Many Chaparral students rely on higher education benefits that are under threat from a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit.
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CYFD sent a 15-year-old to Mexico. Why the teen may not come back.
The state Justice Department made the request after the teen was left to cross the border alone to reunite with his mother.
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NM nursing homes are falling short. The reason isn’t new.
As New Mexico’s population ages, nearly a quarter of the state’s nursing homes received one star out of a possible five.
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A troubled nursing home is going bankrupt. Why NM advocates worry nothing will change.
Plaintiffs’ attorneys say Genesis HealthCare’s sale is unlikely to make injured patients whole or improve quality issues.
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Vasquez decries ‘ICE tax’ on New Mexico home health services
Vasquez argued for policy changes like his Careworker Visa Act, which would create a new visa for child- and eldercare workers.
Posted inEnvironment
New Mexico attorney general backs environmental groups in Project Jupiter battle
At issue are permission for an emergency well for the data center and a pause in the process for obtaining an air quality permit.
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New Mexico health insurance officials approve 24% increase in premiums
“Rising health care costs and inflation are continuing to affect consumers nationwide and New Mexico is no different,” Superintendent of Insurance Alice Kane said in a statement.
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New Mexico child advocate’s first foster system report lays out problems with investigations
The findings also highlight problems with the state’s practices for placing vulnerable children in its care in foster homes.
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Project Jupiter developers urge New Mexico Supreme Court to get permit process moving again
Parties responded Wednesday in two New Mexico Supreme Court cases placing key permitting processes for Project Jupiter on hold.
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Health Care Authority to mail New Mexicans on Medicaid affected by federal changes
The Health Care Authority will start sending letters this week Medicaid customers who have to comply with new work requirements.
