Nonprofit organizations that want to take advantage of 2024 capital outlay grants received by Bernalillo County and/or want to seek 2025 capital outlay grants from the legislature must attend one of two upcoming webinars. The training will cover the following topics: Two webinar options will be offered: Bernalillo County supports local nonprofit organizations that seek […]
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State health insurance program wants feedback from New Mexicans on possible expansion
You are invited to give feedback on a plan to expand New Mexico’s safety-net health insurance program for the very poor. The New Mexico Health Care Authority wants to gather public input on “Medicaid Forward,” the state government’s plan to expand its Medicaid program to more New Mexicans. In 2023, the Legislature and Gov. Michelle […]
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Torrance County Animal Food Pantry Reopens With New Limits on Pet Food
Not all is lost for pets in need in Torrance County. In July, the Torrance County Community Animal Food Pantry had to close its doors due to a lack of food and donations for local pets. The pantry serves low-income families who need assistance feeding their animals and primarily operates from monetary and food donations […]
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State wants to address drinking water issues at 138 local systems
New Mexico environment officials put more than 100 drinking water systems on notice last week that they need to provide plans to address drinking water deficiencies by mid-August or potentially face steep fines. The 138 letters sent on July 29 by the New Mexico Environment Department declare that those drinking water systems responsible for sending […]
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State Opens City Parks Improvement Grant Application
The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) announced $7.5 million for city park improvements around the state. Signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, 2024 Capital Outlay Projects Senate Bill 275 created the City Park Improvement Program to enhance the quality and accessibility of city park facilities. The City Park Improvement Program […]
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Harris pledges to work to end taxes on tips for service industry employees, echoing Trump vow
By RIO YAMAT, DARLENE SUPERVILLE, WILL WEISSERT and JOSH BOAK Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris promised Saturday to work to eliminate taxes on tips paid to restaurant and other service industry employees, echoing a pledge that her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, has made, and marking a rare instance of political […]
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When Viral Posts Become Toxic
From purely a viewer’s standpoint, this has been a fun Olympic Games. After having the U.S. broadcasting rights for years, NBC seems to finally have hit the right formula for covering the Games (although I could stand fewer celebrity cameos in the stands). I’m getting to see just enough of the only-every-four-years events like fencing […]
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Letter to the Editor: Just the Untampered Facts, Please
Submitted by William K. Summers, M.D. Have something to say? We know you do! Submit your letters to the editor at editor@newmexico.news. I stopped reading the Washington Post, New York Times, and Albuquerque Journal because their Marxist view turned news into propaganda. I read The Independent because it offers practical information about my community. Now […]
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Tijeras to Get a Tiny Park
There are plans for a park in Tijeras that could almost fit in your pocket, at least that’s where the name for Pocket Park originated. It’s a tiny space just 130 feet long and 100 feet wide, located near Camino Primera Agua behind the village water well. It was a small piece of land that […]
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Judge in Trump’s hush money case delays date for ruling on presidential immunity
BY JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity until two days before Trump’s scheduled sentencing. The immunity decision had been due Sept. 6, with the sentencing set for Sept. 18. But then Trump’s lawyers […]