The former chief financial officer of the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department is alleging in a new lawsuit that she was placed on leave from her job after exposing an $83 million budget shortfall created by the universal childcare program.
New Mexico has made strides in improving maternal and infant health in recent years. But for many families, another challenge is growing: finding a place to give birth. As hospitals across the state close labor and delivery units, pregnant patients are traveling farther for care and access itself is becoming part of the bottom line.
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By Ann Magill - File:Visually_Safe_Disability_Pride_Flag.png, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=120862663
July is Disability Pride Month, and to mark the occasion we're talking about the state of disability rights and what still needs to be done.
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The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission approved the sale of New Mexico Gas Company to an affiliate of a Louisiana-based private equity firm in a 2-1 vote Thursday.
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On final day for public comment, New Mexico’s attorney general also files objections to controversial plan.