Library Bond Act- What it would cost you and what Sierra county might receive if the act passes

One issue voters will decide on the November 5 ballot is whether to approve the sale of bonds for up to $19,305,000 for libraries. Approval would cost property owners a few dollars in additional property taxes and bring an anticipated $75,000 to Sierra county libraries.
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What you need to know, October 25, 2024: EviCore, the Company Helping U.S. Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments

Golden caduceus, the symbol for medicine.
Continuing the series of articles on the healthcare system, I offer a link to an article in Pro Publica which investigates the largest of companies which health insurers hire to examine and deny medical procedures. Evicare claims to the insurance companies that it will provide a 3 to 1 return.
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How cyber soldiers at Kirtland Air Force Base safeguard the integrity of New Mexico’s vote

On left, voters in early voting; on right, military observer watching computer screen
This reprint of Michael Benanav's article in Searthlight New Mexico describes not just the electronic protection of your vote but all the ways in which the state secures the legitimacy of the elections. Re-publication is done through a Creative Commons licence.
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A ballot question you should question

Arroyo in Monticello after it was regraded by Sierra County Flood Commissioner Sandy Jones after a torrential rain, Sept. 9, 2024.
I am sponsoring this guest perspective and one more to follow by Sierra County Flood Commissioner Sandy Jones, who was appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. He oversees flood-control projects using revenue from the 1.50 mills all property owners already pay for flood control. If the Sierra County Commission submits a counter-perspective, I will publish it.
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Establishment of Sierra County flood control authority? A ballot question you should question.

Painting of people seeking refuge from flood in Java by Raden Saleh, circa 1865, image courtesy of Wikipedia
I am sponsoring this guest perspective and two more to follow by Sierra County Flood Commissioner Sandy Jones, who was appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. He oversees flood-control projects using revenue from the 1.50 mills all property owners already pay for flood control.
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