Stuff you need to know, 10.4.22
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.
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Stuff you need to know, 9.29.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: the rise and stumble of Special Purpose Acquisition Company investment vehicles such as was used to help fund Virgin Galactic.
New Mexico Supreme Court saves water in the Jornada del Muerto
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court decided a forfeiture case in Sierra County in favor of the public.
Stuff you need to know, 9.27.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: Las Cruces's successful experiment with "sanctioned encampments" for the unhoused.
Another reason not to pass $3M in general obligation bonds
Early voting starts Oct. 11 and two general-obligation bond questions are on the ballot totaling $3 million, which, if passed, will double Truth or Consequences' property taxes. The city is not prepared or transparent enough for the people to grant it the bond issues.
City’s renewable energy law—no “grandfathering in” for current solar-system owners
Good news for those who waited--no longer a limit on solar panels. Bad news for those who already took the plunge--you won't be getting 13 cents per kilowatt hour for excess production, only 6 or 7 cents.
Stuff you need to know, 9.2.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: an update on the Texas-New Mexico legal dispute over Rio Grande water sharing and a first-person account of Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin's August bench trail in Santa Fe that could end his career as a public official.
Baker’s lawsuit against city is explosive, possibly expensive
Once Truth or Consequences deputy chief of police and even acting-chief, Erica Baker's 15-year law-enforcement career, 10 years with the city, looked bright. She had just been accepted into the prestigious FBI Academy. Then City Manager Bruce Swingle fired her, ruining her reputation.
Stuff you need to know, 8.29.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: an assessment of how centuries of land-use decisions combined with climate change have precipitated New Mexico's wildfire crisis.
Stuff you need to know, 8.25.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from across the state and the country. Today's intelligence: where does New Mexico stand in making voting easier and more secure—part of a USA Today Network report on how voting laws are changing across America.
Stuff you need to know, 8.23.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: update on New Mexico's land conservation planning and criticism of recent federal and state responses to the Southwest's dire water shortages.
New law on storage containers will be enforced retroactively
Going against U.S. tradition, the Truth or Consequences City Commission passed a local law that limits property rights that will be enforced retroactively. Since the ordinance doesn't state the law is retroactive, this begs the question whether other city land-use laws or ordinances may be enforced retroactively by city staff.