By Susan Svrluga, Laura Meckler, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2024 University leaders are bracing for an onslaught of aggressive legislation and regulations amid growing hostility from an ascendant Republican Party that depends less and less on college-educated voters. For years, conservatives have seen colleges and universities as unwelcoming and disdainful of their values. Tensions between […]
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Biden adds to the nation’s list of national monuments during his term. There’s an appetite for more
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was unwilling to do through legislation: He used his new authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument.Then came Antiquities Act protections for the Petrified Forest in Arizona, Chaco […]
Biden adds to the nation’s list of national monuments during his term. There’s an appetite for more
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was unwilling to do through legislation: He used his new authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument.Then came Antiquities Act protections for the Petrified Forest in Arizona, Chaco […]
Trump sees the investigators, not the rioters, as the Jan. 6 criminals
By Philip Bump · The Washington Post (c) 2024 History will tell the story of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in direct terms. President Donald Trump, increasingly desperate to block Joe Biden’s inauguration to replace him, summoned his supporters to Washington for a “wild” protest. Hundreds of thousands came, including members […]
Trump sees the investigators, not the rioters, as the Jan. 6 criminals
By Philip Bump · The Washington Post (c) 2024 History will tell the story of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in direct terms. President Donald Trump, increasingly desperate to block Joe Biden’s inauguration to replace him, summoned his supporters to Washington for a “wild” protest. Hundreds of thousands came, including members […]
Letter to the Editor: Climate Change and Economic Challenges Need Leadership Not Rants
Submitted by Susan Smith, Tijeras Wow! What a rant by Rep. Lord in the December 5 Independent. It’s so tempting to respond in kind, but the deadly seriousness of climate change is too important for that. Fortunately, she doesn’t deny climate change, just our ability to fix it. It’s true that we don’t know how […]
Jaramillo has been serving Torrance County for nearly a quarter century
In the November election, former Torrance County Clerk Linda Jaramillo was elected county commissioner, and although she might be its newest member, she’s no stranger to the commission chambers, and no stranger to New Mexico; she’s lived here for 70 years. Her history of public service began in the medical field and continued into politics, […]
Donations are being accepted for Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office and Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive
The 2024 Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office and Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive is now underway. The annual toy drive collects new toys for children of families experiencing economic hardship and for children who will spend the holidays in a hospital or are under medical care. Toys will be distributed throughout Sandoval County to children of the […]
Democrats propose deal to GOP extending Affordable Care Act subsidies by a year
By Dan Diamond, Rachel Roubein · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Congressional Democrats have privately proposed a deal to Republicans that would extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies by one year, with lawmakers worried by new estimates that 2.2 million people will otherwise lose health coverage, according to five people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to […]
Democrats propose deal to GOP extending Affordable Care Act subsidies by a year
By Dan Diamond, Rachel Roubein · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Congressional Democrats have privately proposed a deal to Republicans that would extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies by one year, with lawmakers worried by new estimates that 2.2 million people will otherwise lose health coverage, according to five people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to […]
