CYFD Cabinet secretary Brian Blalock replaced by former New Mexico Supreme Court Justice amid growing transparency concerns
Child & Family Welfare
Questions of fairness
CYFD employees say they were sidelined or fired for voicing concerns about a ‘sacred cow’ software contract.
Firing Back
High-level officials accuse the CYFD of retaliation against complaints about Signal and other concerns.
Seeking shelter
After suffering one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country, this New Mexico town on the edge of Navajo Nation is reaching a breaking point as the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire.
Records without a trace
Records show CYFD destroyed communications on COVID response, other official documents. Employees who complained were fired.
Agency underground
In the state department charged with child welfare, leadership and staff avoid a paper trail with encrypted messaging.
“The court has plans for you”
The system of adult guardianship is intended to protect vulnerable elders. Instead, it’s lining the pockets of lawyers and guardians.
Missing Income
New Mexico bungled payday for hundreds of Medicaid caregivers.
Most nursing homes violate infection control standards
Almost all of New Mexico’s 71 nursing homes in recent years have violated rules meant to protect their most vulnerable residents from infectious disease. In total, 85 percent of the state’s facilities “failed to provide and implement an infection prevention and control program,” according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). A […]
Settling for more
Newly settled agreement establishes better road map for New Mexico’s foster children.