AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDisaster Recovery: Ruidoso residents are still dealing with the health and mental-health fallout from back-to-back fires and floods as heavy rains return, with recovery costs topping $300 million and officials urging more support. Federal Funding: FEMA approved more than $39 million for disaster recovery and hazard mitigation across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico, including repairs to critical infrastructure and projects like generators, flood protection and safe rooms. Rural Health Access: Sen. Ben Ray Luján met hospital leaders in Las Vegas to discuss how Medicaid and other health-program cuts are straining rural providers and what lawmakers can do to protect care. Dental Workforce: Delta Dental awarded a $10,000 grant to Touro College of Dental Medicine to help students cover living expenses while serving underserved and rural New Mexico communities. Public Health Watch: New Mexico’s green chile crop faces a potential 20%–50% shortfall from heat, disease and pests, threatening supply for farms and roasting operations. Opioids & Accountability: The state auditor says New Mexico agencies have improved spending of opioid settlement funds compared with earlier local-government delays. Safety & Justice: A Las Vegas man was sentenced to 5½ years for fentanyl trafficking after police found fentanyl, cocaine and meth in his vehicle.
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