Nearly 200 Locals Join National Protest at Triangle Park

Despite cold winds and gray skies, close to 200 people came together Saturday at Triangle Park in downtown Truth or Consequences to take part in a nationwide protest. The event was one of more than 1,300 protests held across all 50 states. Lively rock and roll music played throughout the gathering, giving the crowd energy as people waved signs with [...]

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Next stop for Elephant Butte water dispute: US Supreme Court

  February 12, 2017
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For New Mexico, a lot is at stake. Though Texas also named Colorado in the suit, its real target is New Mexico. Texas alleges that by allowing farmers in southern New [...]

Rebecca Dow has plan to revitalize downtowns

  February 10, 2017
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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 communities, often in or [...]

LEDA is key to building New Mexico’s economic future

  February 9, 2017
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The recent oil and gas price slump was a wake-up call to all New Mexicans. Unquestionably, we must diversify New Mexico’s revenue sources to build a stronger economic [...]

Solar Jobs in New Mexico Grew 50% Last Year

  February 9, 2017
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The sun keeps shining for the solar industry in New Mexico. According to a report from The Solar Foundation, New Mexico had 2,929 solar jobs in 2016, a 54 percent increase [...]

Sierra County Holds First Comprehensive Plan Meeting

  February 7, 2017
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES - Around a dozen citizens attended a public meeting on Tuesday night in Sierra County Commission Chambers, the first of three meetings intended to [...]

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

  February 7, 2017
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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 314, an updated [...]

We must focus on NM jobs crisis

  February 6, 2017
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Our current policies are failing us and a new direction is needed. The Legislature and the executive together must act boldly, and quickly, to meet the economic challenges New [...]

Pot proposal advances in House but faces uncertain future

  February 5, 2017
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Adults over 21 would be able to legally buy, possess and smoke marijuana under a bill that survived its first hearing Saturday in the state House of Representatives. The [...]

Uncertainty on Trump’s direction stifling economic growth in New Mexico

  February 5, 2017
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Concern and uncertainty plague New Mexico’s economic development community as it grapples with President Donald Trump’s nebulous plans to build a border wall, withdrawal [...]

New Law Would Increase Brewery Taxes by 750%

  February 4, 2017
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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 increase excise taxes [...]