Stuff you need to know, 9.29.23
Today's intelligence: wrap-up of testimony in the trial of the New Mexico Republican Party's civil suit charging that the state's new congressional district map is unfairly gerrymandered
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Stuff you need to know, 9.28.23
Today's intelligence:: President Biden protects the Endangered Species status of an iconic New Mexican grouse.
Stuff you need to know, 9.26.23
Today's intelligence: "Marty," New Mexico's sole known moose, is again on the loose.
Stuff you need to know, 9.22.23
Today's intelligence: Will financial losses lead to the closure of Deming, New Mexico's 142-year-old newspaper? Plus: The out-of-court settlement of a wrongful death suit brought against Judge Shannon Murdock and the 7th Judicial District Court (which serves Sierra County).
Stuff you need to know, 9.21.23
Today's intelligence: Tesla automotives supplier to build plant in Santa Teresa Borderplex, while the state is urged to seek federal aid to clean up groundwater contamination at the White Sands Test Facility.
Stuff you need to know, 9.20.23
Today's intelligence: The Organ Mountains-Dsert Peaks National Monument near Las Cruces has exceeded expectations in terms of visitation and economic impact. Plus: The Bureau of Land Management has been sued for its alleged neglect of environmental oversight of grazing lands.
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New signage has been going up in the Dam Site area to help visitors and locals better navigate the area.
Stuff you need to know, 9.19.23
Today's intelligence: New Mexico CD2 representative Gabe Vasquez formally announces his re-election bid, with a new poll showing him in a dead-heat race with his likely Republican challenger.
New state law ushers in fairer elections at local level
Hooray! Since 2019 a state law allowed local municipal governments to have their county clerk run its elections. The secretary of state, overseeing the county clerks' elections, noticed some municipalities had quirky, hard-to-administer individual-seat contests. "Uniformity" has eliminated this inherently unfair voting practice.
Stuff you need to know, 9.18.23
Today's intelligence: Texas's Rio Grande water dispute with New Mexico in final chapter? Plus: a glimmer of hope the state may finally take fiscal responsibility for Spaceport America off the backs of Doña Ana and Sierra Counties
Stuff you need to know, 9.5.23
Today's intelligence: The New Mexico Legislature receives expert testimony on the precarious status of rural hospitals throughout the state. Although not directly mentioned, Sierra Vista Hospital is likely no exception.
Stuff you need to know, 9.2.2023
RIP Bill Richardson