In Loving Memory
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs executive order to transform the Children, Youth and Families Department
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an executive order on Feb. 17 that will transform the way New Mexico serves and protects the state’s most vulnerable children and families. The order requires immediate changes in how the Children, Youth, and Families Department operates and sets out a long-term vision for...
Legislation to codify school-based health centers passes first committee
The New Mexico Department of Health applauded the bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 397 from the Senate Education Committee to codify school-based health centers in New Mexico law. It now moves to the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Nancy Rodriguez and Rep. Christine Trujillo...
Feb. 20 is Veterans Day at 2023 legislature
Military Veterans, National Guard/Reserve members, and active service members will be honored at the State Capitol in Santa Fe on Feb. 20 on Military and Veterans Day at the 2023 Legislature.
This annual day during the legislative session is presented by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services and the New Mexico...
This annual day during the legislative session is presented by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services and the New Mexico...
Updated "Bennie's Bill" headed to House Floor
SANTA FE – “Bennie’s Bill,” which would hold adults who recklessly store firearms accountable if a child uses that firearm to commit a crime, passed the House Judiciary Committee today on a party line vote of 7-4. The bill is named after Bennie Hargrove, the Washington Middle School (Albuquerque) student fatally shot...
Magistrate Court judges take oaths of office
McKinley County Magistrate Court judges formally took their oaths of office on Jan. 30.
Magistrate Judges Brent Detsoi, Cynthia Sanders and Virginia Yazzie officially took their oaths earlier this month at private ceremonies, allowing them to carry out their duties when their terms began.
Sanders has served on the...
Magistrate Judges Brent Detsoi, Cynthia Sanders and Virginia Yazzie officially took their oaths earlier this month at private ceremonies, allowing them to carry out their duties when their terms began.
Sanders has served on the...
Steinhaus retires from PED
The Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Jan. 28 Public Education Department Secretary Kurt Steinhaus would be retiring after a lengthy and distinguished career in New Mexico public education.
"I am deeply grateful to Secretary Steinhaus for his lifelong and tireless service in pursuit of improving...
"I am deeply grateful to Secretary Steinhaus for his lifelong and tireless service in pursuit of improving...
Conservation candidates won elections, now must rise to address challenges like climate change
Following the Nov. 8 election, New Mexico will now have a congressional delegation consisting of strong advocates of conservation and public lands.
Democrat Gabe Vasquez joins incumbent U.S. Reps. Melanie Stansbury and Teresa Leger Fernández representing New Mexicans in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Mark Allison...
Democrat Gabe Vasquez joins incumbent U.S. Reps. Melanie Stansbury and Teresa Leger Fernández representing New Mexicans in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Mark Allison...
IHS further expands telehealth services to meet patient needs
The Indian Health Service announced an expansion of telehealth across IHS federal facilities to meet the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native patients on Oct. 31.
In July 2021, IHS awarded a clinical video telehealth contract to AA RingMD, a secure, cloud-based solution that enables patient-to-provider and...
In July 2021, IHS awarded a clinical video telehealth contract to AA RingMD, a secure, cloud-based solution that enables patient-to-provider and...
Speaker Seth Damon resigns
24th Navajo Nation Council to elect new Speaker
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council convened in the Navajo Nation Council Chamber for a Special Session to place Speaker Seth Damon on administrative leave on Nov. 4. Legislation No. 0208-22 was introduced by Hon. Otto Tso to place the Speaker of...
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council convened in the Navajo Nation Council Chamber for a Special Session to place Speaker Seth Damon on administrative leave on Nov. 4. Legislation No. 0208-22 was introduced by Hon. Otto Tso to place the Speaker of...
Navajo Nation moves forward with detox centers
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Office and the Office of Management and Budget have notified the Navajo Nation Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services that funding through the American Rescue Plan Act is now available for the development of detox and residential treatment/rehabilitation centers to provide support for members of the Navajo Nation who struggle with drug and alcohol addiction.
Currently, the Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services administers nine outpatient treatment centers in Chinle, Ariz., Dilkon, Ariz., Fort Defiance, Ariz., Kaibeto, Ariz., Kayenta, Ariz., Newlands, Ariz., Red Mesa, Ariz., Tuba City, Ariz....
Currently, the Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services administers nine outpatient treatment centers in Chinle, Ariz., Dilkon, Ariz., Fort Defiance, Ariz., Kaibeto, Ariz., Kayenta, Ariz., Newlands, Ariz., Red Mesa, Ariz., Tuba City, Ariz....
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