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Governor Takes Action To Safeguard Abortion Access, Protect New Mexico Health Care Providers

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order today protecting access to reproductive health care services in New Mexico, protecting medical providers from attempts at legal retribution and establishing that New Mexico will not entertain extradition attempts from other states relating to receiving or performing reproductive services.

“Today we have once again declared that we will take every available action to protect the rights and access to health care of anyone in New Mexico,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. Read More

Rep. Leger Fernández Applauds Plan To Keep Veterans Health Clinics Open In Northern New Mexico

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From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement after U.S. Senators announced that they will not move forward with the AIR Commission process.

This will effectively prevent the closure of the Española, Gallup, Las Vegas and Raton veterans health clinics:

“Over the last few months, I listened to veterans in Raton, Las Vegas, Española, and Gallup describe how the VA community health clinics provided them access to essential care. I carried their stories and worries about losing these clinics to my colleagues Read More

Balderas Joins $230M Settlement Against Pharmaceutical Company Over Allegations Of Medicaid Fraud

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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas

From the Office of the Attorney General:

ALBUQUERQUE — Attorney General Hector Balderas announces that New Mexico has joined with 49 other states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the federal government to settle allegations of fraud against Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC (formerly known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a U.S. subsidiary of the Irish pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt plc (Mallinckrodt), which sells and markets pharmaceutical products throughout the nation.

The total value of the settlement is $233,707,865.18, plus interest, Read More

Gruninger: What It’s Like To Work One-To-One With A Yoga Therapist

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Jacci Gruninger, right, works with a client. Courtesy photo

By JACCI GRUNUNDER, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500
Los Alamos

Working one-to-one with a yoga therapist is somewhat like working with a personal trainer who has more than 800-hours of training in yogic techniques and wellness and modern healing modalities.

Yoga Therapy can help improve your function, health and sense of wellbeing by:

  • Building resiliency, stability and strength in body and mind;
  • Creating greater fluidity in how you move and think; and
  • Enhancing your sense of wellbeing and how you show up in the world.

Different from a yoga class, Read More

NACo: Metropolitan County Leaders To Provide Update On American Rescue Plan & Pandemic Response

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LUCC Chair John O’Grady

NACo News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elected leaders from major urban counties with over 4.2 million residents this week outlined how they are deploying resources from the American Rescue Plan to respond to urgent community needs.

Leaders of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC) hosted a Capitol Hill briefing to describe how they are investing in pandemic recovery, including efforts to address the nation’s growing mental health and homelessness crises.

“Counties are leading our nation’s recovery through strategic investments Read More

Leonard: Part 3-Hack Monkey Mind; Transform Your Life

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By Laura Leonard
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos

Do you ever wonder why you keep getting stuck in certain aspects of your life? Could it be that your monkey mind, aka subconscious, aka negative file folders are the cause?

Welcome to part three and the conclusion of my series on creating personal transformation in any area of your life. This three-part series began with understanding how the subconscious works to block us, followed by last week’s article on becoming aware of subconscious patterns in order to start changing them. Today we arrive at the solutions. Where the challenge lies, is not Read More

Congressional Delegation Urges Secretary McDonough To Visit New Mexico Veteran Health Clinics

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NM Congressional Delegation News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary McDonough urging the Secretary to visit the Las Vegas or Raton veteran health clinics, two of the four clinics that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recommended for closure.

All four of the veteran health clinics recommended for closure in New Mexico are in rural parts of the state. The delegation wrote to Secretary Read More

Ronchetti On Supreme Court’s Roe V. Wade Decision

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Gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti

From the Mark Ronchetti  for Governor Campaign:

ALBUQUERQUE — Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti released the following statement regarding Friday’s Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision.

“(Friday’s) Court ruling paves the way for a measured dialogue on the issue of abortion that will save lives and should result in policies that are more mainstream and reflect our shared values.

“The Governor has taken an extreme position on abortion, out of step with most New Mexicans, in believing that abortion should be unrestricted – all Read More