If you love historic hotels, and I do, it was a punch in the gut to read that the St. James Hotel in Cimarron has closed. The storied St. James not only has a big place in New Mexico history — punctuated by 26 bullet holes in the barroom ceiling — it’s a major employer […]
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A million here, a million there
Imagine this: You are a legislator in the state House of Representatives and are told that you have $2.5 million to distribute in your House district or $4.2 million in your Senate district. Wow! You would no doubt feel like Santa Claus. This is what happened in the 2024 legislative session and it’s what happens […]
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A million here, a million there
Imagine this: You are a legislator in the state House of Representatives and are told that you have $2.5 million to distribute in your House district or $4.2 million in your Senate district. Wow! You would no doubt feel like Santa Claus. This is what happened in the 2024 legislative session and it’s what happens […]
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Dark money group agrees to disclose donors
By Marjorie Childress and Trip Jennings A dark money group that ran political advertising in the weeks before the June primary election and has fought divulging the source of its money and the details of its spending for months will disclose both by next week. News of the settlement with The New Mexico Project came Monday […]
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Dark money group agrees to disclose donors
By Marjorie Childress and Trip Jennings A dark money group that ran political advertising in the weeks before the June primary election and has fought divulging the source of its money and the details of its spending for months will disclose both by next week. News of the settlement with The New Mexico Project came Monday […]
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Governor Issues Executive Order to Expand Climate-ready, Infrastructure Workforce
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced an executive order Sept. 23 to expedite New Mexico’s transition to a clean energy economy and address the critical need for infrastructure development across the state. According to a press release, the order reflects pressing needs of New Mexico communities such as Ruidoso and the Mescalero Apache Nation, which suffered […]
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Torreon Paints the Town Red and Delicious
Starting at the end of September, in the beautiful forest of the Manzano Mountains, the town of Torreon will be having a shindig devoted to a favorite harvest crop: delicious apples. On weekends from Sept. 28 through Oct. 13, the Manzano Mountain Retreat will host the Apple Harvest Festival with a slew of events to […]
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Torreon Paints the Town Red and Delicious
Starting at the end of September, in the beautiful forest of the Manzano Mountains, the town of Torreon will be having a shindig devoted to a favorite harvest crop: delicious apples. On weekends from Sept. 28 through Oct. 13, the Manzano Mountain Retreat will host the Apple Harvest Festival with a slew of events to […]
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Local leaders help Feed Rio Rancho Kids
Since 2019, Feed Rio Rancho Kids has been doing just that. Founded by Karen Schafer and Kitty Perez, Feed Rio Rancho Kids is a nonprofit that prepares and distributes snack packs for school kids in the City of Vision who are living with food scarcity. Feed Rio Rancho Kids’ motto is, “In Rio Rancho no […]
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Councilor aims to curb inappropriate social media posts from official accounts
An Albuquerque city councilor is looking to enforce new social media rules for city employees after posts from the Albuquerque Police Department’s (APD) official social media account caught the council’s attention for the second time in as many years. At a meeting Sept. 5, councilors confronted Mayor Tim Keller’s administration about posts one councilor called […]