neighboring Colorado is adding tax revenue to the state coffers. What could be the economic impact of a similar program in New Mexico? This month NMiF teamed up with the Solutions Journalism project to look at whether recreational cannabis sales could…

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Small Towns, Big Change: Addressing The Digital Divide In Education

A man standing in a library holding a cell phone.

October 7, 2016 – Many families in rural New Mexico still do not have high speed internet access at home. This week, we team up with the Solutions Journalism Network in a report from Farmington on the digital divide in education. Correspondent Megan Kamerick looks at how the public school district, a local college and nonprofits…

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