/tags/settlement settlement en-US Copyright Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:22:20 GMT /local-news/2023-09-07/nm-lawmakers-want-nicotine-prevention-funds-restored-after-shortfall-halted-efforts-statewide Earlier this summer, the state’s nicotine prevention and cessation efforts were halted when money the state gets from a settlement with tobacco companies fell millions short of what the Department of Health had projected. Lawmakers overseeing the funds questioned the department about the issue and got a fiscal update Wednesday and said they plan to reintroduce legislation to give nicotine prevention work in New Mexico the stability it needs. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:22:20 GMT /local-news/2023-09-07/nm-lawmakers-want-nicotine-prevention-funds-restored-after-shortfall-halted-efforts-statewide Nash Jones /public-health-new-mexico/2017-08-21/advocates-convert-diesel-buses-to-electric-with-vw-settlement Health advocates want money from an $18 million settlement from Volkswagen to be invested in new electric school buses in order to improve the state’s air… Mon, 21 Aug 2017 22:56:59 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-08-21/advocates-convert-diesel-buses-to-electric-with-vw-settlement