Rep. Andrea Romero said she met around eight to 10 survivors when she was in Washington, and at least three had been to New Mexico.
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Democrats Decry Meager Medical Care for Detainees in Funding Fight
President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort has led to a record number of immigrants being held in federal detention centers, local jails, and private prisons.
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New Mexico Senate sends hard-fought medical malpractice bill to governor
House Bill 99, a proposal supported by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, would limit the amount jurors can award in punitive damages in malpractice cases.
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Senator who called for fiscal restraint now champions child care bill
Gallup Democrat George Muñoz says he’s found middle ground with a measure tapping into New Mexico’s $11 billion early child trust fund.
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Wirth cosponsored a bill to add a new judge in Santa Fe. It could benefit his law practice.
SB 35 would ease judges’ caseloads amid spike in medical malpractice and other civil claims
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Debbie Jaramillo has no regrets about serving as Santa Fe mayor
More than 25 years later, Santa Fe’s only female mayor believes her predictions about the city’s future were correct.
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Santa Fe City Council’s supermajority of women an outlier in New Mexico
Current and former female city councilors say they believe increased representation has led to a more balanced policy conversation.
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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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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.