CMS Approves NM’s Disability Waivers for Next Five Years – But Governor and Legislators Under-fund Programs
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) both the Medically Fragile Waiver…
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New Energy Economy Asks NMED to Reject Project Jupiter Air Permit as Legally Incomplete and Lacks Evidence
Organization Press Release – From New Energy Economy Independent analysis identifies multiple “red flags”; proposed…
Santa Fe County Fire Department Program Draws National Attention
Press Release – From The Santa Fe County Fire Department SANTA FE, N.M., July 6,…
HCA’s New Turquoise Claims Continues Rejecting Legitimate Budget Claims of Developmentally Disabled Participants
“The project has seen substantial delays—with the completion date pushed back seven years to the…
PRC Finds Private Equity Giant Violated Law … Consumers Call for End of Bid by Blackstone to Take Over Largest Utility
Consumers Argue Blackstone and TXNM Energy’s Violation Should be Nail in the Coffin That Should…
$12 Million Approved to Support More Than 440 Jobs This Quarter
State Agency Press release – From The New Mexico Economic Development Department Job training program…
New Mexico Modernizes Oil, Gas Industry Bonding, Cleanup Rules, Now Among Nation’s Strongest
NM Oil Conservation Commission Vote Ensures Corporations Pay to Clean Up Wells Organization Press Release…
Medicaid Trust Fund Gets Close to $1 Billion Windfall. It’s Time for a Plan to Boost DDSD and Elder Caregiver Salaries
According to the director and an economist of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee, New…
Three Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Blaze. “It’s devastating for the wildland firefighting community.”
The firefighters had been sent by helicopter to fight a rapidly expanding fire near the…
Salary Surfing, Pension Boost, and Revolving Door for DOH CFO Retiring; Returning Next Day as Contract Employee
Background While the number fluctuates month to month, there are currently 2,764 employees at the…
In More States, Older People Outnumber Children – Including in New Mexico
There are now 17 states with more people over 65 than children under 18 as…
Supreme Court Delivers a Victory for Pesticide Companies Over Cancer Claims
In a 7-2 decision, the Court determined that federal law prohibits “failure to warn” lawsuits…
CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for New World Screwworm Response
Government Press Release – From The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
DDSD Services in Jeopardy From Sloppy Transition of Turquoise Claims System
Parents and Caregivers of New Mexicans With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Sound Alarm Bell, Citing…
At Recent WQCC Meetings, NMED Did Not Disclose Its AI Data Contracts Involving Project Jupiter Consultant and Lobbyists
Via a Series of No-bid Contracts of at Least $1.4 million, Secretary James Kenney Directed…