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New Mexico Wildlife Federation Call On Members To Contact Lawmakers
NWS: Today’s High Near 36, Tonight’s Low Around 15
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high near 36. Sunny. Tonight’s low around 15. Courtesy/NWS Read More
New Mexico Liaison With U.S. Census Bureau Worried About 2020 Count
Robert Rhatigan, associate director for the UNM Geospatial and Population Studies Group and New Mexico liaison with the U.S. Census Bureau speaking during the Legislative Update at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The countdown to the 2020 U.S. Census has started and Robert Rhatigan is worried. Rhatigan is associate director for the University of New Mexico Geospatial and Population Studies Group and New Mexico liaison with the U.S. Census Bureau.
He spoke in Los Alamos recently during a Read More
Luján Joins Colleagues To Launch PFAS Task Force
Secretary Toulouse Oliver Provides Additional Sexual Harassment Training For New Mexico Lobbyists
Tourism Benefits All New Mexicans
National Popular Vote Measure Clears First Hurdle
NWS: Today’s High Near 34, Tonight’s Low Around 14
Department Of Health Reports Steady Improvements In Safer Prescribing
NMDOH News:
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) announced Jan. 14 the release of its latest state quarterly prescribing report that shows a 14.9 percent decrease of prescribing high dose opioids in the state.
The numbers come from the Board of Pharmacy’s Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) database, which is required for use by healthcare providers to check a patient’s prescription history before prescribing opioid and benzo-diazepines. Opioids are a class of prescription painkillers such as oxycodone, codeine and morphine, all of which can cause addiction.
The latest report Read More