Tony Soprano took over businesses, sucking the life out of them like a lamprey eel until it was "busted out." Truth or Consequences has similarly ridden its rate payers and exhausted its utilities. The trash utility is the new cash cow.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: Mexican gray wolf conservation advocates on Monday sued the federal government over the inadequacy of its revised recovery plan for this endangered species.
Owner of the Sentinel, Frances Luna, made it clear she and others decide things around here. Democratic public hearings to sound the citizens' will and to inform the public are a waste of time.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: what each candidate had to say about a variety of issues during the first New Mexico gubernatorial debate last week.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: how New Mexico government officials are attempting to prevent the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from creating a nuclear waste storage facility in the Permian Basin near Carlsbad and Hobbs.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: how New Mexico legislators "buddymandered" the 2021 redistricting process to protect incumbents.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: the rise and stumble of Special Purpose Acquisition Company investment vehicles such as was used to help fund Virgin Galactic.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court decided a forfeiture case in Sierra County in favor of the public.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: Las Cruces's successful experiment with "sanctioned encampments" for the unhoused.
Percha Creek is still running amongst a green landscape with healthy ponderosas, tall grasses and wild flowers.
The Sierra Community Council is shutting down and donates its remaining funds to support The Citizen.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: the quality of patient care and oversight at the New Mexico State Veterans’ Home in Truth or Consequences continues to be a point of concern.