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New Mexico health providers fault insurance red tape for cutting into patient care, researchers say
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
Doctors and other workers who determine whether insurance will cover health care told two University of New Mexico researchers a lot of their time is wasted by prior authorization, which is when a health care provider must get permission from an...
New Mexico AG petitions for removal of controversial district attorney
KOB 4 - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s attorney general petitioned the state Supreme Court to consider the removal of a controversial district attorney. New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez filed a petition with the New Mexico Supreme Court to consider the removal of...
Department of Justice extends New Mexico US attorney’s term amid judicial, Senate criticism Heinrich, Luján say Ryan Ellison’s unusual extension circumvents Congressional oversight
KANW - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
“Interim” U.S. Attorney for New Mexico Ryan Ellison is now “acting” US attorney, following a Justice Department move that extends the state’s chief federal prosecutor’s term until next year without Senate or federal court approval. Ellison’s...
Albuquerque Couple Indicted For Conspiring To Harbor Illegal Aliens And Laundering Human Smuggling Proceeds Through Real Estate
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
FBI News: ALBUQUERQUE — An Albuquerque couple is accused of conspiring with human smugglers, turning their rental properties into stash houses for human smuggling operations, and laundering what they believed to be human smuggling profits through...
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
Just Security
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August 18, 2025
The Timeline below examines decades-long failures by federal law enforcement and oversight agencies—including the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Department of the Treasury—in the handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes: child sexual abuse...
Check out Trump's dumb new plan to rig elections
Daily Kos
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August 18, 2025
President Donald Trump on Monday fired off a batshit Truth Social post in which he promised to sign an executive order that he claims will force states to get rid of both mail-in voting and electronic voting machines. "Remember, the States are...
Catron County officials say Mexican gray wolves threaten New Mexico
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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August 18, 2025
Click play to listen to this article. The New Mexico Game Commission is weighing testimony from Catron County officials and residents who claim severe negative consequences of the reintroduction of New Mexican gray wolves. A packed meeting in...
MON: Albuquerque National Weather Service office on pace to rival most flood warnings in history, + More
KUNM - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
Albuquerque National Weather Service office on pace for rival most flood warnings in history - Kylee Howard, Albuquerque Journal The Albuquerque National Weather Service office has issued more than 180 flash flood warnings — and counting — this...
New Mexico’s governor called in the state’s National Guard to address crime issues. Here’s how they’re being used
CNN
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August 17, 2025
Follow In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job. The New Mexico National Guard...
Rhode Island Governor says DOJ’s Aug. 19 Sanctuary‑Status Deadline ‘Does Not Merit a Response’
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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August 18, 2025
Rhode Island, along with 12 other states, 4 counties and 18 cities/towns will have until August 19th to respond to the US Attorney General’s letter demanding they abolish their “Sanctuary” policies. In New England, only Rhode Island, Connecticut...
Summer International Film Festival 2025 returns with more than 40 films
Time Out
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One of Hong Kong’s most anticipated film festivals makes its return this month! From August 13 to 25, the Summer International Film Festival (Summer IFF) organised by the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) brings a diverse curation of...
Former New Mexico Candidate Gets 80 Years in Shootings at Officials’ Homes
The Epoch Times
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August 17, 2025
Solomon Pena (C), a Republican candidate for New Mexico House District 14, is taken into custody by Albuquerque Police officers, in southwest Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan. 16, 2023. Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—...
New Mexico group aims to prevent gerrymandering with 'fair' redistricting
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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August 16, 2025
Click play to listen to this article. A group of New Mexico lawmakers and voting rights advocates renewed redistricting meetings this month with a goal of preventing the sort of gerrymandering being promoted in neighboring Texas. The 2025 New...
Jay Block posts criticism of Biden's foreign policy and comments on crime measures in New Mexico
Sandoval News - New Mexico
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August 16, 2025
State Senator Jay Block, a Republican representing New Mexico’s 12th Senate district since 2025, posted a series of statements on his social media account on August 16, addressing both international and state political issues.On August 16, Block...
Wendy Rogers calls for federal probe into Arizona elections and comments on national issues
Pinal Today - Arizona
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August 17, 2025
Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers has recently used her social media platform to comment on a range of issues, including election integrity, crime policy, and military presence. Rogers, a Republican elected in 2023 to represent Arizona's 7th...
New Mexico State settles with former basketball coach Greg Heiar in wrongful termination...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Heiar was fired and the school canceled the remainder of the 2022-23 basketball after allegations of hazing within the program surfaced. Heiar later said in arbitration documents that he was made the scapegoat for hazing and other problems that...
New Mexico House Leaders And Texas House Democrats Rally Around Need For Fair Representation
Los Alamos Reporter - New Mexico
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August 16, 2025
Pictured during their Thursday meeting are, Representative Penny Morales Shaw (D- Houston) and Representative Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) met with Speaker of the House Javier Martinez (D-Albuquerque) and House Majority Whip Dayan Hochman-Vigil...
New Mexico State settles with former basketball coach Greg Heiar in wrongful termination lawsuit
Associated Press
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August 16, 2025
New Mexico State reached a settlement on Friday with former men’s basketball coach Greg Heiar in a wrongful termination lawsuit. Terms of the settlement were not released. Heiar was fired and the school canceled the remainder of the 2022-23...
New Mexico House Leaders & Texas House Democrats Rally Around Need For Fair Representation
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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August 15, 2025
Rep. Penny Morales Shaw (D-Houston) and Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) met Thursday with Speaker of the House Javier Martinez (D-Albuquerque) and House Majority Whip Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque). Courtesy/NMHD STATE News: ALBUQUERQUE —...
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration’s Use of Fort Bliss Military Base as Immigration Detention Camp
American Civil Liberties Union
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun detaining people at Fort Bliss as part of its mass deportation campaign. The military base – which has land across El Paso, Texas, and Doña Ana and Otero Counties in New Mexico – will detain up to...