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By Arnie Leshin  Well, the Albuquerque Manzano head boy’s basketball coach Dominick Romero couldn’t be happier. After losing twice in three days up in Santa Fe last week, he gets to stay home now for Friday night’s District 5-5A semifinals versus Capital. But if he wins this one, it’s back …

By SFDF Fire managers on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest are working with communities to reduce the risk of wildfire by conducting a prescribed burn at the Thompson Ridge slash pit this spring. The half-acre slash pit, located at the end of Forest Road 106 …

By US Senate U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), introduced a bipartisan joint resolution to terminate the president’s national emergency declaration and uphold the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution. The resolution is a companion …

By Office of the Governor  Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed Senate Bill 11. The new law, approved unanimously in the state House and with bipartisan support in the New Mexico Senate, establishes that 501(c)(3) nonprofits operating national laboratories are not exempt from paying gross receipts taxes, ensuring adjacent …

By Teatro Paraguas Teatro Paraguas presents El Coqui Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom WHAT: El Coqui Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom, a play by Matt Barbot WHEN: April 11-28, 2019  Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:00 p.m. WHERE: Teatro Paraguas , 3205 Calle Marie, Santa Fe Tickets: $20 …

By NNMC The New Mexico Office of the State Auditor, on Thursday, January 17, 2019, released Northern New Mexico College’s (NNMC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 audit, which contained a total of 18 findings. This marks a 63% reduction in overall findings from its FY 2017 audit, which contained a total …

By Arnie Leshin  It was late afternoon in Australia and approaching 1:30 in the morning in my living room. In my almost 50 years of covering tennis, the last time I was up so late at a tennis match was when Jimmy Connors went about four hours before disposing of …

By The State of New Mexico  SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced additional cabinet appointments Tuesday. The governor announced the following appointees: –Stephanie Schardin Clarke: Taxation and Revenue Department –Lynn A. Trujillo: Department of Indian Affairs “Stephanie and Lynn bring incredible experience and vision to our administration,” Gov. …

By Tom Udall Pres Office WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at reducing the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs. “Skyrocketing prescription drug prices have been squeezing families and seniors across New Mexico for far too long,” said Udall. “New …

By The Sierra Club In response New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s release of her state budget recommendation today, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Chair David Coss issued the following statement:    “By increasing funding for the Environment Department and Oil Conservation Division and allocating funding to the Office of …