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State lawmakers recently made their disappointment clear with the Department of Health during a presentation of an evaluation of the state鈥檚 medication assisted treatment program for substance use disorder. It came just weeks after an announcement that DOH would be expanding the program.

New Mexico鈥檚 congressional delegation is calling for more oversight of funds meant to soften the impact of federal health care cuts in rural areas. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) sent a letter signed by 27 Democratic members of Congress, including New Mexico's other representatives, Democrats Gabe Vasquez and Melanie Stansbury, to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Federal cuts to food assistance through the budget reconciliation bill, better known as the 鈥淏ig Beautiful Bill,鈥� put more than 450,000 New Mexicans at risk seeing their benefits drop by more than 20%, or losing their assistance altogether. But, state officials say they鈥檒l do everything they can to fill gaps left by those federal cuts.

A lawsuit seeking to restore millions of dollars in grant funding that was stripped from humanities councils across the country will move forward after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in the case earlier this month.

Albuquerque mayoral candidate Alex Uballez announced Thursday a nine-point series of inquiries into Mayor Tim Keller鈥檚 administration, and handling of funds. Uballez is requesting public records regarding possible asbestos exposure during construction of the Gateway Center. He also seeks details on how certain people were paid or took bonuses or vacation, suggesting favoritism and pay-to-play.

The state of New Mexico is still not doing enough to improve its foster care system, despite a 2020 settlement and a report earlier this year calling out the lack of progress. That prompted the arbitrator in the case to issue a second remedial order in the case.

The Albuquerque City Council struck down a proposed change to the ordinance regulating Safe Outdoor Spaces, which are designated managed areas with access to basic amenities for people experiencing homelessness. The changes were aimed at making it easier to set up new spaces, because advocates say the current laws are too burdensome, and restrict private property owners from setting up more. One local business owner is suing for what his lawyers say is his constitutional right to allow people to camp on his property.

The one 鈥淏ig Beautiful Bill Act,鈥� also known as H.R. 1, was enacted last month and will have serious impacts on clean energy and its affordability in 2026. Those will include New Mexico families, who already face high energy cost burdens.

Housing expert with the Pew charitable Trusts, Alex Horowitz, gave a presentation to lawmakers Tuesday about New Mexico鈥檚 housing shortage, and possible solutions that have already been proven in several other states.

A few years have passed since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but researchers estimate millions of people are still living with the effects of long COVID. The Keystone Symposia on 鈥楲ong COVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes鈥� will kick off this Sunday in Santa Fe, bringing in researchers from across the world to discuss issues like diagnostic procedures and clinical trial design.