New Mexico
New Mexico Democrat, Republican parties hold debate watch parties
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexican Republicans and Democrats both held debate watch parties as presidential candidates Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took the stage on Tuesday night.
Who won the Trump-Harris presidential debate?
Joining Republican State Senator Craig Brandt was Trump’s Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell. They blasted Vice-President Harris’ record arguing that the debate would show New Mexicans that Trump is best for the state. “We have to recognize that common sense is coming in the form of Donald Trump so we are here to announce that New Mexico is a state that we are going to fight for,” said Grennell.
Grenell was also there for the launch of the Log Cabin Republicans state chapter which is a group of LGBT conservatives.
New Mexico Democrats spoke on the debate praising Harris’ performance saying that she brought facts and optimism while her opponent spouted lies and stirred up division. “The contrast between these candidates could not be more clear. With Kamala Harris, we see a vision for the future that includes opportunity and freedom for all Americans. From the other side, from her opponent at the other podium, we saw the desire to sew the seeds of division,” said New Mexico Democratic Party Chairwoman Jessica Velasquez.
Velasquez argued that Trump did not show on Tuesday night that he has a plan for the country and added that people across the state are excited to elect Harris as the next president.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. — An ‘imposter nurse’ in Las Cruces is facing 34 charges after nearly causing the death of a patient and illegally giving medications to patients under 18 years old.
A Doña Ana County grand jury indicted Margarita Gonzalez. She is accused of assuming the identities of nurses in Texas to get hired at four nursing facilities in Las Cruces:
- Village at Northrise
- Las Cruces Wellness and Rehabilitation
- Peak Behavioral Health
- Matrix Home Care
The New Mexico Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud and Elder Abuse Bureau investigated and discovered instances where Gonzalez illegally gave injections and dispensed prescriptions, including narcotics to eight inpatient residents under 18 years old.
An investigation also found Gonzalez was also about to allegedly give “an incorrect insulin dose” to a patient that they claim could’ve killed the patient if another nurse hadn’t caught the error.
Several facilities fired Gonzalez over patient safety concerns and an observed lack of knowledge.
“Impersonating a healthcare provider is a reckless and selfish crime that subjects those most vulnerable to risk of serious injury or death,” Attorney General Raúl Torrez said. “I will not tolerate those who risk the safety of patients or cause danger and unnecessary confusion within the healthcare system. These charges should keep anyone attempting to pose as a healthcare provider on notice: we will find you, and we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law to protect New Mexicans.”
Gonzalez’s charges include identity theft, nursing without a license, abuse of a resident, distribution of controlled substances to a minor and fraud totaling over $25,000.
If convicted on all counts, Gonzalez could face up to 100 years in prison.
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