Public commenters say the changes would create rigid budgeting requirements and could potentially violate educators’ privacy.
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Behavioral health reforms approved for Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Los Alamos counties
The plan stems from a law passed in 2025 that mandated regional behavioral health plans in hopes of expanding access to services.
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Searchlight New Mexico’s Second Life
Executive Director Bill Church is joined at the table with Searchlight editor Ed Williams as the two talk to Executive Producer Jeff Proctor about the future of the recently acquired investigative news site.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
CYFD denies that it refused to produce records in NMDOJ’s investigation
CYFD is asking the Justice Department’s lawsuit be dismissed with prejudice, meaning it would not be able to be refiled.
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UNM reappoints law school dean amid scrutiny over diversity, admissions
UNM’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs announced the decision to renew Carey’s contract Monday.
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UNM moves toward more clinic time, less academic time for teaching doctors
The change — which comes as UNM endeavors to double medical school enrollment — has drawn concerns from some clinical faculty members.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Lawsuit claims New Mexico child welfare agency denied responsibility for runaway teen after shooting
CYFD’s alleged inaction left the boy in an unacceptable environment and without crucial resources, an attorney said.
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New Mexico Highlands University regents deny wrongdoing in response to ex-president’s lawsuit
The regents and the former president have been publicly trading barbs since Woolf was abruptly placed on leave in May.
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‘Despicable act’: New Mexico governor vows all possible legal action against DEA
Lujan Grisham compared the agency’s reported fentanyl strategy to feds’ other major failures, such as the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.
Posted inPolitics
Pojoaque Pueblo graduates celebrate sobriety on the ‘Path to Wellness’
The program diverts people accused of nonviolent crimes related to substance use toward behavioral health services.
