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Taxpayers were overcharged for patient meds. Then came the lawyers.
Shalina Chatlani examined the health care system in Mississippi as a part of The Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. This story cannot be republished. In 2018, when Mike DeWine was Ohio’s attorney general, he began investigating an obscure corner of the health care industry. He believed that insurers were inflating prescription drug prices through management companies […] The post Taxpayers were overcharged for patient meds. Then came the lawyers. appeared first on Source New Mexico.
State opens applications for grants aimed at maintaining the birthing workforce
A state fund for keeping members of the birthing workforce in their jobs is open for applications. The goal is to ensure there are enough practitioners to serve the state, which has struggled to provide accessible care. The fund is aimed at certified nurse-midwives and physicians who provide full-scope perinatal care. It provides money specifically […] The post State opens applications for grants aimed at maintaining the birthing workforce appeared first on Source New Mexico.
U.S. House panel debates boost for WIC in Agriculture funding bill
WASHINGTON — A U.S. House appropriations panel reviewed the Biden administration’s request to increase the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget for fiscal 2025 Thursday, with Republicans asking pointed questions about a proposal to boost a popular low-income nutrition program. The hearing came less than two weeks after Congress passed a months-delayed appropriations bill for the […] The post U.S. House panel debates boost for WIC in Agriculture funding bill appeared first on Source New Mexico.
The U.S. Senate repealed Iraq war authorizations a year ago. In the House, they’re frozen.
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republican leaders have spent the last year holding up a broadly bipartisan, Senate-approved bill that would repeal the authorizations for use of military force from the 1990s and early 2000s that were intended for the wars in Iraq. The Senate approved the legislation following a 66-30 vote last March, but it […] The post The U.S. Senate repealed Iraq war authorizations a year ago. In the House, they’re frozen. appeared first on Source New Mexico.
Expanded child tax credit stranded in U.S. Senate by GOP comparisons to welfare
WASHINGTON — One of the cheapest provisions aimed at helping low-income families has become a main sticking point for Republican senators as they negotiate a bipartisan tax package that attracted broad support in the U.S. House. The reason for the opposition is that a taxpayer could earn no income for a year and still qualify […] The post Expanded child tax credit stranded in U.S. Senate by GOP comparisons to welfare appeared first on Source New Mexico.
FEMA — friend or foe?
I’m worried about my friend, lots of friends actually. The Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire and subsequent floods cut a swath through forest, homes, communities, farms, ranches and grasslands. It also cut through the hearts and lives of thousands of people that live in Mora, San Miguel and Taos counties. Some of those people are near […] The post FEMA — friend or foe? appeared first on Source New Mexico.
New laws could stem high turnover among NM election officials
New Mexico has seen some of the highest turnover among local election administrators in the country in recent years, according to a new study. But new funding approved in this year’s legislative session could help stem the tide. Over 60% of New Mexico counties have lost at least one county clerk since 2020, with some […] The post New laws could stem high turnover among NM election officials appeared first on Source New Mexico.
Fed declines to cut interest rates, saying it’s not clear inflation has slowed enough yet
The Federal Reserve declined Wednesday to cut interest rates, saying it remains uncertain inflation is slowing enough, but some economists warned the financial regulators risk waiting too long to make cuts. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed has a lack of sufficient data that inflation is slowing enough to justify taking the pressure off […] The post Fed declines to cut interest rates, saying it’s not clear inflation has slowed enough yet appeared first on Source New Mexico.
NM housing agency predicts increase in foreclosures on home loans it oversees
An official at the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority expects foreclosures to double this year on mortgages it oversees in the state, citing the wind-down of federal pandemic protections, high interest interest rates and other factors. Theresa Lloyd, the authority’s director of servicing, told the board at a meeting Wednesday that some New Mexicans with […] The post NM housing agency predicts increase in foreclosures on home loans it oversees appeared first on Source New Mexico.
The future of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland recently visited the homelands of the White Mountain Apache nation located in, what is now known as, Arizona. Though the culture and language, they experienced that day predate this country and the government they now represent. “To think that a hundred […] The post The future of the Bureau of Indian Affairs appeared first on Source New Mexico.
U.S. Supreme Court questions both positions in Rio Grande water case
WASHINGTON — The nation’s highest court will decide what’s next for a 10-year-old case over Rio Grande water. On Wednesday, attorneys for Texas and New Mexico came to the defense of a proposed deal allocating Rio Grande water between the states against federal opposition to the agreement at the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices scrutinized both […] The post U.S. Supreme Court questions both positions in Rio Grande water case appeared first on Source New Mexico.
FEMA outlines wildfire payments for smoke damage, hosting fire evacuees, flood insurance
The federal office overseeing compensation for those affected by the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire has announced two new categories of payments, plus a deadline for free flood insurance. Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire claims office officials are encouraging those who suffered smoke or ash damage and those who faced additional costs by hosting fire evacuees in […] The post FEMA outlines wildfire payments for smoke damage, hosting fire evacuees, flood insurance appeared first on Source New Mexico.
How NM will enforce the new deepfake disclosure law
About one week after early voting in New Mexico’s primary elections begins, a new law will go into effect requiring political campaigns and candidates to tell the public whenever they use false information generated by artificial intelligence in a campaign ad. The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office and the state Ethics Commission will investigate […] The post How NM will enforce the new deepfake disclosure law appeared first on Source New Mexico.
Medication abortion rates grew 10% over the last few years, report shows
Researchers found that 63% of all abortions provided in the U.S. last year were medication abortions. There were an estimated 1,026,690 abortions — the most in over a decade — performed in the formal health care system in 2023, according to a report released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research organization. The […] The post Medication abortion rates grew 10% over the last few years, report shows appeared first on Source New Mexico.
Trump, GOP-led states argue absolute presidential immunity claim to Supreme Court
Former President Donald Trump renewed his call to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss charges against him, asserting that presidents enjoy near-total immunity from criminal prosecution. In addition, as a deadline loomed for briefs in the case, 18 Republican-led states filed an amicus brief Tuesday urging the Supreme Court to reverse the lower […] The post Trump, GOP-led states argue absolute presidential immunity claim to Supreme Court appeared first on Source New Mexico.
A ‘deeply divided’ Congress took no major action on civil rights in 2023, report finds
WASHINGTON — Last year, neither chamber in Congress passed any meaningful civil rights legislation, according to an analysis of legislative and voting records of the first session of the 118th Congress by a coalition of civil rights groups. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ Voting Record report found the lack of congressional action […] The post A ‘deeply divided’ Congress took no major action on civil rights in 2023, report finds appeared first on Source New Mexico.
FBI sent several informants to Standing Rock protests, court documents show
Up to 10 informants managed by the FBI were embedded in anti-pipeline resistance camps near the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation at the height of mass protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016. The new details about federal law enforcement surveillance of an Indigenous environmental movement were released as part of a legal fight […] The post FBI sent several informants to Standing Rock protests, court documents show appeared first on Source New Mexico.
Planned Parenthood affiliates train abortion doulas to reduce stress for patients
A 39-year-old single mother of two got up extra early on a recent Wednesday morning, hoping to be one of the first outside the Planned Parenthood clinic near Phoenix, Arizona. The upside of not telling anyone about her abortion was that she wasn’t going to have to explain herself. The downside was that she couldn’t […] The post Planned Parenthood affiliates train abortion doulas to reduce stress for patients appeared first on Source New Mexico.
The U.S. needs wildland firefighters more than ever, but the federal government Is losing them
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Black Butte is an inactive volcano that rises from the high desert in eastern Oregon. In May 2022, a turboprop plane approached its pine-blanketed slopes, carrying about 10 men wearing bulky Kevlar […] The post The U.S. needs wildland firefighters more than ever, but the federal government Is losing them appeared first on Source New Mexico.
Suit alleging suppression of free speech met with skepticism at U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of a lawsuit alleging the federal government colluded with social media companies to suppress the freedom of speech, with a majority of justices across the ideological spectrum raising issues with the case and its potential consequences. The Biden administration argued to the court there is no […] The post Suit alleging suppression of free speech met with skepticism at U.S. Supreme Court appeared first on Source New Mexico.
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