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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The House of Representatives passed two joint resolutions aimed at modernizing the legislature. One would eliminate the governor's ability to pocket veto bills. The other would make all sessions 45 days long. -
New Mexico’s Department of Game and Fish would get its biggest facelift in decades under a bill that has cleared the state Senate. -
The country is dealing with one of the largest measles outbreaks since the respiratory virus was declared eliminated in 2000, leading to a child’s death this week in Texas — the first life lost to the disease in 10 years. In response, the New Mexico Department of Health launched a measles resource guide, including frequently asked questions, best practices and a case tracker. -
The Children, Youth, and Families Department’s Fostering Connections program was created several years ago to extend foster care services to youth aging out of the system. Now the legislature is looking to expand services and eligibility. -
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