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Grisham targets restaurant industry in latest exercise of emergency powers

By Kimberly James | 4 years ago

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham revoked operating licenses from a handful of restaurants who did not comply with the forced shut down and instead allowed patients to dine in.

Dept. of Health takes civil action against two COVID-19 patients

By Kimberly James | May 10, 2020

Two patients who have been infected with COVID-19 have refused to self-isolate, and the New Mexico Department of Health is seeking court intervention.

Income Support Division mobile office opens in Clayton

By Kimberly James | Mar 5, 2020

The New Mexico Human Services Department has opened an Income Support Division mobile location in Clayton, so Union County residents no longer have to drive hundreds of miles to apply for assistance.

State reaches settlement with wrongly accused behavioral health care providers

By Kimberly James | Jan 24, 2020

New Mexico reached a $10 million settlement with five behavioral health care providers that had been accused of fraud during Gov. Susana Martinez's tenure.

Cuts to SNAP put pressure on New Mexico food banks

By Kimberly James | Jan 24, 2020

Proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are causing concern at New Mexico food banks and other food-assistance organizations.

Man who cheated 98-year-old is sentenced to 12 years

By Kimberly James | Jan 9, 2020

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas recently announced that James Lambros, a convicted fraud who stole more than $1 million from a 98-year-old former Albuquerque resident, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison to be followed by five years of probation.