County to spend up to $60,000 in pursuing legal claim against federal wolf translocation plan
On Tuesday the Sierra County commission signed a contract with an out-of-state law firm to represent the commission in what the contract called a “claim against the United States Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the translocation…
Sheriff Glenn Hamilton deputized a church; public fears power given to religious sect, lack of vetting, mixing of church and state
…Meyers Sackett said, “Elephant Butte is not yet open because it is not yet safe for all state parks to open. EMNRD’s website has a list of what is currently…
Elected officials gather with veterans on Veterans’ Day to address lack of services
…am not happy with the current state of services.” According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 91 veterans in New Mexico committed suicide in 2014, comprising 20 percent of…
News analysis: Has T or C flouted state election laws—again?
…sign contracts only with the commission’s approval, as required by the state’s Open Meetings Act. To this day, the city commission has never held even a public meeting that makes…
Analysis: Commissioners fill vacant seat with fellow native before imminent departure of three members
…heard endlessly is lots of complaints coming in, and I think that’s because, maybe, as the committee here, people aren’t feeling heard and, somehow, maybe when complaints come in, there…
T or C’s water rate increase is over 5 percent
Source: freepik.com Truth or Consequences water rates went up 5.4 percent in September, an automatic yearly increase tied to the Consumer Price Index. The Consumer Price Index, set annually by…
Public comment second meeting of the month will have to wait some more
…for Commission Chambers with superior audio, “so people can watch on YouTube or Facebook. They can’t comment, but they can attend.” He said the installation should be complete by July. …
Neomi Martinez-Parra, running for state Senate District 35, doesn’t respond to questions
…of Common Core? It is gone and New Mexico is going to state testing. Common Core was a national test that made it possible to compare states’ performance, with New…
Swingle brings transparency and reality to T or C’s budgeting process: Part 2
…new chief,” Deputy Chief Baker said. “The commission, not the PD, approves raises,” Commissioner Luna responded. Commissioner Randall Aragon, who served as T or C’s chief of police from July…
T or C City Commission news roundup
The Truth or Consequences City Commission approved the promotion of Community Development Director Traci Alvarez to assistant city manager at its May 12 meeting. The promotion had new City Manager…