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Topic: government
Wednesday, February 1,2012
Local News
Local News
Money Games
Republicans and Democrats tussle over new revenues
Paul Singdahlsen has been a state employee for 18 years. Each day, he helps with maintenance work on art pieces and exhibits for the Department of Cultural Affairs. But only in the past four years has he begun to notice a trend: He and his colleagues have been taking on more work for less pay.
Wednesday, January 25,2012
Local News
Local News
Hazy Future
PNM squares off against the EPA’s new haze rules
Do New Mexicans deserve low-cost electricity or clear skies? That question lies at the heart of the latest dust-up between federal regulators and the Public Service Company of New Mexico.
Wednesday, January 25,2012
Local News
Local News
Big Picture
A More Perfect PRC
Long before Jerome Block Jr.’s third arrest for violating the conditions of his drug court program, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission had problems. In 2007, former Commissioner David King was convicted of sexually harassing his assistant; in 2008, Block and his father, Jerome Block Sr., faced allegations of election violations; in 2009, former Commissioner Carol Sloan attacked a rival with a rock.
Wednesday, January 18,2012
Local News
Local News
Making the Law
On this session’s agenda: PRC reform, budget bills and “citizen lobbying”
Before learning the ins and outs of lobbying, Rainy Upton didn’t realize how difficult it could be.
Wednesday, January 11,2012
Local News
Local News
Big Picture
Taxonomy: Who wants a tax cut?
On Jan. 5, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez proudly announced—per her press release—that the state’s “fiscal house is back in order.” She also introduced her budget proposal for fiscal year 2013, trumpeting one of its provisions: a $55 million tax cut.
Wednesday, December 21,2011
Local News
Local News
Now Hiring?
Vacancies at the NM Department of Health raise concerns
As a sizable number of positions in the Department of Health remain unfilled, critics say they’re empty for a reason.
Wednesday, November 30,2011
Local News
Local News
Tense Talks
Organized labor accuses the state of subtle union busting
To the three public employee unions currently negotiating new state contracts, the state’s offers are nothing more than the governor’s latest sneer toward organized labor.
Wednesday, December 7,2011
Local News
Local News
Department of Help
Former employees say vacancy and intimidation overwhelm DOH
When Andrea Alano submitted her resignation to the Medical Cannabis Program in late November, she was the last of the program’s permanent staffers to resign.
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