Morning Word: PNM Rate Case to be Decided in September

PRC Will Decide PNM Rate Case Soon

We’ll know by the end of September if our electric rates are going up. Public Regulation

on the Public Service Company of New Mexico’s request by the end of September.

Forfeiture Suit Filed in Albuquerque

The City of Albuquerque is being sued by a mother of a drunk driver for

that bans the forfeiture of assets, including the car she loaned to her son.

Cannabis Employee Salaries Revealed

Looking for a “high” paying job? People working in the fast growing medical cannabis sector are

M aster growers are earning up to $80,000 a year, and CEOs average about $110,000 annually, according to Marissa Higdon’s analysis at ABQ Business First.

Johnson's Path to Victory

We missed this earlier in the week, but Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson told FOX New’s Chris Wallace that if he doesn’t

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, it’s “game over.” He needs to be average 15 percent in public opinion polls to qualify. Fox reports he’s only at about 8 percent.

Trump Details Immigration Plan

On Wednesday, after returning from a visit with the president of Mexico, Donald Trump vowed to

if elected president, warning that failure to do so would jeopardize the “well-being of the American people.” He’s also vowing to build his wall, and you know, “Mexico will pay for it.” First he has to get elected and a new Fox News poll shows

with Hillary Clinton.

Clinton received 48 percent support to Trump’s 42 percent, a smaller gap than the 10-point spread in the same poll earlier this month. When including Libertarian Gary Johnson and the Green Party’s Jill Stein, the lead is cut to just 2 percentage points – 41 to 39 percent, with 9 percent for Johnson and 4 percent for Stein.
State Wants Watchdog Group’s Lawsuit Dismissed

The New Mexico Environment Department has asked a federal judge to

filed by Nuclear Watch New Mexico that seeks invalidation of a new agreement between the state and federal governments over cleanup of radioactive and hazardous waste from nuclear weapons work at Los Alamos National Laboratory, according to a report in the Albuquerque Journal.

Indian Shield Ordered Returned

The sacred ceremonial shield that was stolen from Acoma Pueblo in the 1970s and almost auctioned off in Paris, has now been

to the United States by a federal judge.

Who Will Helm Spaceport?

Two finalists with lots of space industry experience are

at Spaceport America. Gov. Susana Martinez will choose between Daniel C Hicks, the director of plans for White Sands Missile Range, and John E Williams, the former president and CEO of Universal Space Network.

Rains Ease Drought

If you’re like us and gearing up for one last summer camping trip, you’ll be excited to know the mountains are a lot greener. The summer monsoons have

around the state and weather experts say we’ve gone from moderate drought to moderate dry.

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