Civics

2018 T or C City Commission Candidate: Ron Fenn

We sent questionnaires to the candidates for Truth or Consequences City Commission, Positions #1 and #3.  The responses below are from Ron Fenn, a longtime [...]

T or C City Commission 2018 Candidate Survey Responses

Last month, we sent questionnaires to the candidates for Truth or Consequences City Commission, Positions #1 and #3. Election Day is March 6, 2018, and votes [...]

Workforce Connections Celebrates Move to WNMU Learning Center

On Monday, a host of state and local government staff and local business and civic leaders were on hand to celebrate the move of New Mexico Workforce Solutions [...]

Senator Udall Delivers Keynote Address At New Mexico WRRI’s Annual Water Conference: ‘Federal Water Policy And New Mexico: Our Progress And The Challenges Ahead’

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall: SOCORRO — Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall delivered the keynote address at New Mexico Water Resources Research [...]

Cities, Sierra County Collaborate on Community Shuttle Pilot Program

Sierra County and the cities of T or C and Elephant Butte, with input from business owners and Main Street, are conducting a pilot project for  a free shuttle [...]

New Mexico Senate Votes in Favor of Decriminalization Bill

The state of New Mexico has recently had multiple chances to discuss the legalization of cannabis – and considering more and more states are starting to lean [...]

New Mexico House OKs minimum wage hike to $9.25

SANTA FE — The New Mexico House or Representatives has endorsed a proposal to increase the statewide minimum wage to $9.25 an hour from $7.50. The House [...]

Rebecca Dow has plan to revitalize downtowns

When Rebecca Dow decided to run for the state House of Representatives, she drove around her sprawling district and saw run-down vacant buildings in [...]

Sierra County Holds First Comprehensive Plan Meeting

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES - Around a dozen citizens attended a public meeting on Tuesday night in Sierra County Commission Chambers, the first of three meetings [...]

Battle lines are drawn for brewery tax bill SB314 after contentious town hall

The Friday revelation that members of the New Mexico state legislature were pursuing an increase in excise taxes caught many of us by surprise. Senate Bill [...]