Pat Davis

During last week’s Torrance County Commission meeting, the commission reviewed and then denied an appeal by Quick Grow, LLC,  that sought approval for a Conditional Use Permit to build a cannabis greenhouse.  Quick Grow is a New Mexico Domestic Limited-Liability Company filed on May 15, 2024, represented by Bunting Chen.  Chen argued that Quick Grow […]

Submitted by NM Voices for Children New Mexico’s child poverty rate is either the highest in the nation or better than the national average – depending on which poverty measurement is used. Both poverty rates come from the U.S. Census Bureau, but take very different factors into account. In order for state lawmakers to make […]

One thing that can be said about the Trump 47 transition team: it is not wasting time.  Another thing that can be said: You can tell which Cabinet departments seem to mean the most to Trump.  Also, you can see where he plans to run certain departments from the White House. There is lots of […]

Submitted by By Katie Gutierrez, Tax, Budget & Economic Development Reform Director, Think New Mexico New Mexico has a critical shortage of health care workers, including doctors, nurses, and behavioral health providers. Solving this shortage will require investments in reforms like increasing student loan repayment programs for health care workers, increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates to […]

The Rio Rancho Police Department delivered an unfortunate update Nov. 19 on the devastating two-vehicle crash that killed four people last week. According to RRPD, 36-year-old father Craig Miller, 6-year-old Craig Miller Jr., Laila Miller, who was just shy of her first birthday, and the Miller family’s unborn child (26 weeks along) all died in […]