Submitted by Janet Powell, Sandia Park I very strongly am opposed to Campbell Farming Corporation’s application to the Town of Edgewood to modify the 2002 Campbell Ranch Master Plan through the Minor Subdivision process for the Campbell Ranch Property. A Minor Subdivision is inconsistent with the current 2019 Subdivision Ordinance! And, we all know […]
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Report: NM Child Poverty is Below National Average in New Measurement
Submitted by NM Voices for Children New Mexico’s child poverty rate is either the highest in the nation or better than the national average – depending on which poverty measurement is used. Both poverty rates come from the U.S. Census Bureau, but take very different factors into account. In order for state lawmakers to make […]
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Report: NM Child Poverty is Below National Average in New Measurement
Submitted by NM Voices for Children New Mexico’s child poverty rate is either the highest in the nation or better than the national average – depending on which poverty measurement is used. Both poverty rates come from the U.S. Census Bureau, but take very different factors into account. In order for state lawmakers to make […]
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Lessons from the Cabinet appointments
One thing that can be said about the Trump 47 transition team: it is not wasting time. Another thing that can be said: You can tell which Cabinet departments seem to mean the most to Trump. Also, you can see where he plans to run certain departments from the White House. There is lots of […]
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Lessons from the Cabinet appointments
One thing that can be said about the Trump 47 transition team: it is not wasting time. Another thing that can be said: You can tell which Cabinet departments seem to mean the most to Trump. Also, you can see where he plans to run certain departments from the White House. There is lots of […]
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Substitute Teacher at Estancia High School Accused of Criminal Sexual Penetration of a Student
An Estancia woman is facing six felony charges including criminal sexual penetration of a minor and child solicitation by electronic communication device while she was working as a substitute teacher at Estancia High School. Estancia police say some of the alleged crimes happened on Estancia Municipal Schools property. Police say Michaela Ford of Estancia, 30, […]
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Missing ballots counted and added to Torrance County total count just in time for Election Day
Even though 140 absentee ballots were mailed in October without a return address, Torrance County Clerk Linda Jaramillo said the missing labels did not impact validity, and counting them was no issue. They were inspected with enough time to be returned before Nov. 5. The voting centers in Torrance County closed at 7 p.m., and […]
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A Permanent Fund for Health Care Can Help Solve the Health Care Worker Shortage
Submitted by By Katie Gutierrez, Tax, Budget & Economic Development Reform Director, Think New Mexico New Mexico has a critical shortage of health care workers, including doctors, nurses, and behavioral health providers. Solving this shortage will require investments in reforms like increasing student loan repayment programs for health care workers, increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates to […]
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A Permanent Fund for Health Care Can Help Solve the Health Care Worker Shortage
Submitted by By Katie Gutierrez, Tax, Budget & Economic Development Reform Director, Think New Mexico New Mexico has a critical shortage of health care workers, including doctors, nurses, and behavioral health providers. Solving this shortage will require investments in reforms like increasing student loan repayment programs for health care workers, increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates to […]
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RRPD: Father, young children were victims in last week’s fatal crash
The Rio Rancho Police Department delivered an unfortunate update Nov. 19 on the devastating two-vehicle crash that killed four people last week. According to RRPD, 36-year-old father Craig Miller, 6-year-old Craig Miller Jr., Laila Miller, who was just shy of her first birthday, and the Miller family’s unborn child (26 weeks along) all died in […]