• August 2021 – New Mexico ranks No. 1 as state with worst unemployment with 7.9% unemployment rate.   https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/blue-states-are-national-leaders-in-unemployment/
• June 2021 – New Mexico ranks No. 1 as worst state compared to all the states on 52 indicators of livability best states to live in.   https://www.krqe.com/news-resources/ranking/study-finds-new-mexico-ranks-as-the-worst-state-to-live-in/
• 2019 – New Mexico Ranks No. 1 as the State Most Dependent on the Federal Government (https://www.abqjournal.com/1293783/nm-ranks-no-1-in-depending-on-federal-government.html )
• 2017 – New Mexico Rank by Fiscal Condition – 2017 – NM is ranked 41^st; NM ranked 34^th in 2016 so NM has fallen towards the bottom (https://www.mercatus.org/statefiscalrankings)
• 2017 – NM Ranks 49th in Quality of Education (https://www.abqjournal.com/920639/study-nm-ranks-49th-in-quality-of-education.html dated 1-4-2017)
• 2017 – NM has highest rate of Medicaid-covered births (https://www.abqjournal.com/977267/nm-has-highest-rate-of-medicaidcovered-births.html?utm_source=abqjournal.com&utm_medium=sidebar+-+popular+posts+-+default&utm_campaign=popular+posts dated 3-28-2017)
• 2016 – NM again at bottom of states for child wellness (http://www.abqjournal.com/795819/nm-again-at-bottom-of-states-for-child-wellness.html?paperboy=loggedin630am&utm_ source=Albuquerque+Journal+Newsletters&utm_campaign=b0da055948-paperboy_daily_160622_062801&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ 2dcf4c82cd-b0da055948-108575969 dated 6-22-2016)
• 2016 – New Mexico teens’ drug use among highest in nation (http://www.abqjournal.com/821348/nm-youth-drug-use-rates-among-tops-in-us.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_ medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-headlines dated 8-6-2016)
• 2017 – New Mexico now worst in nation for property crime per FBI (https://www.abqjournal.com/1070482/fbi-data-new-mexico-ranked-no-1-in-nation-in-property-crime-rates.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=daily-headlines&utm_source=Albuquerque+Journal+Newsletters&utm_ campaign=2a92a0bede-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ 2dcf4c82cd-2a92a0bede-108575969 dated 9-28-2017)
• 2016 – NM has highest percentage of young children on food stamps (https://www.abqjournal.com/868276/196300-nm-children-get-snap-benefits.html?utm_source=The+Santa+Fe+Reporter+List&utm_campaign=f62ef6c4f6-Morning_Word_October+14%2C+2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b77a98714b-f62ef6c4f6-60466445&mc_cid=f62ef6c4f6&mc_eid=55ef4e89b7 dated 10-16-2016)
• 2017 – Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition 2017 Edition – NM ranks 41^st (https://www.mercatus.org/statefiscalrankings dated 2017)

What should be done to improve our rankings and provide a better quality of life for New Mexicans?  What are your solutions?