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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico's judiciary is expanding public access to court-scribe services that ensure people with limited literacy or disabilities can still fill out crucial court forms. Under the program, trained court employees or volunteers read court forms aloud and write down answers for people who would otherwise have difficulties.
The New Mexico Department of Health issued a public health emergency order thursday related to the early surge in pediatric respiratory viruses, which began in October.The order requires all New Mexico hospitals to participate in a cooperative model of managing resources, including transferring patients, with DOH as a hub to their spokes.State Police in riot gear showed up at the Student Union Building on the University of New Mexico campus during a peaceful protest and detained three protesters of color on Wednesday night.