County questions group's funding.

Last month, a local nonprofit received $10,000 in public money for its Teen Parent Support Program, geared at mentoring teen parents.

But Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners Chairman Jack Sullivan says the payment was never authorized and shouldn't have been sent.

The northern New Mexico branch of Catholic Charities is one of 17 health-related agencies that applied for the funding, and it was recommended for approval by the county's Health Policy and Planning Commission, which reviews the applicants through a special committee.

The BCC, however, tabled approval of Catholic Charities' money at its meeting in January. Sullivan says he was concerned that ...

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