NM food banks face cuts in federal spending

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New Mexico to allow cyclists to roll through stop signs

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How federal cuts threaten small town economies and elevate fire risks

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NM measles cases tick up to 43

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The most interesting legislative session in years

It’s good to be back after the longest hiatus I have taken in more than six years of writing. It’s also good, after writing six end-of-legislature columns, to finally write one that isn’t a litany of what didn’t happen. Don’t get me wrong. Not enough happened, and I will get to that. But tremendous legislation […]

Roundhouse effort to overhaul NM’s home ‘insurer of last resort’ fails

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New Mexico legislative session: Which bills passed? 

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New Mexico Legislature March 22: A somber conclusion

By Patrick Lohmann, Austin Fisher, Julia Goldberg, Leah Romero and Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico In the months leading up to the 60-day session, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham traveled the state ginning up support for her public safety agenda in the aftermath of a failed special session last year in which lawmakers shunned her proposals. This year, House and […]

Current, former CDC staff warn against slashing support to local public health departments

This post was originally published on this site By Jess Mador, WABE and KFF Health News On a sunny weekday in Atlanta, a small crowd of people gathered for a rally outside of a labor union headquarters building. The event, put together by Atlanta-area Democratic U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams, was attended mostly by union members […]

New Mexico Legislature March 22: A somber conclusion

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