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This commentary is provided by Randi McGinn.You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org The last short story Mark Twain ever wrote provides some wisdom for the times we are now living through. Captain Stormfield Goes to Heaven is about an ex-military man who dies and goes to heaven, where he is taken on a tour of paradise […]

This commentary is provided by Merilee Dannemann.You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org We remember the killing of a 5-year-old girl in 2023, shot in a drive-by shooting that was motivated by a dispute between the shooter and another teenager. It still breaks our hearts. That is partly because the little girl, Galilea Samaniego, was an innocent […]

This commentary is provided by Merilee Dannemann.You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org We remember the killing of a 5-year-old girl in 2023, shot in a drive-by shooting that was motivated by a dispute between the shooter and another teenager. It still breaks our hearts. That is partly because the little girl, Galilea Samaniego, was an innocent […]

By Bryce Dix, KUNM A bill package that would give the state of New Mexico authority over pollution control and discharge into the state’s waterways – and allow creation of a new permitting system – is gaining traction in the legislature. New Mexico is only one of three states that defers water surface pollution permitting […]

By Bryce Dix, KUNM A bill package that would give the state of New Mexico authority over pollution control and discharge into the state’s waterways – and allow creation of a new permitting system – is gaining traction in the legislature. New Mexico is only one of three states that defers water surface pollution permitting […]

By Hannah Grover New Mexico could follow the lead of approximately a dozen other states and restrict the sale or manufacturing of various household products including carpets, feminine hygiene products, cookware and cosmetics made with PFAS chemicals. “Intentionally added PFAS in consumer goods are showing up at our breakfast tables, our kitchen tables, in our […]

By Hannah Grover New Mexico could follow the lead of approximately a dozen other states and restrict the sale or manufacturing of various household products including carpets, feminine hygiene products, cookware and cosmetics made with PFAS chemicals. “Intentionally added PFAS in consumer goods are showing up at our breakfast tables, our kitchen tables, in our […]

By The Independent Staff Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Jan. 28 that 26 additional rural healthcare providers will receive a combined $40.6 million from the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund, part of the $46 million allocated during the 2024 legislative session.  According to a press release, $5.4 million was awarded to four rural health care […]

By The Independent Staff Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Jan. 28 that 26 additional rural healthcare providers will receive a combined $40.6 million from the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund, part of the $46 million allocated during the 2024 legislative session.  According to a press release, $5.4 million was awarded to four rural health care […]

By Hannah Grover While oil, gas and mining industries pay severance taxes, renewable energy projects are not subject to those taxes. Some fear this will result in a lack of funds to support crucial services ass New Mexico transitions away from fossil fuels.  That is why Rep. John Block, R-Alamogordo, pushed for a renewable energy […]