Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy
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Jewish leaders rebuke Escobar for vote against resolution condemning pro-Palestinian slogan and moreEl Paso Matters President and CEO Bob Moore covers the area's top stories.
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Ngage New Mexico’s new mobile children’s museum and family resource center is open. The roaming museum has already visited Hatch, Anthony, and Las Cruces, with the goal of bringing early childhood educational activities to rural regions of Doña Ana County.
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Alma d'Arte charter school again in a notice of breach and more.
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Nick Seibel, editor and publisher of the Silver City Daily Press, covers the area's top stories.
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According to Wallethub.com, the labor force participation rate is slightly above pre-pandemic levels. Why, then, do some employers still have difficulties filling positions, especially in New Mexico, which ranked 4th in the nation of states where employers are struggling the most in hiring? Scott Brocato talked about this with Wallethub analyst, Cassandra Happe.
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The 3-0 vote by the Torrance County commission clears the way for a four-month extension through September of an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the detention of migrants at the facility.
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The Workforce Solutions Department said 505 Burgers Farmington LLC has agreed to pay out $100,000 to resolve claims by two former employees that they received only a small portion of the wages they were due.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham says she voiced concerns to the Homeland Security Secretary that the scrutiny of cannabis companies appears to be greater in New Mexico than states with regulated markets that aren't along the U.S. border with Mexico.
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Client numbers soar after brick-and-mortar facility opens.
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The flight was forced to make an emergency return to JFK airport after the crew observed issues related to the right wing emergency exit slide, as well as a sound near the right wing.
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Three superb actors — Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor — star in this sweaty, sexy, entertaining drama about tennis stars with a very complicated past.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken following his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials in Beijing.
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Trees communicate. They migrate. They protect. They heal. We climbed into the NPR archives to find some of our favorite arboreal fiction, nonfiction, and kids' lit — get ready to branch out.
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Five of the six conservatives spent much of their lives in the Beltway, working in the White House and Justice Department, seeing their administrations as targets of unfair harassment by Democrats.
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Dr. Bryce Jorgensen spoke with Scott Brocato about financial matters and answered questions our audience asked during the show.
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Professor Anderson answers listeners' gardening questions.