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New Mexico could expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum care from two months to a full year starting this spring. The New Mexico Human Services Department is working to have the new rules in place by April 1, Nicole Comeaux, Human Services Department Medicaid director, told NM Political Report. The federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) […]

Last year, advocates for the Mexican gray wolf cheered when a judge ruled the problem of poaching was not adequately addressed in a management plan by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Those same groups now want the agency to address sustainability goals. Mary Katherine Ray, wildlife chair for the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, said there […]

It looks like 2022 will be a bumper year for books. Here’s Lucy Popescu’s selection of new titles to be released from January to April

A former financial officer for the New Mexico Spaceport Authority filed a sweeping lawsuit this week against Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and 20 other state officials, alleging fraud and embezzlement, along with a variety of other accusations.  Certified public accountant and former Chief Financial Officer for the Spaceport Authority Zach DeGregorio, filed the suit on […]

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced bicameral legislation last week to seek federal approval for the state’s proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would tap an additional 1.25 percent from the Land Grant Permanent Fund. Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbuy, both Democrats, introduced the legislation. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján and U.S. House […]

Note: Every year, we count down the top ten stories of the year, as voted on by NM Political Report staffers. See our entire countdown of 2021 top stories, to date, here. 10. SCOTUS Supreme Court hearings  The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in early December on a Mississippi case that challenges Roe v. Wade. Dobbs v. Whole Women’s Health Organization is […]

The Boxing Day football programme is an intrinsic part of the Christmas period in the United Kingdom. We've crunched the numbers to see which Premier League sides have the best record on the 26th of December. 

Arsenal maintained their impressive run of form with a comprehensive 5-0 win against Norwich City on Boxing Day. Bukayo Saka scored a brace at Carrow Road, while Kieran Tierney, Martin Odegaard and Emile Smith Rowe also got on the scoresheet. 

Finding themselves three points clear at the top after 18 games, Manchester City are on course to retain their Premier League title - and they're performing better than last year. We’ve compared every Premier League club’s points and goals tallies to this stage last season,

We're almost halfway through the 2021-22 season and the three-way title race continues to gather pace, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool all in contention. City are the current leaders and have picked up 44 points from 18 games, while Liverpool are in second with 41 and Chelsea are third with 38.