Stuff you need to know, 6.24.24
How the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Texas and New Mexico's settlement of their decade-old Rio Grande water dispute.
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Stuff you need to know, 5.31.24
"Stuff you need to know" and "Political considerations" are going on summer break.
Stuff you need to know, 5.30.24
New Mexico is at especially high risk for hospital aquisitions that could limit health care. It now has a new law that could make such deals more transparent to the affected communities.
Stuff you need to know, 5.29.24
Updates on the Indios and Blue 2 wildfires spreading in rural areas of northern and southern New Mexico
Political considerations, 5.28.24
The State Ethics Commission has sued former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Apodaca's new PAC for refusal to disclose the names of its donors.
Stuff you need to know, 5.24.24
Two growing wildfires and the threat of more starting cast a cloud over New Mexico's holiday celebrations. Federal funding to help the state detect and remove "forever chemicals" from our water supplies come with significant administrative challenges.
Stuff you need to know, 5.23.24
An interview with Aldo Leopold's biographer explaining why we who live on the edge of the Gila Wilderness should take special pride in its creation 100 years ago
New ownership at Dam Site Historic District
Lago Rico, past managers of the Dam Site Historic District, have sold the management of this Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) landmark to Marina Vista.
Stuff you need to know, 5.11.24
New Mexico water issues in the news: The U.S. Interior Department announces federal support for conservation measures at Elephant Butte Reservoir. The New Mexico State Engineer announces that his office will undergo a change in leadership.
City Manager Gonzales given raise and another year
It has been a year since City Manager Angela Gonzales took the reins and just as it was a mystery why she was hired over other applicants it is a mystery what the city commission thinks of her performance.
Stuff you need to know, 5.6.24
Little Turkey Creek in Sierra County near Winston is being restored as habitat for the Gila trout, one of the rarest trout species in the U.S.
Political considerations, 5.2.24
In a head-spinning cover story about Donald Trump's dreams of an imperial presidency, Time magazine reports that the biggest mistake Trump says he made in his first term was to be too nice. Mass immigrant deportations and judicial retribution for political opponents and others who he believes have wronged him are at the top of his to-do list, should he win a second term.