Stuff you need to know, 3.28.24
Updating the status of lawsuits brought against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing of nuclear storage facilities in several states, including New Mexico.
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Snow hits the Black Range
A snow storm hit the Black Range for a couple days. Sometimes it snowed big white flakes , sometimes little snowflakes drifted aimlessly, sometimes the sun peaked thru.
Stuff you need to know, 3.26.24
Virgin Galactic has been sued by Boeing for allegedly failing to pay Boeing for its work to develop a new "mothership" for the suborbital spaceflight company.
Political considerations, 3.25.24
Why would Arizonan Kari Lake, a potential Trump running mate, make a video encouraging her followers to subscribe to a hard-hitting online newspaper covering politics and government in her state? She didn't. Welcome to the scary new world of AI-created disinformation.
Political considerations, 3.24.24
This year's Oscars show iignited a ferocious debate in Hollywood and well beyond that lluminates the extreme difficulty of achieving consensus about the causes of and solutions to what is happening in Gaza.
Political considerations, 3.23.24
An exclusive interview in The New Yorker probes former DOJ special counsel Robert K. Hur for insights into his controversial report on the Biden classified documents investigation.
Pet Projects
Whether abuse, neglect, adoption, or low-cost spaying and neutering, there are several dedicated groups in Sierra County who focus on providing care and homes for companion animals.
Stuff you need to know, 3.22.24
Today's intelligence from state and national/reporting: Do taxpayer dollars used to lure movie and tv productions to a state have a demonstrable economic development payoff?
Stuff you need to know, 3.21.24
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments regarding the legitimacy of the proposed resolution of the Rio Grande water dispute between Texas and New Mexico.
Bond issue to fund the acquisition of a public safety building is voted down
For the second time the people of Truth or Consequences have voted down this financial scheme.
Stuff you need to know, 3.20.24
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: How New Mexico will attempt to police disinformation contained in political ads. Plus: Couy Griffin's ban from holding office is now unassailable.
Big pieces of Truth or Consequences’ operations budget goes to outside contractors
The city's budget for the next fiscal year is being drafted. The people may want to push back on how it's been handled in the past. Hiring outside contractors indicates a lack of in-house competence and is expensive. Is the public paying more than it should for its local government?