Current and former female city councilors say they believe increased representation has led to a more balanced policy conversation.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
