Patchwork tribal jail health care sparks concern nationwide
Inmates on reservations endure scarce in house medical staff with corrections officers delivering care. Reports show denied pain meds and missed insulin, plus wrong medications, with calls for closer ties to Indian Health Service and staffing to avoid hospital transport.
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NM seeks new wildlife agency boss after Sandoval retirement
New Mexico State Game Commission launches a nationwide search for a new director to lead the department governing wildlife and off high way vehicle enforcement. Alexa Sandoval retires after two decades with the agency, which employs about 300 staff and a roughly $40 million annual budget. applications run until June 1 with a goal to hire by late fall.
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Asian American monument wins county approval in Albuquerque
Bernalillo County commissioners unanimously authorized the county manager to sign a purchase agreement for a public art sculpture titled View from Gold Mountain. Creators Cheryll Lee-Gwin and Stewart Wong, to be placed near the state district courthouse, commemorate the Yee Shun case of 1882 granting Chinese Americans the right to testify in court. Funded by local and state sources, the project has progressed over several years.
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