Author: sierracounty

New Law Would Increase Brewery Taxes by 750%

A bill proposed in Santa Fe aims to increase taxes on some New Mexico breweries by over 750%. According to the New Mexico Brewers Guild, SB 314 would [...]

Representative Dow Provides Legislative Update

Representative Rebecca Dow (District 38, Truth or Consequences) provided an update to constituents this week in a local paper. Regarding the state's budget [...]

“One New Mexico” Releases A Plan For The State

Ed. note:  One New Mexico has printed 2000 copies of a booklet prescribing a range of fixes for the state's ailing economy. You can download it here: [...]

Legislators Roll Out Jobs Package to Jump-Start Ailing Economy

Ed. note:  Sierra County is represented in the state Senate by John Arthur Smith, (575) 546-4979 / john.smith@nmlegis.gov Democratic members of the New [...]

Economic incentives help Tucumcari thrive

Ed. note: The author is Mayor of Tucumcari. The last few years have been good to Tucumcari — in large part due to the fact that we’ve had the tools and [...]

Sierra County Jobs posted Jan 28

Businesses: submit your jobs and press releases.  |   Job Hunters: Check previous roundups.   Comfort Inn seeks housekeepers and maintenance [...]

Minimum wage debate’s focus: How much more?

The New Mexico business community has long resisted minimum wage increases, saying such policy changes would harm the state’s already depressed economic [...]

Public forums for Sierra County residents

Sierra County and the city of Truth or Consequences will respectively hold public comment forums for residents next month. Sierra County will hold a series [...]

Battle over reinstating New Mexico solar tax credits begins anew

Ed. Note: While Representative Dow is presented as an opponent in this piece, according to the committee report, she appears to have voted in favor of [...]

Questions remain as company seeks to re-open long-defunct copper mine

Now, New Mexico Copper Corporation, a subsidiary of THEMAC Resources Group, is trying to reopen a copper mine that ran for just a few months in the early [...]