Addressing concerns that New Mexico’s unlimited cap on punitive damages deters doctors from practicing in the state, Democrats in a key House committee pushed through a surprise compromise, of sorts, on Friday morning. House Bill 99 emerged from the House Health and Human Services Committee with a cap on punitive damages for malpractice claims against […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
UNM moves to slash ‘affirmative action’ policy language
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Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
KUNM News Host Nash Jones steps down, will join NMPBS
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Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News
Federal cuts strip $60M from NMDOH, but officials say it won’t affect daily operations
By Daniel Montaño, KUNM The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday 20,000 job cuts, about a quarter of its workforce, and the withdrawal of $12 billion in grants. It’s all part of efforts by Elon Musk’s DOGE group and the Trump Administration to slash federal spending. That’s left state departments of health, and both […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
How federal cuts threaten small town economies and elevate fire risks
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Posted inNew Mexico Legislature #nmleg, New Mexico Statewide News
New Mexico legislative session: Which bills passed?
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Trump administration considers militarized buffer zone along New Mexico border
<img width="1024" height="660" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/29872054373_86e82c498c_b.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Border fence" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/29872054373_86e82c498c_b.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/29872054373_86e82c498c_b-300×193.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/29872054373_86e82c498c_b-768×495.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/29872054373_86e82c498c_b-400×258.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1655256" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/29872054373_86e82c498c_b/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/29872054373_86e82c498c_b.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,660" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="29872054373_86e82c498c_b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Border fence between the United States and Mexico. […]
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Insurance subpoena bill heads to governor’s desk
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Posted inNew Mexico Legislature #nmleg, New Mexico Statewide News
How New Mexico’s lawmaker occupations compare to Virginia’s
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Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Courts, Justice & Safety, Pueblos
Former legislative candidate convicted in shootings of lawmakers homes
<img width="1024" height="820" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-1024×820-1.jpeg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Solomon Pena when he was arrested by APD in January of 2023. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales / City Desk Abq" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-1024×820-1.jpeg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-300×240.jpeg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-768×615.jpeg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-1536×1229.jpeg 1536w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-2048×1639.jpeg 2048w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-1200×960.jpeg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-1568×1255.jpeg 1568w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-2000×1601.jpeg 2000w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-400×320.jpeg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 […]