State Rep. Brian Baca is facing scrutiny after a recent special audit found the former Los Lunas Schools deputy superintendent was improperly paid while attending the legislative session at the Roundhouse, and may have allowed his wife to be paid for a job at the district without proper certification.
For years, ranchers have butted heads with conservationists and the federal government – claiming that the endangered Mexican gray wolf is a serious threat to their local economies and public safety.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy previously ran an aerial firefighting company. After joining Congress, he proposed ending Forest Service inspections of those aircraft. The same month a draft of his plan to end Forest Service inspections leaked, an aircraft at his former company failed an inspection because of a crack in its wing.
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A New Mexico judge has dismissed a challenge over the legality of the state's fledgling universal childcare program. A lawsuit brought by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez and other plaintiffs had challenged the process state officials used to eliminate an income cap and copays for childcare assistance.
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Frustration boiled over on the dais and in the gallery Tuesday as community members pressed Doña Ana County commissioners for answers about a promise to hold a public meeting addressing concerns about the massive data center under construction in Santa Teresa.