A bill that moved quietly through the Legislature this year aims to address the problem by requiring insurance companies to remove barriers and expand coverage for mental health services and
Despite repeated failed attempts from Republican senators to alter a bill protecting abortion and gender identity health care rights, House Bill 7 is now one stop away from heading to the governor’s desk.
An effort by two area lawmakers to secure $3 million in relief for last year’s Black Fire cleared the state Senate Monday without opposition and is advancing to the House. Sens. Crystal Diamond, R-Elephant Butte and Siah Correa Hemphill, D-Silver City, are the cosponsors of Senate Bill 334, which would appropriate the money from the state’s general fund and dedicate it to recovery efforts. The Black Fire of 2022 burned …