Mountainair Mayor Peter Nieto has called a special Town Council meeting to discuss hiring a police force. Currently, the town has no police officers. At the meeting, the mayor plans to request approval to update the pay scale to entice applicants. The meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, in the Council […]
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Climate change is bringing more deadly heat to New Mexico
By Hannah Grover Heat-related deaths and illnesses are increasing in New Mexico, as the state has experienced greater increases in temperature than many other parts of the country. During an interim legislative committee on Monday in Albuquerque, a series of panelists spoke about climate change, its impacts on New Mexicans and what the state is […]
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Climate change is bringing more deadly heat to New Mexico
By Hannah Grover Heat-related deaths and illnesses are increasing in New Mexico, as the state has experienced greater increases in temperature than many other parts of the country. During an interim legislative committee on Monday in Albuquerque, a series of panelists spoke about climate change, its impacts on New Mexicans and what the state is […]
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State Accepting Solar Tax Credit Applications
The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is accepting applications for the state’s Supplemental New Solar Market Development Tax Credit program. The program is for New Mexico taxpayers who were denied a solar tax credit in the years 2020 through 2023 because the program’s funding was exhausted. “We stand ready to process those applications […]
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State Accepting Solar Tax Credit Applications
The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is accepting applications for the state’s Supplemental New Solar Market Development Tax Credit program. The program is for New Mexico taxpayers who were denied a solar tax credit in the years 2020 through 2023 because the program’s funding was exhausted. “We stand ready to process those applications […]
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Moriarty Gets a New Postmaster
The United States Postal Service announced Sarah Earnest as the new Moriarty Postmaster. Earnest began her postal career in nearby Estancia as a part-time clerk in 2018. Since then, she served as an acting supervisor in Santa Fe and as the Officer in Charge (OIC) in Cuba, Estancia and Placitas post offices. While in Placitas, […]
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Commissioner, Councilors to Host Opioid Settlement Meeting
Bernalillo County has an opportunity to make a dent in its efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, County Commissioner Eric Olivas says. He said the best chance of that happening is with input from all sectors of the community. He and Albuquerque City Councilors Tammy Fiebelkorn and Renee Grout are hosting a meeting Thursday, July […]
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Commissioner, Councilors to Host Opioid Settlement Meeting
Bernalillo County has an opportunity to make a dent in its efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, County Commissioner Eric Olivas says. He said the best chance of that happening is with input from all sectors of the community. He and Albuquerque City Councilors Tammy Fiebelkorn and Renee Grout are hosting a meeting Thursday, July […]
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Ten Commandments won’t go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state’s public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement approved by a federal judge […]
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Ten Commandments won’t go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state’s public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement approved by a federal judge […]