New Mexico Governor seeks voting reform and body cameras in special session
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham calls a special session to consider election reform amid ballot access and counting delays in the June primary and to study mandatory police body cameras across agencies to boost transparency. The session may also add emergency rules to protect voting during COVID 19.
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Learning loss study paints grim NM impact from closures
A Legislative Finance Committee report finds only half of New Mexico students engaged online after mid March shutdowns. It estimates three months to a year of learning lost, with one in five students not connected and younger pupils receiving about 30 minutes of daily instruction. The finding highlights widening gaps and urges safe fall reopening amid a $2 billion budget shortfall and ongoing special session.
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GAO alleges CBP misused funds amid migrant care concerns
The GAO says CBP obligations were lawful but notes care failures in 2019 border operations. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson accuses the administration of breaking the law and failing to provide humane migrant care while authorities redirected funds to nonmedical items and equipment.
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Hospital fires CEO amid COVID stress at Rehoboth McKinley
The board of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital in Gallup New Mexico fired CEO David Conejo effective immediately. Interim CEO Mary Bevier assumed the post as officials from McKinley County and state auditors push to resolve hospital finances and restore community confidence amid nurse layoffs and a surge in COVID 19 cases linked to the Navajo Nation.
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