Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: a new state initiative to monitor New Mexico public school districts suspected of undercounting (and thus underserving) students experiencing homelessness
Must-see reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: inside accounts of post-election regrouping by state Democrats and Republicans
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country: Today's intelligence: veteran politics blogger Joe Monahan's dissection of the strategies behind President Biden's visit today to Albuquerque and a new poll that indicates that the New Mexico gubernatorial race has become a dead heat.
The city commission's workshop on the hot springs clarified that it's up to the city, not the Office of the State Engineer, to take care of the hot springs. The city's position as a protestant to a 400 acre-feet-a-year commercial hot springs application is heightening the city's interest.
New Mexico statutes outline the roles of the county board of commission, flood commissioner and emergency flood superintendents in planning for and dealing with floods in counties. NMSA 1978 chapter 4 on counties, article 50 on flood control is analyzed and discussed. Updated 10/27/22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: predictions of a La Niña winter here and the damage that New Mexico's next wildfire season may cause
The two sheriff's candidates were asked 11 questions and given five days to respond. Sierra County Sheriff's Deputy Lieutenant Joshua Baker responded to all questions. He is running as a Republican. Michael Lanford did not respond, indicating a disinclination to be transparent. He is running as a Democrat.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: Oil and gas money is papering New Mexico with large campaign donations and industry messages.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: an analysis of the merits of a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November to increase annual distributions for education taken from New Mexico's Land Grant Permanent Fund.
Tony Soprano took over businesses, sucking the life out of them like a lamprey eel until it was "busted out." Truth or Consequences has similarly ridden its rate payers and exhausted its utilities. The trash utility is the new cash cow.
Owner of the Sentinel, Frances Luna, made it clear she and others decide things around here. Democratic public hearings to sound the citizens' will and to inform the public are a waste of time.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: what each candidate had to say about a variety of issues during the first New Mexico gubernatorial debate last week.