(Press Staff Photo by Christine Steele) USDA employees Christine Griego and Patricia Villalobos talk with Rosalina Sedillos and Laura Breed, both of Hanover, about options for repairing their homes. Sedillos said she was interested in selling her home several years ago, but it needed repairs ...
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Thank you to everyone who weighed in with your State Legislators to stop the raid of the OHV Fund! Due to your efforts, the budget (HB 2) which was signed into law by the Governor on March 7th did not include the provision that would have taken $85,000 from the OHV Trail Safety Fund. Special than ...
SANTA FE—Today the House of Representatives adopted House Memorial 57 proclaiming February 6, 2018, as “New Mexico’s Angels on Earth” Day in honor of Ryan and Rebecca Holets, a Rio Rancho couple who have received national attention for adopting a baby born to a woman struggling with heroin a ...
SANTA FE—This afternoon, the House Business and Industry Committee unanimously approved House Bill 212 to establish a family-friendly workplace income tax credit for New Mexico small businesses. HB 212, sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Truth or Consequences), provides a tax credit for small ...
If Gov. Susana Martinez signs a Senate bill into law, New Mexico will become the 46th state to specifically define strangulation as a serious violent crime. State Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto, D-Albuquerque, who sponsored Senate Bill 61, called the Legislature’s unanimous support of the measure “a m ...
When New Mexico Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-38) toured the Sangre de Cristo Range in northern New Mexico to learn about the Taos Valley Watershed Coalition’s work there, she had the opportunity to see firsthand how a collaborative effort between the Nature Conservancy, federal and state agencies, industry ...
LAS CRUCES - While there's growing support to expand early childhood education in New Mexico, is it a cure-all for the state's poor education rankings? Just ahead of the start of the 2018 legislative session next week, that question was posed Tuesday to two lawmakers, state Sen. Bill Soules, D-Las ...
By Mary Alice Murphy More than 50 people attended the first Gila Area Watershed and Forest Restoration Collaborative meeting held Jan. 9, 2018 at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center. Kim Kostelnik of SAKAK Natural Resource Consulting served as facilitator on behal ...
Commentary: Today, officials from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Fisher House Foundation, and other stakeholders agreed on final plans to build a Fisher House on the campus of the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM. The agree ...
Sun-News Reports, .Published 2:18 p.m. MT Nov. 1, 2017 SILVER CITY — This Saturday, Nov. 4, Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Truth or Consequences) is hosting an Economic Development Forum for residents in House District 38. The forum is being held at the Albert Lyons Event Center in Truth or Conse ...
JTIP creating opportunities in New Mexico By Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-House District 38) Deciding when to add new employees can often make or break a small business. While it is exciting to see your business grow, adding new employees can strain the bottom line of any enterprise. Business owners of ...
Little Toad brewing plant moves to downtown Silver City By Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Grant, Hidalgo, and Sierra), For the Sun-News Earlier this week, Facebook announced it would expand its commitment to New Mexico by constructing a second building at its data center complex in Los Lunas. This exci ...
Category: Front Page NewsPublished: 15 July 2017 District 38 Rep. Rebecca Dowpresents a certificate and resolution of appreciation for his service to World War II veteran Dan McBride. The all-day New Mexico Legislative Interim Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee meeting took place in S ...
Category: Local News ReleasesPublished: 12 July 2017 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM—Today Rep. Rebecca Dow(R-Grant, Hidalgo, and Sierra) announced the launch of a backpack drive for New Mexico's kids. Dow is partnering with Molina Healthcare on this effort to provide new backpacks to deserving ...
The Grant County Beat Published on Monday, 26 June 2017 14:36 By Rebecca Dow, New Mexico Representative, District 38 Earlier this month, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual “Kids Count” report on the status of child well-being in each state. The news for New ...
Republican and Democrats agree- too many children in New Mexico are growing up in unacceptable circumstances. Earlier this month, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual “Kids Count” report on the status of child well-being in each state. The news for New Mexico was disheartening. ...
By Dan Mckay / Journal Capitol Bureau SANTA FE – Starting today, students in New Mexico will enjoy new legal protections ensuring they can get a meal in the lunchroom even if their parents haven’t paid the bill. And school districts will face new limits on physically restraining students. ...
Written by Benjamin Fisher on June 6, 2017 Thanks to a collaboration between Western New Mexico University, local government and a state legislator, it looks like Truth or Consequences will keep services from WNMU after all. Concerned by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s surprise veto of all ...
Posted on: June 1, 2017 12:05 pm Thanks to quick action by Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Grant, Hidalgo and Sierra) community leaders and officials from Western New Mexico University (WNMU) convened and successfully found a way to maintain WNMU’s presence in Truth or Consequences., WNMU has agreed t ...
The Grant County Beat The Memorial Day ceremony began at 10 a.m. Monday, May 29, 2017, at the Fort Bayard National Cemetery, hosted by the Gaffney-Oglesby Marine Corps League Detachment 1328. Well over 100 people attended the event on a sunny early summer morning. Brian ...
The Grant County Beat Published on Wednesday, 31 May 2017 16:33 VETO OVERRIDE Every legislator knew that Higher education would be restored. The governor had no intention of shutting down every college in the state of New Mexico. I received a lot of emails phone calls and even pamphlet ...
The Grant County Beat Published on Wednesday, 10 May 2017 09:35 Santa Fe- Today, House and Senate Republicans filed a motion and amicus brief with the New Mexico Supreme Court in response to the Legislative Council Service's lawsuit challenging the Governor's vetoes of certain agency fun ...
Written by Benjamin Fisher on April 22, 2017 FORT BAYARD — Some things cannot wait, because time will not. So, the village of Santa Clara and an enthusiastic, young AmeriCorps crew have taken the protection and maintenance of historic Fort Bayard into their own hands for now. Meanwhi ...
Danny Udero , Silver City Sun-News Sports Editor SILVER CITY — With the Hold Harmless Tax slowly phasing out, the Town of Silver City could be impacted tremendously if its sped up because of the budget problems the state is facing. According to Town Manager Alex Brown, Silver City could see ...
By Bruce Krasnow The New Mexican Mary Jo Oxford thought she was being responsible with her health insurance. She had a job, paid her monthly premiums and made sure she knew what was covered and what was not. But when the Ruidoso resident suffered a heart attack, and an air-ambulance c ...
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