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January 22, 2021 Hospital stonewalls release of COVID numbers, even as situation improves Written by Geoffrey Plant on January 22, 2021 After peaking two weeks ago, Grant County’s coronavirus infection rate appears to be on the decline, and markedly fewer new positive test results were reported here over the past week. That’s likely good news for Gila Regional Medical Center, which saw an influx of COVID-19 patients over the past couple of months as the virus surged in New Mexico. However, leadership at the county-owned nonprofit hospital continues to refuse to make public statistical information that would give an indication of how severely the pandemic is affecting the facility, and the tens of thousands of people who live in the community it serves even in the face of a District Court action by the Daily Press. ....
Lawsuit: COVID-19 is no emergency’ Written by Geoffrey Plant on December 30, 2020 Mule Creek attorney Jonathan Diener has joined forces with Santa Fe lawyer Ana Garner to file a pro bono federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court that argues New Mexico’s public health orders are unconstitutional, and are based on what a 125-page complaint describes as the “invalid” results of polymerase chain reaction, or “PCR,” tests that are commonly used to diagnose individuals with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The lawsuit was filed in Albuquerque on Dec. 21, and is assigned to federal Magistrate Judge Jerry H. Ritter. “The bottom line is this: there is no emergency,” the attorneys allege in their complaint, which asks the courts to declare unconstitutional the restrictions in place under state public health orders. Diener represents the owners of the Jalisco Cafe ....
New Mexico agencies join together to find jobs for families NM Human Services partners with Workforce Solutions Headlight staff reports SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) is partnering with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) to provide services to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants who qualify for the New Mexico Works employment programs, Career Link and Wage Subsidy. These two programs provide employment opportunities to TANF participants that will give them the work experience needed to obtain full time unsubsidized employment. “This collaboration is designed to combine the expertise of each agency to strengthen and improve the workforce by matching unemployed New Mexicans with employers who need to hire and retain skilled workers,” said Human Services Secretary David Scrase, M.D. ....