By Etta Pettijohn A bill to transfer management of the state park system from the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) to the Tourism Department was tabled on Tuesday in the House, Energy, Enviro ...
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Action Needed to Help Move Bill That Would Exempt Social Security Income From Being Taxed
By Etta Pettijohn Sierra County has a high number of retirees living on social security income, and can act now to ensure they keep more of that money. Legislation to exempt social security income from state taxat ...
Public Education Department still looking for 12,000 ‘disengaged’ students
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s been three weeks since education officials announced plans to find more than 12,000 students but the number of so-called missing kids remains high. Last month, the state’s Public Educa ...
Neighboring communities express concern after Hobbs football player’s death
Copyright © 2020 Albuquerque Journal The buses rolled into Hobbs earlier this month from cities and towns both near and far across southeastern New Mexico, expressions of love and support from a concerned brother ...
NM Ethics Commission receives motion to dismiss charges
Posted on October 4, 2020 (PRESS RELEASE) Truth or Consequences, NM (KKOB) –Representative Rebecca Dow (R-Truth or Consequences) filed with the State Ethics Commission a motion to dismiss the ethics complaint ...
NM District 38 Rep. Dow Named Guardian of Small Business
From left are State Rep. Rebecca Dow, who receives NFIB award from A&B Drive-In owners Anthony Flores, Bernice Flores, Jimmy Chavez Sr. and Barbara Chavez. Rebecca Dow led fight against health insurance premium t ...
As COVID Cripples Major Beef Processors, N.M. Ranchers Connect Directly With Consumers
By Megan Kamerick• May 22, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has upended normal food distribution networks, especially for meat. It has also left ranchers struggling, unable to get their cattle to market as the virus sickens ...
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