Fiesta crime tally, court-ordered document shredding and bargaining chips for serial killers.

In orbit 13,000 miles above earth, 24 US military satellites with atomic-clock hearts cycle the earth twice a day. In New Mexico,  the Corrections Department relies on this Big Brother-style satellite technology to track the 80 sex offenders currently under real-time electronic supervision.

Change may be harder to believe in than extraterrestrial life—at least when it comes to releasing classified records, according to UFOlogists in attendance at Angel Fire’s first Paranormal Symposium.

Before the term “fiat” became mostly synonymous with the Italian car-manufacturing industry, economists used it to describe the currency that governments create without any kind of material backing. For example, as legal tender, the US dollar is totally fiat.

Throughout its 20 years, WildEarth Guardians (formerly Forest Guardians) has grown into a nationally respected environmental organization. Its Wild Places Program director, Bryan Bird, answered SFR’s eco-questions in advance of the organization’s anniversary gala.
 

In March 2008, Santa Fe voters passed two election-related amendments to the city charter. One mandates that the Santa Fe City Council put in place public campaign financing, and the other requires that the city implement ranked-choice voting as soon as municipally possible.

On Aug. 27, the Associated Press lifted a great weight off Gov. Bill Richardson’s back; anonymous sources confirmed the governor would not be indicted following a federal investigation into whether he had traded lucrative state contracts to CDR Financial Products for campaign contributions.
But it’s not completely over yet. Other state and federal agencies are still scrutinizing state investment deals, a former investment officer is suing the state for alleged pay-to-play practices and then there’s SFR's crossword puzzle to deal with. Pick up a copy of the paper and check back here to see how you did.

New Mexico's information superhighway is a bit backed up.

A local DJ waxes poetic, heath care refuses to take a day off and environmentalists hand out grades.

New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program coordinator has resigned and, due to budget constraints and a hiring freeze, the state Department of Health has not refilled the position yet. The vacancy is another hurdle for a program that some patients and advocates say has been too slow to achieve its statutory goal.