The bills would increase penalties for consumer protections violations and curb addictive or exploitative tactics.
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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.
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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.
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Las Vegas, N.M., ex-teacher sentenced to prison after admitting to sexual abuse of student
A civil case filed on behalf of the girl’s family accused Las Vegas City Schools of negligence and missteps.
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Haaland proposes data center moratorium, guardrails despite $87,000 in data-center related donations
Haaland, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, would sign an executive order establishing the temporary pause on day one.
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Second New Mexico case of New World screwworm confirmed ahead of border reopening
The case in Grant County is not expected to delay the reopening of the Santa Teresa port, said Dr. Samantha Holeck, state veterinarian with the New Mexico Livestock Board.
