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Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post Tenant union draws attention to safety violations at Albuquerque apartments appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. City code enforcement is set to issue violation notices to the owner, linked to an address in Mission Viejo, Calif., in the next day…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post Oracle sends ‘force majeure’ notice to Project Jupiter developers to protect itself from liability appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Oracle sent a notice of "force majeure" to a developer, seeking to release itself from liability if the data center…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post One Southern New Mexico county eyes big incentives for data center as another mulls a block appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. The contrasting receptions for the two projects echo divisions cropping up in communities around the country. The post…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post U.S. senators grill UNM-trained doctor tapped to lead FDA appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Heidi Overton provided few clear answers on whether she'll resist political interference from President Donald Trump. The post U.S. senators grill UNM-trained doctor tapped to…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post A ‘who’s who of power brokers in New Mexico’ lobbying for Project Jupiter appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. The names range "from a former Executive Director of the state Democratic Party to a family of lobbyists married to legislators."…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post Toward healthier horizons? appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. The initiative is part of the Rural Health Transformation Program created by the 2025 federal budget reconciliation bill. The post Toward healthier horizons? appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post State officials, child welfare plaintiffs strike deal reaching into next governor’s term appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. The Kevin S. plaintiffs and the state both acknowledged CYFD's progress but said it continued to lag in some areas. The post…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post New Mexico insurance superintendent defends hikes in marketplace insurance premiums appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Alice Kane on Wednesday defended her decision to approve a significant health insurance rate increase before members of the…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post High-level New Mexico Democrats push for new social media protection bills appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. The bills would increase penalties for consumer protections violations and curb addictive or exploitative tactics. The post High-level New Mexico Democrats push for…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post Threats to the media are growing. So is our newsroom. appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Recent headlines mark yet another unprecedented attack on the news media: President Trump kicked three major TV news networks out of the White House…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post New Mexico is spending big to fix behavioral healthcare. Why is there so little to show? appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. The Behavioral Health Services Division asked the state for another $7.2 million in general fund dollars for its…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post Two Project Jupiter foes accused of disorderly contact at commission meeting appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Two people were cited at a Doña Ana County meeting a year after commissioners voted to approve Project Jupiter's bonds. The post Two…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post Some New Mexico hospitals still not posting required price lists, report finds appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has since 2021 required all U.S. hospitals to post pricing info online. The post Some…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post New Mexicans and school choice: A clear-cut preference, or a sticky financial reality? appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Respondents to a statewide survey overall favored school choice, while a union leader said the financial implications are tricky. The post…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post Albuquerque apartment tenants form union, spur city code-enforcement blitz appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. "We are unionized now, we hit majority, and with that being said, we're a lot more powerful than just being one person," tenant Alyssa Harper…
Searchlight New MexicoVerifiedThe post CYFD uses ‘loophole’ in state law to refuse records requests involving dead children appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. CYFD is allowed to decide to whom it releases records related to child deaths, a loophole a state senator wants to…