Health Care Exchanges Still Unsettled
United Health Care, which insures more than 795,000 people in state health exchanges, is reportedly going to pull out of 27 states,
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Social Justice
Mothers Against Drunk Driving are going to start monitoring court hearings by judges who are routinely lenient in drunken driving cases and then
about sentencing outcomes.
State Can't Ignore Prison Health Problems
After their in-depth look at medical care problems inside state prisons, the New Mexican comes out with an opinion that
Martinez Owes New Mexicans An Apology
Heath Haussamen thinks it’s time Gov. Susana Martinez
, and “she must foster a transparent, honest discussion about how we fix her Administration’s mess.
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Governor Blasts Trump
While she considers owning up to problems in New Mexico, Martinez was blasting Donald Trump in Florida on
. Michael Coleman writes, “At this point, anyone hoping for a Trump-Martinez presidential ticket on the Republican side could be out of luck.” Meanwhile, Chris Sanchez, a spokesman for Martinez, says
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Trump and Clinton Win New York
Trump and Hillary Clinton are
to securing their party’s nomination. They each cruised to double-digit victories in New York’s primary on Tuesday. Ted Cruz, who has been hoping to keep it close enough to force an open convention in Cleveland this summer, came in third behind Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Gary Johnson Profiled
With most Americans are on the record saying they don’t support any of the Republican or Democrat candidates,
. Someone like former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson. New Mexico Political Report’s Andy Lyman has written a long feature on the Libertarian Party’s front-runner.
Heinrich Proposes Wilderness Areas
US Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, an avid outdoorsman, wants to boost public access to recreation on federal lands, including creating
in New Mexico.
Intel Plans Unclear
Intel says it will cut 12,000 employees from its workforce worldwide, but it’s still not clear how many will lose their jobs at the chipmaker’s Rio Rancho plant, which is already
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Conceal Carry Permits
KRQE reports lawmakers are raising questions about why
before getting a conceal carry weapon permit.
'Movements Matter'
National radio show host Amy Goodman is headed to Santa Fe. Elizabeth Miller reports she’ll speak on why
as a
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force for peace.
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April 20 is the high holiday for marijuana and medical cannabis supporters. To review what’s going on in the emerging industry, I was invited to be a guest on Lainie Sevante Wulkan's national radio program. We talked about sentencing reforms for nonviolent drug offenders and the corporatization of cannabis businesses.
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