There’s a blank canvas in Placitas (figuratively speaking), and the community is encouraged to help decide how that eight-acre space will be colored in. The Placitas Artists Series will host a charrette — a meeting of stakeholders in an agricultural or design planning process — at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, 7 […]
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Moriarty City Council to consider $1.4 million in public safety vehicle purchases
The Moriarty City Council will consider spending more than $1.4 million on new police vehicles and ambulances during its regular meeting Wednesday evening. The council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Moriarty Civic Center, 202 Broadway Street South. The fire department is seeking approval to purchase two ambulances, including one four-wheel-drive gasoline model, for […]
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New Mexico House members to vote against bill to end shutdown, citing lack of healthcare fix
All three members of New Mexico’s all-Democratic delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives are vowing to vote against a Senate-brokered deal to reopen the federal government because it does not include an extension of tax credits that millions of Americans depend on to purchase health insurance. U.S. Reps. Melanie Stansbury, Gabe Vasquez and Teresa […]
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Moriarty honors veterans: Community rallies for memorial wall
By Lauren Lifke Moriarty community members gathered at the City Park veteran’s memorial on Nov. 11 as part of the annual Veterans’ Day Service to honor veterans and their families for the annual holiday. Leaders from the city council and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350 provided updates on the Veterans Memorial Wall, recognized veterans […]
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On the pursuit of happiness
It’s affordability, stupid. The issue that propelled Republicans into the White House, the Senate and the House in the 2024 election effectively stiff-armed the GOP at the polls a year later. Voters sent a message to Republicans on Nov. 4: We voted for you last year to fix the economy. You did not understand the […]
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Class-action lawsuit looms for hospital after major data breach
A planned class-action lawsuit against Sierra Vista Hospital & Clinics in Truth or Consequences reveals that a major data breach occurred in late January 2025, potentially exposing patients’ personal data. The breach affected residents in Texas, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as well as New Mexico and potentially in other states as well. Attorneys are currently […]
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Special session bill would add $192 million to fund fed SNAP gap
Federal cuts to SNAP benefits that 459,500 New Mexicans depend on for food assistance could soon be offset by $192 million in state dollars, under the bill that will be taken up during Monday’s special legislative session. The announcement came on Monday during a press conference held by New Mexico House Democrats and came just […]
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Gubernatorial candidate to outline education plans at Rio Rancho stop on statewide policy tour
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sam Bregman will bring his “Common Sense Over Chaos” policy tour to Rio Rancho on Tuesday, where he plans to discuss his education proposals with residents at Sandoval Academy of Bilingual Education. The 5:30 p.m. event is part of an 11-stop tour spanning November that will take Bregman to communities across New […]
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New Mexico lawmakers call for commission to probe alleged Epstein crimes at Zorro Ranch
New Mexicans may soon learn more about the alleged crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, even as efforts to get additional information about the disgraced financier and convicted sex abuser have stalled at the federal level. On Thursday, state lawmakers presented a proposal to the Courts, Corrections and Justice Interim Committee to create a commission to probe […]
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Aztec state senator joins gubernatorial race, focuses on education, rural New Mexico
Sen. Steve Lainier (R-Aztec) on Thursday became the second Republican to officially declare his candidacy for governor. Lanier, a retired educator and coach, and a first-term state senator from Aztec, announced his candidacy in a press release posted on Facebook. “As someone who spent my life serving this community – in the classroom, on the […]