By Dino Grandoni, Evan Halper, Maxine Joselow · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Clean energy tax breaks, pollution rules, America’s participation in the Paris climate agreement – all these policies and more could be on the chopping block after the election of Donald Trump. The president-elect’s return to the White House in January could erase many U.S. efforts […]
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County Commission Roundup
The Sandoval County Commission covered a hodgepodge of topics in the jam-packed Nov. 13 meeting, including setting its 2025 legislative agenda about the county’s evolving needs and hearing updates from the County Assessor and UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center (SRMC). With only one meeting scheduled in November and December, the commissioners tackled a packed agenda. […]
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Election Canvassing Approved Despite Errors
On Nov. 15, the Sandoval County Commission, acting as the Election Canvassing Board, approved the certification of the General Election results with a vote of 4-1. The decision was made despite errors that resulted in noncompliance of two state statutes due to delays in reporting and the disqualification of 117 provisional ballots. During the canvassing, […]
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Enjoy the glow of farolitos and Pueblo music at Lights of Gisewa
Jemez Historic Site’s annual holiday event, Lights of Gisewa in Jemez Springs returns Dec. 13-14 from 5-9 p.m. The remains of Gisewa Pueblo and San José de los Jemez Mission will be decorated with hundreds of farolitos illuminating the site and creating a path for visitors to stroll along while also enjoying music and dance […]
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Placitas artists celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Submitted by Rebecca S Cohen Earlier this year, the Placitas Community Art Committee asked Joe and Althea Cajero and Lyle Yazzie, residents of Placitas, to assemble an exhibition of work by Native American artists and craftspeople to mark Native American Heritage Month in November. More than a dozen artists including the three organizers are exhibiting […]
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Santa Claus visits Sandoval County
Once again, Sandoval County residents and visitors flocked to the Holiday Craft Fair hosted by the Sandoval County Employee Appreciation Committee. The sixth annual event was held Nov. 15 in the lobby of the Sandoval County Administration Building and drew hundreds of early Christmas shoppers. Santa and Mrs. Claus visited the fair to take pictures […]
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Letter to the Editor: State Must Act to End Unlawful and Discriminatory Property Tax Practices
Submitted by Kenneth and Kathleen DeHoffBad Coyote Farm, Corrales In September 2024, the 13th District Court ruled that the Sandoval County Assessor’s mass appraisal method for Corrales is unlawful, confirming what we’ve experienced firsthand since moving here in 2021. As longtime Sandoval County residents, my wife and I trusted the assessor to fairly value our […]
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Trump picks Brendan Carr as FCC chairman
By Eva Dou, Cristiano Lima-Strong, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he was naming Brendan Carr as the next Federal Communications Commission chairman, positioning the regulatory agency to do battle against social media companies and TV broadcasters that Republicans portray as too liberal. Carr, 45, the senior Republican among the FCC’s five […]
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Trump picks Brendan Carr as FCC chairman
By Eva Dou, Cristiano Lima-Strong, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he was naming Brendan Carr as the next Federal Communications Commission chairman, positioning the regulatory agency to do battle against social media companies and TV broadcasters that Republicans portray as too liberal. Carr, 45, the senior Republican among the FCC’s five […]
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Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation
By Jacob Bogage, Jeff Stein, Dan Diamond, The Washington Post (c) 2024 , The Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump’s economic advisers and congressional Republicans have begun preliminary discussions about making significant changes to Medicaid, food stamps and other federal safety net programs to offset the enormous cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts next year. Among the […]