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Experts weigh in on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Texas-New Mexico settlement of the two states' longstanding Rio Grande water dispute.
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Let's examine the Sierra County Commission's supposed reasons for wanting a flood district in addition to having a flood commissioner. It doesn't add up, it doesn't ring true, it doesn't pass the smell test.
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The Biden administration has proposed new workplace regulations to protect outdoor employees from heat exhaustion.
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Early monsoon rains in New Mexico may have little positive effect on wildfire risk, which is predicted to be elevated again in late summer and early fall.
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The New Mexico Health Care Authority, which began operations yesterday, is meant to streamline the state’s health care system, expanding access to more residents. Plus: other bills aimed at improving governmental programs that went into effect on July 1.
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The city commission blithely and without question accepted a $7.8 million estimate to not fix Cantrell Dam, but to "breach" it, as well as to increase downstream channel capacity. Two years ago the estimate was $1.7 million.
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This idea of a flood control district is being rushed through with no public discussion by the Sierra County Commission. Will you vote for it in November? And who's running to be a flood-control director? Favorites with county commissioners? Who else would know to run?
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Set aside Saturday July 20th for “The Rifters” at the Hillsboro Community Center as part of their Summer Concert Series.
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Truth or Consequences has provided insufficient water pressure to the hospital, elementary schools and the vets home. What other businesses or facilities are suffering? The hospital and vets home paid for and fixed the problem on their own. Your public funds at work--double time.
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The impending retirement of New Mexico's state engineer raises the question of whether it is time to reform state law requiring that influential officeholder to only have expertise in engineering when alternative green infrastructure approaches to water management hold such promise?
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Review of a memoir by Daniel Asa Rose, published by High Road Press, an imprint of the University of New Mexico Press, 2023; 296 pages
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How the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Texas and New Mexico's settlement of their decade-old Rio Grande water dispute.