Truth or Consequences City Commission approves $47-million final budget
The biggest budget the city has ever passed, a final budget massively different from the draft budget, and yet no questions and no discussion from city commissioners.
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Stuff you need to know, 7.28.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: the high cost of and possible remedies for New Mexicans' record rates of alcohol abuse.
Cicadas among us
Learning a bit about them makes them more interesting, much more interesting than "a whole lot of noisy bugs."
Stuff you need to know, 7.25.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: U.S. Representative Yvette Herrell's influential new appointment; the Rio Grande's dessication; and New Mexico's new mental health hotline.
Dow and out
When it comes to government ethics violations we need look no further than within the borders of Sierra County and our own state representative Rebecca Dow.
Stuff you need to know, 7.22.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the nation. Today's intelligence: Sandoval County seeks state approval for voter-regulation measures and a death pronouncement for American democracy.
Sierra county commission meeting 7/19/2022, a summary
The commission heard more anti-voting machine comments, discussed post-Black fire issues, appointed Renfro-Williams and Bartoo to the hospital board and prioritized capital improvement projects placing the Arrey baseball field complex at the number one position.
Stuff you need to know, 7.21.2022
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: ethics complaint againt Rebecca Dow close to resolution.
Some heads are merely hat racks
There appears to be a direct correlation in this country between the lack of deep thinking by some and the depth of the political divide we now face. Hats off to the deep thinkers.
Stuff you need to know, 7.19.22
Must-read reporting from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: New Mexico's wildfires chased out unexpected predators.
A preview of the county commission meeting 7/19/22
The commission will hold a public hearing to amend the lodgers tax ordinance. In the regular meeting which follows, they will appoint members to the hospital board, sign agreements to manage mental health grants and consider a number of resolutions.
Inexperienced, pro-business and pro-development P&Z commissioners are appointed
In the 17 years I've watched the Truth or Consequences Planning and Zoning Commission, there has only been one set of board members who upheld the law and fulfilled their duty to act as a check and balance on city administrators and the city commission.