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New Mexico governor narrows scope of sweeping gun order after Biden-appointed judge rules it unconstitutional
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday revised her original public health order which would have temporarily banned individuals from carrying guns across Albuquerque and the surrounding Bernalillo County.
The new revised order would temporarily ban individuals from carrying guns only in parks and playgrounds. The revised version comes after portions of her original version were struck down by a federal judge.
Biden-appointed U.S. District Court Judge David Urias said during a Wednesday hearing that the order violated the Constitution.
“The violation of a constitutional right, even for minimal periods of time, unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury,” Urias said during the hearing.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham, governor of New Mexico, speaks during an interview at her office in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. (Photographer: Steven St John/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The temporary restraining order imposed by the judge will remain in effect until at least Oct. 3, when the next hearing is scheduled.
According to the revised public health order, law enforcement officers, security officers, and active duty military personnel are exempt from the order.
“I’m going to continue pushing to make sure that all of us are using every resource available to put an end to this public health emergency with the urgency it deserves,” said Lujan Grisham. “I will not accept the status quo – enough is enough.”
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New Mexico State Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a rally hosted by the Democratic Party of New Mexico at Ted M. Gallegos Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 3, 2022. ((Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images))
“Today a judge temporarily blocked sections of our public health order but recognized the significant problem of gun violence in this state, particularly involving the deaths of children,” she wrote in response to the judge’s decision. “As governor, I see the pain of families who lost their loved ones to gun violence every single day, and I will never stop fighting to prevent other families from enduring these tragedies.”
“Over the past four days, I’ve seen more attention on resolving the crisis of gun violence than I have in the past four years. Now is the time to bring clarity of purpose: New Mexicans must again feel safe walking home from school, driving to the grocery store, or leaving their hometown baseball stadium,” Lujan Grisham added. “And I call on leaders across the state, from local law enforcement to the Legislature to mayors and county commissioners: Stand with me to enact solutions that save people’s lives. Throwing up our hands is not an option.”
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Her initial public health order gained pushback from both sides, with two Republican state representatives calling for the governor to be impeached.
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Northern Arizona University plans to build a new medical school as part of a greater effort to address an ongoing shortage of health care workers in the state, the Arizona Board of Regents announced Friday.
The medical school would be the first in the region and will focus on training aspiring doctors for primary care in rural, underserved and indigenous communities in Arizona.
The university is also proposing pathways for in-state residents who graduate to go on to practice with minimal debt.
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The announcement comes three months after Arizona State University released similar plans for its own medical school. The school will be constructed in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix.
Northern Arizona University will construct a new medical school in Maricopa County. (Fox News)
ASU officials say the medical school will be funded by private investors, philanthropy, public investment and ASU’s own revenue.
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Both schools along with the University of Arizona, are all part of the AZ Healthy Tomorrow initiative. The initiative’s goals include getting Arizona to reach the national average of doctors and nurses per capita and improving health care access for all residents.
University of Arizona officials say the school intends to double the number of doctors graduating from its medical schools and expand its partnership with Banner Health.
The Board of Regents also voted Friday to request $153 million in the fiscal year 2025 state budget toward the initiative.
Gov. Katie Hobbs announced at the same meeting a commitment from the state to invest $11 million in the initiative. There is a critical need for qualified health care professionals as more businesses lure people to move to Arizona, she said.
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A former City councilmember in Anaheim has died, the city announced.
According to a release from City of Anaheim, Jordan Brandman was found unresponsive at his home in Anaheim on Friday night by authorities conducting a welfare check.
“It is with sorrow and sadness that we learned of the passing of former Council Member Jordan Brandman,” said Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken. “Any loss of life in our city is a tragedy, and my heart goes out to all who knew Jordan and who are now coping with the news of his passing.”
A cause of death has not yet been revealed. The Coroner Division of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is handling the investigation.
There were no signs of foul play at Brandman’s home, authorities said.
Brandman serves on the Anaheim City Council from 2012 to 2016. He was elected again to the City Council in 2018 before resigning in Aug. 2021.
He most recently served as the Director of Labor Relations at the Building Industry Association of Southern California in Irvine.
A corrections officer with the Bernalillo County jail is now being held there on allegations he brought drugs into the facility, authorities said Friday.
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that 19-year-old Grant Haneckow was arrested and booked into the county Metropolitan Detention Center on Thursday.
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He has been charged with bringing contraband into a place of imprisonment and trafficking other controlled substances.
An Albuquerque-area corrections officer has been arrested under suspicion he smuggled Suboxone into the jail he was employed at. (Fox)
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Haneckow was discovered to be carrying 40 sealed Suboxone strips on Wednesday. Suboxone is a prescription medicine used to treat opioid addiction.
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Joseph Trujeque, president of the union representing Metropolitan Detention Center corrections officers, said the union would likely not provide Haneckow with an attorney because it involves him allegedly committing criminal offenses.
Maggie Shepard, a spokesperson for the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender, confirmed the office will represent Haneckow but a public defender had not been assigned to the case yet.
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