Legislation & Policy

Nurses Must Be at the Policy Table to Fix the Workforce Crisis

May 9, 2026

Federal Budget Proposal Slashes Nursing Education and Research Funding, AACN Warns

April 9, 2026

Legislation & Policy

Governor Wes Moore Receives Health Equity Legacy Award, Calls for Policy “Air Cover” for Nurses

February 17, 2026

Federal Student Loan Rules Threaten Nurse Practitioner Education and Patient Access, AANP Warns

January 22, 2026

As the nation grapples with a growing shortage of healthcare workers, a new federal policy may make it even harder to train the next...

Lawmakers Push to Classify Advanced Nursing Degrees as “Professional” Amid Loan Cap Concerns

January 10, 2026

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the U.S. Department of Education to classify advanced nursing degrees as “professional degrees,” warning that a proposed...

WNMU Nursing Students Step Into Policy Advocacy at the New Mexico Capitol

January 4, 2026

Nursing students at Western New Mexico University (WNMU) recently traded scrubs for policy briefs as they traveled from the Silver City and Deming campuses...