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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Representative Dow Provides Legislative Update

  February 3, 2017
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Representative Rebecca Dow (District 38, Truth or Consequences) provided an update to constituents this week in a local paper. Regarding the state's budget woes, she wrote, I [...]

“One New Mexico” Releases A Plan For The State

  January 30, 2017
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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

  January 30, 2017
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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 Mexico Senate and [...]

Economic incentives help Tucumcari thrive

  January 29, 2017
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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 opportunity to [...]

Sierra County Jobs posted Jan 28

  January 28, 2017
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Businesses: submit your jobs and press releases.  |   Job Hunters: Check previous roundups.   Comfort Inn seeks housekeepers and maintenance workers.  Apply in [...]

Minimum wage debate’s focus: How much more?

  January 28, 2017
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The New Mexico business community has long resisted minimum wage increases, saying such policy changes would harm the state’s already depressed economic environment. But [...]

Public forums for Sierra County residents

  January 28, 2017
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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 of meetings to [...]

Battle over reinstating New Mexico solar tax credits begins anew

  January 25, 2017
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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 extending the tax [...]

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

  January 25, 2017
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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 1980s. And some [...]

Expired Solar Energy Tax Credit Before House Committee

  January 22, 2017
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On Monday January 23rd, 2017, HB61 will be heard by the House Labor and Economic Development Committee. The bill would extend an expiring tax credit offered on solar energy [...]