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 […]
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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 […]
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NM Legislature will see increased spending money for upcoming session
By Nicole Maxwell, City Desk ABQ New Mexico is expected to have $892 million in new money available for appropriations during the legislative session in January. The general funds estimate was presented by state economists during the Legislative Finance Committee on Monday. “The good news is there’s no bad news in this revenue forecast,” Department […]
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NM Legislature will see increased spending money for upcoming session
By Nicole Maxwell, City Desk ABQ New Mexico is expected to have $892 million in new money available for appropriations during the legislative session in January. The general funds estimate was presented by state economists during the Legislative Finance Committee on Monday. “The good news is there’s no bad news in this revenue forecast,” Department […]
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NMED fines Targa nearly $48M for excess emissions at Red Hills Gas Processing Plant
By Hannah Grover, City Desk ABQ New Mexico may receive nearly $48 million from a natural gas company that allegedly violated permitted emissions limits. Targa Northern Delaware, LLC, a subsidiary of Houston, Texas-based natural gas firm Targa Resources Corp, is the latest in a string of companies to face fines from the New Mexico Environment […]
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NMED fines Targa nearly $48M for excess emissions at Red Hills Gas Processing Plant
By Hannah Grover, City Desk ABQ New Mexico may receive nearly $48 million from a natural gas company that allegedly violated permitted emissions limits. Targa Northern Delaware, LLC, a subsidiary of Houston, Texas-based natural gas firm Targa Resources Corp, is the latest in a string of companies to face fines from the New Mexico Environment […]
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Unemployment overpayments to be forgiven
New Mexicans who mistakenly received more unemployment insurance money than they should have are off the hook for returning those erroneous overpayments. The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) announced Friday it has received approval from federal authorities to issue a blanket waiver, allowing the department to forgive the overpayments, which were part of […]
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Unemployment overpayments to be forgiven
New Mexicans who mistakenly received more unemployment insurance money than they should have are off the hook for returning those erroneous overpayments. The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) announced Friday it has received approval from federal authorities to issue a blanket waiver, allowing the department to forgive the overpayments, which were part of […]
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Rio Rancho eldercare worker among four charged with abusing assisted living residents
This story was originally pushed by New Mexico In Depth. It’s republished here with permission. By Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth Four New Mexico caregivers have been criminally charged for abusing elderly residents at assisted living, group home and home care facilities in Rio Rancho, Las Vegas and Santa Fe, following investigations by the state’s […]
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New Mexico’s malpractice gold rush
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico In New Mexico’s sprawling northeast corner, residents have only one health care option, for everything from medical emergencies to […]