Ex-El Paso police officers’ suit dropped; donation expands mental health services

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New Mexico allocates $30 million for food aid as federal SNAP benefits are set to be halted

New Mexico will provide $30 million in emergency food assistance starting Nov. 1 to replace suspended federal nutrition benefits for roughly 460,000 residents, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday at an Albuquerque press conference. The...

New Mexico will supply $30M in emergency funding for food assistance

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, state officials, lawmakers, food bank leaders and farmers held a news conference on Wednesday at John Brooks Supermarket in Albuquerque. Danielle Prokop/Source NM × Money intended to hold SNAP recipients for...

New Mexico starting cleanup for abandoned uranium mines, but says more funding needed

Red Bluff No. 1 is one of the uranium mines selected by state officials for clean up over the next several years. Courtesy New Mexico Environment Department × Officials say $100 million a conservative estimate for remaining sites New Mexico...

Halloween magic at Skies Healthcare brings generations together in Albuquerque

SHELLY. THEY DECORATED COOKIES. BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD ON THE DECORATIONS AND GETTING THE GOODIE BAGS TOGETHER. HALLOWEEN BRINGING MORE THAN JUST CANDY, BUT CONNECTION AT AN ALBUQUERQUE HEALTH CARE CENTER. ALIYAH CHAVEZ VISITING WITH THE...

Arizona Among Top 10 States Giving Medicaid to New Mothers

A new study reveals that Arizona ranks ninth when it comes to the share of births financed by Medicaid in the U.S. The researchers analyzed Medicaid-financed birth records from 2019 to 2023 across all 50 states, reviewing five consecutive years of...

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Happy Open Enrollment Eve!

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on...

New Mexico to provide $30 million to aid residents losing SNAP benefits

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (KFOX14/CBS4) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that the state will provide $30 million in state funding to aid residents losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits during the...

How far will New Mexico’s money go to offset SNAP losses?

How far will New Mexico's money go to offset SNAP losses? Key Takeaways The governor announced $30 million in emergency money to offset losses of SNAP benefits. The average New Mexico family of four receives about $760 per month in SNAP benefits....

LTE: New Mexico Needs Common-Sense Malpractice Reform

BY ROBERT MCATEE, MD AND ELENA MCATEE, MD We write to encourage you to urgently ask your State Representative and Senator to pass medical malpractice reform in the next legislative session. I am an Emergency Medicine Physician in Espanola and my...

Opinion: New Mexico Charts a Path for Universal Child Care

Join our zero2eight Substack community for more discussion about the latest news in early care and education. Sign up now. On Nov. 1, New Mexico will become the first state in the country to offer universal child care for every working family. The...

New Mexico to provide $30 million in food assistance with federal SNAP benefits on hold

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that New Mexico will provide $30 million to provide food assistance to SNAP participants through November 10. The New Mexico Health Care Authority will provide the state-funded food benefits onto existing...

New Mexico to provide $30 million to SNAP recipients

SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) -- New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced $30 million in state dollars to ensure food benefits continue amid the federal government shutdown. The funds will become available November 1, the same date that...

State auditor finds New Mexico’s CYFD misused $7 million

SANTA FE, N.M. — There is more potential trouble for New Mexico’s embattled Children, Youth and Families Department – and how they’re spending your money. In a letter to lawmakers, State Auditor Joseph Maestas stated over $7 million “did not...

Blue Owl (OWL) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

As we have highlighted in previous earnings calls and continue to call out, the health of our credit portfolios remains excellent, with an average annual realized loss of just 13 basis points and no signs of meaningful stress. In direct lending,...

Texas man walks across Southern Utah during 2,500-mile trek for suicide prevention

Alex Bradley, a fitness coach from Austin, Texas, has been passing through Southern Utah over the past few days as he walks, runs and jogs along a planned 2,500-mile journey from Texas to Oregon to help raise awareness for mental health and...

New Mexico AG sues Trump administration over SNAP benefits freeze

New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez is among 24 state attorneys general taking the Trump administration to court over its plans to withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November if the government shutdown...

New Mexico Officials Report High Rate Of 'Forever Chemicals' In Residents Near Air Base

Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), New Mexico state officials on Oct. 23 presented the results of a $1.2 million project to test the blood of people living near Cannon Air Force Base for forever chemicals during a...

New Mexico joins lawsuit over SNAP benefits suspension

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico has joined a lawsuit seeking to lift the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s suspension of SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez’s office is joining a coalition of 23...

Health and Safety Tips for a Happy Halloween

It’s the scariest time of the year. And just in time for the holiday, the New Mexico Department of Health has issued Halloween tips to keep our ghosts and goblins safe and healthy. DOH’s Office of Oral Health recommends that trick or treaters: Eat...