
Disability Coalition: Legislative Report #6
This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition. Last week saw the Senate Finance Committee starting its hearings on the state budget bill passed by the House (with some pointed criticism from the SFC chair about the...
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Measles Information
This post is an excerpt from New Mexico Department of Health's recent Press Release "New Mexico Launches Comprehensive Measles Resource", published 2/28/25. The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has launched a dedicated web resource...
Read More ›Disability Coalition: Legislative Report #5
This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition. The Legislature almost met its self-imposed deadline to pass legislation on behavioral health and crime by the thirtieth day of the session, passing two of the bills in the Senate...
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Disability Coalition: Legislative Report #4
This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition. The Legislature promised to make behavioral health and crime priorities in this year’s legislative session, and both chambers took steps in that direction last week. The...
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Blue Door Neighborhood Center
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM) recently opened a Blue Door Neighborhood Center (BDNC) in the South Valley of Albuquerque. The center is a community-based health and wellness center. It offers no cost programming, exercise...
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Disability Coalition: Legislative Report #3
This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition. By the end of last week, 661 bills had been introduced in the legislative session, along with 24 memorials (which can range from ceremonial statements...
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