Political considerations, 7.25.24
Will the New Mexico Legislature's acrimonious special session called by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham affect legislative races in the general election this fall?
Diana Tittle
Diana Tittle, a member of the board of Sierra County Public-Interest Journalism Project, was the editor of the Sierra County Sun, the Citizen's precursor. A former resident of Truth or Consequences who now lives part-time in northern New Mexico, she spent her 42-year professional career in Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine writer and editor, book author and publisher and publishing consultant. She is the recipient of a Cleveland Arts Prize for Literature.
Stuff you need to know, 7.24.24
Studies suggest climate change is increasing the risk that severe rainfall comes in the wake of wildfires. The Washington Post examines whether Ruidoso, New Mexico's devastation by fire and flooding is a bellwether for the entire West. Plus: Sunday's *other* earthshaking news.
Political considerations, 7.23.24
How the “Trump-era Energy Dominance Agenda" outlined in Project 2025's policy handbook will "deconstruct" the administrative state that protects land, water and wildlife in the Western states.
Stuff you need to know, 7.19.24
Nogal Canyon Bridge on I-25 linking Sierra County to Socorro County and beyond will be replaced after more than 50 years of use. Plus: Yesterday's special legislative session accomplished little and cost New Mexico taxpayers a lot.
Stuff you need to know, 7.18.24
FEMA agrees to deliver temporary housing for the Ruidosa area's burned out residents.
Political considerations, 7.18.24
An update on the campaign war chests that have been amassed by New Mexico's Democratic incumbent for the U.S. Senate and for the 2nd Congressional District vs. those of their Republican opponents
Stuff you need to know, 7.17.24
Las Cruces's Memorial Medical Center is under investigation for possible consumer protection violations.
Stuff you need to know, 7.16.24
Gabe Vasquez, who represents Sierra County in the U.S. House, joins a bipartisan effort to appropriate more resources for fentanyl intradiction at the border.
Political considerations, 7.11.24
Republican congresspeople just passed a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. All three New Mexico representatives voted nay, with Sierra County's Democratic Congressman Gabe Vasquez calling the requirement "unnecessary and discriminatory." It is already illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal elections.
Stuff you need to know, 7.10.24
Organizations concerned with the civil rights of vulnerable New Mexicans have asked Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to halt next week's special legislative session called to address public safety. Why is she resisting the request?
Stuff you need to know, 7.9.24
Experts weigh in on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Texas-New Mexico settlement of the two states' longstanding Rio Grande water dispute.
Stuff you need to know, 7.5.24
The Biden administration has proposed new workplace regulations to protect outdoor employees from heat exhaustion.