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Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
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The Independent News: March 15, 2024
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PRC Denies Application for Rio Rancho Liquified Natural Gas Facility
In a unanimous vote Thursday, New Mexico utility regulators denied a permit for a proposed liquified natural gas storage facility in Rio Rancho. Public regulation commissioners said the projected $180 million price tag outweighed the potential benefits. “It just doesn’t seem to me that the costs justify the benefits that you get from the project,” […]
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Feds, State Fund Wildland Fire Management, Firefighters and Smokey Bear
Drought maps colored in cheerful red, orange and gold are anything but cheerful in their meaning. They confirm what ranchers already know, that it’s painfully dry here. Devastating wildfires in West Texas add an exclamation point. If there’s any good news it’s that Congress and the Legislature are more attuned to the reality of fire. […]
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Cheers For Title IX and Women’s Sports
For me, one of the most exciting sports events in New Mexico is about to get underway – the high school basketball tournament! Prep basketball has long been a community event across New Mexico, from Dulce to Eunice to Belen to Taos to neighborhoods in Albuquerque. I grew up in Hobbs, where boy’s basketball was […]
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Two Women Take the Helm of East Mountain’s Softball Team
East Mountain High School has a trio of new head coaches helming the school’s softball and baseball programs. The players on both programs have high hopes the new skippers will steer the teams to the state playoffs. Elizabeth Moore and Valerie Norman are the new co-head coaches of the Timberwolves’ softball program. Before last week’s […]
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Bernalillo County Launches Animal Cruelty Reporting Portal
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office has a new Animal Cruelty Report Form on its website to notify the county’s Animal Cruelty Task Force of suspected animal abuse. Anyone who has witnessed animal cruelty can fill out the request form and remain anonymous if they choose. The form has a space to report the address of […]
Posted inPueblos, Uncategorized
Community Briefs: March 27 – April 2
May Flowers Craft Show Spring craft fairs are right around the corner and it’s time to start putting them on your calendar. The May Flowers Craft Fair is one of the largest in Moriarty. The fair will be held on May 11 at the Moriarty Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Organizers are […]
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NM GOP Legislative Leadership Calls It a Day
The deadline for filing for candidacy in New Mexico just passed and there were several major surprises, including the sheer number of incumbents not running. Nearly a third of the state Senate is not standing for re-election – 13 of 42 members, and 10 of 70 members of the House of Representatives are not running […]