By Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A top Democratic leader weighing Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI director accused him Tuesday of directing a purge of career officials and later perjuring himself in Senate testimony by saying he had no knowledge of any plans for dismissals. In a publicly released letter, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) […]
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Posted inNew Mexico State Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
Juveniles may get more access to medication to treat addiction as a bill advances in the legislature
By Daniel Montaño, KUNM More adolescents might have access to Medication Assisted Treatment, or MAT, for substance use disorder thanks to a bill that passed committee on a party line vote Friday. House bill 152 would require facilities that receive state money and treat adolescents for substance use disorder to make MAT, like Suboxone or […]
Posted inNew Mexico State Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
Juveniles may get more access to medication to treat addiction as a bill advances in the legislature
By Daniel Montaño, KUNM More adolescents might have access to Medication Assisted Treatment, or MAT, for substance use disorder thanks to a bill that passed committee on a party line vote Friday. House bill 152 would require facilities that receive state money and treat adolescents for substance use disorder to make MAT, like Suboxone or […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Federal judge blocks Trump from slashing NIH funding in 22 states that sued
By Susan Svrluga · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A federal district judge granted a temporary restraining order Monday, blocking the Trump administration from makingdrastic cuts to biomedical research funding in 22 states that banded together to sue. Judge Angel Kelley, in federal district court in Massachusetts, ordered the National Institutes of Health not to implement a funding […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Federal judge blocks Trump from slashing NIH funding in 22 states that sued
By Susan Svrluga · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A federal district judge granted a temporary restraining order Monday, blocking the Trump administration from makingdrastic cuts to biomedical research funding in 22 states that banded together to sue. Judge Angel Kelley, in federal district court in Massachusetts, ordered the National Institutes of Health not to implement a funding […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov.
Haaland announces run for governor
Former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland made it official on Tuesday with a YouTube video: She is running for governor. “Lowering costs, making rent and housing affordable, strengthening our schools, and preventing crimes so that you feel safe raising a family here,” Haaland said in her video. “The solutions are there if we are […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
To watch Musk, Senate Democrats start whistleblower platform for workers
By Mariana Alfaro · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan), have set up a whistleblower complaint portal for federal workers to submit any reports of what they see as unlawful activities in their respective agencies in response to Elon Musk and his group’s […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
To watch Musk, Senate Democrats start whistleblower platform for workers
By Mariana Alfaro · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan), have set up a whistleblower complaint portal for federal workers to submit any reports of what they see as unlawful activities in their respective agencies in response to Elon Musk and his group’s […]
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The DOGE days of February
If you thought that Elon Musk wouldn’t dominate your life following the elections, you were wrong. Especially if you’re a member of Congress. In an interview with The New Yorker, Hawaii U.S. Senator Brian Schatz admitted that Democrats “got off to a slow start” when it came to countering President Donald Trump’s early moves in […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov.
The DOGE days of February
If you thought that Elon Musk wouldn’t dominate your life following the elections, you were wrong. Especially if you’re a member of Congress. In an interview with The New Yorker, Hawaii U.S. Senator Brian Schatz admitted that Democrats “got off to a slow start” when it came to countering President Donald Trump’s early moves in […]