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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Governor seeking plans for fairgrounds upgrade
What could the New Mexico State Fairgrounds become? Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said on Tuesday she’d like to see what visions development professionals have for the midtown site. During a news conference at the Expo New Mexico Fine Arts Building, Lujan Grisham announced plans to seek proposals for a master plan to redevelop the 236-acre […]
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Governor seeking plans for fairgrounds upgrade
What could the New Mexico State Fairgrounds become? Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said on Tuesday she’d like to see what visions development professionals have for the midtown site. During a news conference at the Expo New Mexico Fine Arts Building, Lujan Grisham announced plans to seek proposals for a master plan to redevelop the 236-acre […]
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Gov. MLG: New Mexico won’t cooperate in “inhumane, cruel, unfair, discriminate” Trump deportation policies
If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his plan to deport millions of people living illegally in the country, he’ll have to do it without the help of New Mexico, says Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. While President-elect Trump’s transition team has provided few details on how they would make good on his promise to identify, […]
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Gov. MLG: New Mexico won’t cooperate in “inhumane, cruel, unfair, discriminate” Trump deportation policies
If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his plan to deport millions of people living illegally in the country, he’ll have to do it without the help of New Mexico, says Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. While President-elect Trump’s transition team has provided few details on how they would make good on his promise to identify, […]
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New Mexico Foundation for Open Government announces new executive director
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government’s (FOG) Board of Directors announced Thursday that Christine Barber will be the organization’s new executive director starting Nov. 25. FOG is a New Mexico nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that serves the open government interests of the public, business community, elected officials, journalists and lawyers. “Transparency and the public’s right […]
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New Mexico Foundation for Open Government announces new executive director
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government’s (FOG) Board of Directors announced Thursday that Christine Barber will be the organization’s new executive director starting Nov. 25. FOG is a New Mexico nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that serves the open government interests of the public, business community, elected officials, journalists and lawyers. “Transparency and the public’s right […]