Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500

By Jonathan Edwards · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Cole Schmidtknecht expected to pay $66.86 for a three-month supply of his preventative asthma inhalers in January 2024 when he went to his Walgreens pharmacy in Appleton, Wisconsin. The pharmacy allegedly told him his insurance no longer covered the medication, so he would have to pay the full cost. […]

Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500

By Jonathan Edwards · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Cole Schmidtknecht expected to pay $66.86 for a three-month supply of his preventative asthma inhalers in January 2024 when he went to his Walgreens pharmacy in Appleton, Wisconsin. The pharmacy allegedly told him his insurance no longer covered the medication, so he would have to pay the full cost. […]

Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds

By Daniel Wu, Gaya Gupta, Anumita Kaur · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from the Trump administration that a federal funding freeze would not apply to projects directly benefiting individuals. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump ordered the […]

Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds

By Daniel Wu, Gaya Gupta, Anumita Kaur · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from the Trump administration that a federal funding freeze would not apply to projects directly benefiting individuals. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump ordered the […]

Want to speak out on a city issue? Brace for a long night.

Those who’ve ventured to Albuquerque City Council meetings know the drill: After proclamations, presentations and the (frequent) grilling of city officials — called administrative Q&A — a select number of residents have 60 seconds to comment about what’s on their mind. Once that’s done, with any luck, only a couple hours will have passed. A […]

Want to speak out on a city issue? Brace for a long night.

Those who’ve ventured to Albuquerque City Council meetings know the drill: After proclamations, presentations and the (frequent) grilling of city officials — called administrative Q&A — a select number of residents have 60 seconds to comment about what’s on their mind. Once that’s done, with any luck, only a couple hours will have passed. A […]

New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as 3 people rush defendant in homicide case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hearing in a New Mexico courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant in a homicide case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks. Courtroom video cameras recorded the Jan. 31 melee, which subsided as a law enforcement officer drew a stun gun and protected the […]

New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as 3 people rush defendant in homicide case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hearing in a New Mexico courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant in a homicide case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks. Courtroom video cameras recorded the Jan. 31 melee, which subsided as a law enforcement officer drew a stun gun and protected the […]

Stansbury announces legislation to hold Musk accountable for DOGE efforts

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury announced on Friday her new bill, the Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act, aimed at holding Elon Musk accountable for his DOGE efforts that she said are “infiltrating our federal agencies.”  “We are seeing an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our institutions, our federal agencies and our federal workers, and New Mexicans […]

Stansbury announces legislation to hold Musk accountable for DOGE efforts

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury announced on Friday her new bill, the Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act, aimed at holding Elon Musk accountable for his DOGE efforts that she said are “infiltrating our federal agencies.”  “We are seeing an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our institutions, our federal agencies and our federal workers, and New Mexicans […]

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