Morning Word: Health Care Exchanges Unsettled

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.

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

force for peace.

420 Celebrated

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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