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Democrats Decry Meager Medical Care for Detainees in Funding Fight
Fernando Viera Reyes needed a biopsy for possible prostate cancer when the Trump administration sent him to an immigration detention center in California’s Mojave Desert. There, he waited. Reyes, now 51, made repeated requests for the procedure, according to a lawsuit filed in November against the federal government, but months went by even though there was blood…
New Mexico Senate sends hard-fought medical malpractice bill to governor
House Bill 99, a proposal supported by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, would limit the amount jurors can award in punitive damages in malpractice cases.
Senator who called for fiscal restraint now champions child care bill
Gallup Democrat George Muñoz says he’s found middle ground with a measure tapping into New Mexico’s $11 billion early child trust fund.
Wirth cosponsored a bill to add a new judge in Santa Fe. It could benefit his law practice.
SB 35 would ease judges’ caseloads amid spike in medical malpractice and other civil claims
‘An alarm bell’: Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service shutters amid turmoil for home health care
The closure should serve as a warning for the industry and policymakers, said the leader of a home and hospice care association.
Debbie Jaramillo has no regrets about serving as Santa Fe mayor
More than 25 years later, Santa Fe’s only female mayor believes her predictions about the city’s future were correct.
Santa Fe City Council’s supermajority of women an outlier in New Mexico
Current and former female city councilors say they believe increased representation has led to a more balanced policy conversation.
Medically fragile and sleeping in office buildings
Following an executive order ending office stays for foster youth, where will kids with serious health conditions go?
House faces medical malpractice bill with higher caps for big hospitals
The House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 99 after stripping an amendment that would have left punitive damages uncapped for corporate hospitals.
New Mexico providers struggle to secure state funding for sex assault, DV services
“Survivor safety … requires ongoing investment,” said MaryEllen Garcia, executive director of the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Backers say copays for rich will protect New Mexico universal child care
Republicans still worried about the sustainability of the state’s proposed child care system through economic downturns.
Health
‘We’re willing to do what it takes’: New Mexico health councils push for state funding
Health councils work to tackle public health problems in ways specific to a community’s cultural, political and resource context.
Interstate doctor, social worker compacts head to governor’s desk
The compacts would ease licensure processes for out-of-state doctors and social workers to practice in New Mexico.
In Rio Arriba County, new naloxone distribution sites appear to be reducing overdose emergencies
Initial data indicates an association between the installation of the boxes and a sharp reduction in 911 calls related to overdose emergencies.
child & Family Welfare
Lawsuit accuses Los Lunas child treatment center of allowing sex abuse of girls
A former resident of the Sandhill Center alleges she faced repeated sexual assaults over several months in 2008 and 2009.
Experts find CYFD failed to make progress in many Kevin S. remedial goals
Dozens of children faced abuse, neglect and other harm and nine died while in state custody in 2025, the report states.
Early childhood workers laud proposed $60 million wage and career ladder
MJ Lord, a teaching assistant at an Albuquerque preschool, works three jobs just to make ends meet. The 25-year-old wants to be an early childhood educator — she’s completing a bachelor’s degree in human development and family sciences and has plans to pursue a master’s degree in early childhood as well — but she said…
Government
New Mexico female faith leaders aim to be political, not partisan
“We are meant to be involved in the life of the community and the life of the city, the life of the country,” Hart-Andersen said.
Lawmakers promise more big wins for New Mexico as governor signs year’s first bills
Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth estimated legislators are “90% of the way” to an agreement on medical malpractice reform.
New Mexico House passes $11 billion budget, rejects paying counties with ICE facilities
Most Republicans opposed the bill and pushed changes to help counties that could lose money if jails holding immigrants close.
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