Michelle Paulene Abeyta /tags/michelle-paulene-abeyta Michelle Paulene Abeyta en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:48:14 GMT First-year Native lawmaker says families are her priority this session /local-news/2025-03-11/first-year-native-lawmaker The 2025 session of the New Mexico state legislature is nearly over and it was a first for a number of newly elected lawmakers, including Rep. Michelle Pauline Abyeta (D-To'hajiilee) who is DinĂ©. Her large district encompasses six counties west of Albuquerque, from White Rock all the way to Alamo Navajo Reservation. Abeyta told 91°µÍř her priority for this session is to have bills that touch every demographic in her district. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:48:14 GMT /local-news/2025-03-11/first-year-native-lawmaker Jeanette DeDios Pilot program would help family members raising relatives’ children /local-news/2025-03-11/pilot-program-help-family-relatives-children An estimated 40,000 New Mexico children were raised by grandparents or a relative besides their parents in 2024, according to the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department. A bill in the legislature would create a pilot program to assist these kinship caregivers. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:41:02 GMT /local-news/2025-03-11/pilot-program-help-family-relatives-children Jeanette DeDios