The Kevin S. plaintiffs and the state both acknowledged CYFD’s progress but said it continued to lag in some areas.
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New Mexico insurance superintendent defends hikes in marketplace insurance premiums
New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Alice Kane on Wednesday defended her decision to approve a significant health insurance rate increase before members of the powerful Legislative Finance Committee. Kane on Sept. 1 OK’d an average rate increase of 24.4% for 2027 individual insurance plans sold on and off BeWell, the state health insurance exchange established […]
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High-level New Mexico Democrats push for new social media protection bills
The bills would increase penalties for consumer protections violations and curb addictive or exploitative tactics.
Posted inSearchlight
Threats to the media are growing. So is our newsroom.
Recent headlines mark yet another unprecedented attack on the news media: President Trump kicked three major TV news networks out of the White House press pool because, he explained, he didn’t like their coverage. It’s the latest in a steady drumbeat of attacks on the press. Earlier this year, New York Times journalists were served […]
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New Mexico is spending big to fix behavioral healthcare. Why is there so little to show?
The Behavioral Health Services Division asked the state for another $7.2 million in general fund dollars for its FY 2028 budget.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Two Project Jupiter foes accused of disorderly contact at commission meeting
Two people were cited at a Doña Ana County meeting a year after commissioners voted to approve Project Jupiter’s bonds.
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Some New Mexico hospitals still not posting required price lists, report finds
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has since 2021 required all U.S. hospitals to post pricing info online.
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New Mexicans and school choice: A clear-cut preference, or a sticky financial reality?
Respondents to a statewide survey overall favored school choice, while a union leader said the financial implications are tricky.
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Albuquerque apartment tenants form union, spur city code-enforcement blitz
“We are unionized now, we hit majority, and with that being said, we’re a lot more powerful than just being one person,” tenant Alyssa Harper said.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
CYFD uses ‘loophole’ in state law to refuse records requests involving dead children
CYFD is allowed to decide to whom it releases records related to child deaths, a loophole a state senator wants to close.
