Roberto E. Rosales
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City Desk ABQ
New public safety legislation signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham last month empowers courts to involuntarily commit more people found incompetent to stand trial, and also expands judges' options for community restoration and treatment.
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Source New Mexico
Jose Luis Magana
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FR159526 AP
Two competing data privacy bills pending at the New Mexico Legislature appear aimed at protecting residents’ information online.
Child welfare in New Mexico
Dean Hanson
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Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico has ranked consistently near the bottom when it comes to child well-being. The Children, Youth and Families Department, which is supposed to protect the most vulnerable children, has also battled scandals, secrecy, and staffing instability for decades. In the first of a series, KUNM looks deeper into the legacy of these longstanding challenges and how they affect families in the foster care system.
Nenad Stojkovic
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Native Americans go missing at a higher rate than the national average. According to the New Mexico Department of Justice, Native people account for 16% of missing persons in New Mexico. A bill in the legislature would help address that with a new alert system. -
The core of the law aims to put the money into people’s hands to “fire-proof” their homes. But some lawmakers worried it may violate New Mexico’s constitution. -
A bill aimed at exempting hair braiders and locticians (people who specialize in dreadlocks) from requiring a cosmetology license will be heading to the house floor for a full vote after passing its second committee this weekend. Its supporters say it’s both an economically and culturally significant bill. -
The top story out of Washington D.C. continues to be the haphazard efforts to slash government services, which has left many worried about the future of the country’s safety net. -
An initial estimate finds that the state could lose more than $1 billion in Medicaid funding, and many other agencies and entities like universities would be affected.
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