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. Those laws are among more than
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 funding from the New Mexico Higher Education Department
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 to continue offering classes at the Gardner Learning Center.
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 Gorog led off the ceremony with the playing of
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 pamphlets asking me to vote for an
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 funding. The brief highlights the interests of certain members of the
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. Meanwhile, the village continues its quest to
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 a huge shortfall. Every year, six
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 company transported her to Lubbock,
Danny Udero , Silver City Sun-News Sports Editor SILVER CITY — New Mexico State Senator Howie Morales and Representative Rebecca Dow shed some light on the Fort Bayard site and what was going to happen with it this year. According to Sen. Morales, a meeting with all the stakeholders was held last week and some discussion was