By Liz Goodwin, Marianne LeVine, Leigh Ann Caldwell · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump’s embattled pick to lead the Department of Defense continued his outreach on Capitol Hill on Thursday, picking up words of praise from Republican senators but not significant new pledges of support. With his wife by his side, the former Fox News personality […]
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Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth treads water on Capitol Hill
By Liz Goodwin, Marianne LeVine, Leigh Ann Caldwell · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump’s embattled pick to lead the Department of Defense continued his outreach on Capitol Hill on Thursday, picking up words of praise from Republican senators but not significant new pledges of support. With his wife by his side, the former Fox News personality […]
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Here’s what happened the last time Trump moved federal jobs out of D.C.
By Todd C. Frankel, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters say they want to move 100,000 federal jobs out of Washington to places that they describe as less expensive, closer to stakeholders and, as Trump put it in a campaign video, “filled with patriots who love America.” Trump tried to […]
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Here’s what happened the last time Trump moved federal jobs out of D.C.
By Todd C. Frankel, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters say they want to move 100,000 federal jobs out of Washington to places that they describe as less expensive, closer to stakeholders and, as Trump put it in a campaign video, “filled with patriots who love America.” Trump tried to […]
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New Mexico’s malpractice gold rush
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico In New Mexico’s sprawling northeast corner, residents have only one health care option, for everything from medical emergencies to […]
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New Mexico’s malpractice gold rush
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico In New Mexico’s sprawling northeast corner, residents have only one health care option, for everything from medical emergencies to […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
NM’s behavioral health administrator suggests lawmakers use better data to inform decisions
By Daniel Montaño, KUNM Lawmakers heard arguments recently on how to use data to better deliver behavioral healthcare across the state. The company Falling Colors has administered New Mexico’s behavioral health care system since 2017. That can include paperwork, customer service and processing claims. And by the numbers, it’s doing a good job. It pays […]
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NM’s behavioral health administrator suggests lawmakers use better data to inform decisions
By Daniel Montaño, KUNM Lawmakers heard arguments recently on how to use data to better deliver behavioral healthcare across the state. The company Falling Colors has administered New Mexico’s behavioral health care system since 2017. That can include paperwork, customer service and processing claims. And by the numbers, it’s doing a good job. It pays […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
What Trump’s second administration could mean for environmental justice
Amudalat Ajasa, Anna Phillips · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Over the past four years, the Biden administration said it has funneled hundreds of billions of dollars to help towns and neighborhoods most harmed by pollution. The money, largely through the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, paid for electric school buses to replace diesel-burning vehicles, brought […]
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What Trump’s second administration could mean for environmental justice
Amudalat Ajasa, Anna Phillips · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Over the past four years, the Biden administration said it has funneled hundreds of billions of dollars to help towns and neighborhoods most harmed by pollution. The money, largely through the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, paid for electric school buses to replace diesel-burning vehicles, brought […]