By Nicole Maxwell The 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session began Tuesday with the usual pomp and circumstance, followed by legislation being filed and printed. One of those pieces of legislation was Senate Bill 16 which seeks to create open primaries. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Natalie Figueroa, D-Albuquerque, and Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth, D-Santa […]
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New Mexico Department of Justice Responds to Trump’s Immigration Orders
By Nicole Maxwell New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez issued guidance Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the president plans on expanding immigration enforcement into sensitive spaces such as churches, hospitals and schools. “Our priority is to protect New Mexico’s families, especially children, from policies that create fear and destabilize communities,” Torrez said in a […]
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State Supreme Court Says Public Schools can be Sued for Discrimination
By Matthew Reichbach Public schools in New Mexico, including universities, are subject to the state’s anti-discrimination law according to a unanimous ruling by the state Supreme Court issued Thursday. The ruling came in regards to a lawsuit from McKenzie Johnson, an Albuquerque Native American high school student whose teacher allegedly used a racial slur toward Johnson in […]
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NM GOP and Democrats say state needs to fix home insurance, as disasters upend private market
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico As home insurance grows increasingly expensive and unavailable in some fire-prone areas of New Mexico, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers agree the market can’t provide adequate coverage to protect homes here against future disasters. Lawmakers in both parties told Source New Mexico they are exploring different ways during the […]
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NM GOP and Democrats say state needs to fix home insurance, as disasters upend private market
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico As home insurance grows increasingly expensive and unavailable in some fire-prone areas of New Mexico, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers agree the market can’t provide adequate coverage to protect homes here against future disasters. Lawmakers in both parties told Source New Mexico they are exploring different ways during the […]
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Baby Found Safe in Stolen Truck
By Sandoval Signpost Staff A baby was found safe and unharmed in a stolen vehicle in Rio Rancho last weekend. According to the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office, a truck was stolen with a young child inside of it on Jan. 18 from Platina Road SE around 4:50 p.m. About an hour later, the Rio Rancho […]
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State raises Medicaid reimbursements for providers who work with developmentally disabled
The State Healthcare Authority is raising Medicaid reimbursement rates to providers who work with patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities to help attract and retain more of those providers. The new higher reimbursement rates are based on an independent third party review that takes into account pay rates in nearby states and market salary trends. […]
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State raises Medicaid reimbursements for providers who work with developmentally disabled
The State Healthcare Authority is raising Medicaid reimbursement rates to providers who work with patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities to help attract and retain more of those providers. The new higher reimbursement rates are based on an independent third party review that takes into account pay rates in nearby states and market salary trends. […]
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WATCH: Gov. Lujan Grisham’s 2025 State of the State Address
Courtesy of New Mexico PBS, the video of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State of the State address to the New Mexico Legislature is below. The governor gives the speech to a joint session of the Legislature, along with many guests of legislators and dignitaries, on the first day of each legislative session.
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WATCH: Gov. Lujan Grisham’s 2025 State of the State Address
Courtesy of New Mexico PBS, the video of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State of the State address to the New Mexico Legislature is below. The governor gives the speech to a joint session of the Legislature, along with many guests of legislators and dignitaries, on the first day of each legislative session.