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.
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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?
“Vacuum” sewer breakdown, stop-gap fix, wasted money—rinse and repeat
A leadership vacuum at the top trickles down to the people having to pay repeatedly for emergency and then long-term repairs.
Bigotry, xenophobia, and us
The Citizen responds to charges of bigotry and xenophobia from readers.
Local state representatives and senator give verbal confirmation that T or C is to receive $20.4 million for emergency waterline repairs
The state was very good to the city this legislative session, obviously recognizing its waterline crisis.
Stuff you need to know, 3.14.24
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: The start time and allotments of Rio Grande irrigation waters for Sierra and Doña Ana counties were set yesterday. So why was the river running south of Caballo Dam over last weekend?
Stuff you need to know, 3.13.24
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: Fourteen projects in New Mexico's Second Congressional District put forward by U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez will receive funding as allocated in the six appropriation bills recently passed by Congress and signed by the president.
Fashion Show Fundraiser
The event offers unique fashions and accessories with proceeds going to support several community efforts.
Stuff you need to know, 3.12.24
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: Eighty-one community projects in New Mexico put forward by U.S. Senator Martin S. Heinrich will receive funding as allocated in the six appropriation bills recently passed by Congress and signed by the president.
Stuff you need to know, 3.11.24
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: Southwestern states are beginning to look to public lands as potential sites for building much-needed, affordable housing. Plus: Recipients of New Mexico's first round of outdoor recreation marketing grants have been announced.
Biased update on the Copper Flat Mine Hearing
While waiting for a decision on the mine's protested application to transfer water rights to their wells for use at Copper Flat, I thought you might be interested in the positions finally taken by all the parties in the trial.
Free well water testing available
NMDOH will be offering free well water quality testing to 100 local private wells. See if you qualify.