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Breast cancer in the United States occurs primarily in middle-aged and older women, but age is not the only risk factor. (TarasGrebinets/Adobe Stock)

A New Mexico, LGBTQ civil rights group says a debunked claim by the Trump-Vance presidential campaign that "sex changes" are taking place in schools is being repeated by some state candidates. Trump has regularly promoted claims that educators are "grooming" or "indoctrinating" children to become gay or transgender. Equality New Mexico Executive Director Marshall Martinez said the fear tactic also is being used by a handful of Republican New Mexico candidates, who frame transphobic messaging as support for women. ...

Moms of young children remain vastly underrepresented in state capitols across the country, according to the Vote Mama Foundation. (Mediteraneo/Adobe Stock)

Early voting in New Mexico will end on Nov. 2. (Photo courtesy of Megan Gleason/Source NM)

New Mexico has a sizable immigrant community - making up 11% of the state's labor force. But during contentious U.S. elections, they can suffer a sort of collective discrimination by those worried about migrant crime. ...

The Associated Press has tabulated election results since 1848 when Zachary Taylor won the presidential election as a member of the Whig Party. (WPW enhanced/Adobe Stock)

(New Mexico News Connection) New Mexico has a sizable immigrant community - making up 11 percent of the state's labor force.

America's schoolteachers report spending nearly 30% of instructional time repeating information because of poor listening skills. (JacobLund/Adobe Stock)

Almost 50 million people, one in six in the United States, rely on food assistance from charities, according to Feeding America. (Photo courtesy Roadrunner Food Bank)

New Mexicans who qualify can receive benefits beyond doctor visits and prescription drugs through a Dual Special Needs Plan. (Kzenon/Adobe Stock)