Did the state of New Mexico spend nearly half a million dollars of federal stimulus money to accomplish exactly the opposite of what the federal award required?

Declining revenues and rising costs have put the prison in financial trouble. Some officials say the county can’t handle the expense, and they’ve proposed a solution: return the jail’s medical care to private management.

For perhaps the first time in its 2.5-year history, the supply of marijuana for the New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program is meeting patient demand.

Two months ago, Attorney General Gary King indicted Joseph and Catherine Hernandez of Medicaid fraud with charges that would require them to pay around $78,600 back to the state.

A look at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center’s financial disclosures throws doubt on the hospital’s claims of being under-reimbursed for providing indigent health care.

It’s an unfamiliar feeling for New Mexico: making the top 10 list for a national ranking alongside such progressive states as Oregon and Washington.

Now three years deep, the recession’s latest local casualty is Faith at Work, a nonprofit that serves the poor and homeless in Santa Fe County.

On June 2, condo owners at RainbowVision Santa Fe were awarded damages over rising service fees in arbitration court.

Starting next year, some schools will employ school nurses only three days per week in an effort to save the school district money.

On June 24, the night before Corazón announced its closure, the now-defunct venue hosted a victory party for Keep Santa Fe Working, a coalition that successfully blocked attempts to raise city bus fees this year.