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— Catch-19?
NM’s decision to review its gun policies has advocates up in arms
— All Business
Tanti Luce 221 is about more than just food--and that's a good thing
— Under the Wire
Blue Cross Blue Shield pushes for yet another rate hike—its seventh in eight years—before new financial transparency rules kick in
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For years, local officials used a Texas price agreement to green-light bus purchases. Now they’ve stopped—but the same out-of-state bus company still dominates the market
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Topic: economy
Wednesday, June 29,2011
Local News

Numbers Game

In Brief

Joey Peters
Unemployment for the state continued to sink last month, with a reported level of 6.9 percent for May, according to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions.
Wednesday, June 29,2011

Hard Sell

Indicators: June 29

Wren Abbott
SFPS' architect for Agua Fria school construction missed the budget bus. Reputable contractors say there's not enough money to do the job.
Wednesday, June 29,2011
Interviews

SFR Talk: Rail Rundown

with Santa Fe Officials

Ramon A Lovato
When Railrunner service was cut recently, Santa Fe didn’t get a vote. No Santa Fe representative has sat on the Rio Metro Board since its inception. Now, Santa Fe officials are pushing the Rio Metro Board to reverse the decision.
Wednesday, June 29,2011
Local News

Justice Delayed

The PRC squabbles over telecom rules…again

Joey Peters
The most recent sign of PRC dysfunction came June 21, when the New Mexico Supreme Court struck down the commission’s ruling on the third and latest phase of the Alternative Form of Regulation, a regulatory document that sets much of the state’s telecom standards.
Wednesday, June 22,2011
Local News

Squeeze Play

Driving Alone

SFR
On June 17, the Rio Metro Regional Transit District Board voted to eliminate weekend service on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express.
Wednesday, June 22,2011
Local News

Spare 150k?

In Brief

Wren Abbott
If the Santa Fe Resource and Opportunity Center had one of those fundraising thermometers meant to motivate donors, the mercury wouldn’t quite reach the top.
Wednesday, June 22,2011
Local News

Take Two

Indicators: June 22

Joey Peters
Film industry spending has been sliding in New Mexico for the past three years.
Wednesday, June 22,2011
Local News

Crisis Center

Community college may close lauded child care center

Wren Abbott
In most states, a year of infant care currently costs more than a year of college.
Wednesday, June 22,2011
Local News

Wire-Less

Why a plan for citywide broadband still hasn’t come online

Joey Peters
In a country that ranks 17th in the world for the number of people who use the internet, New Mexico is near the bottom of the list, ranking 44th in the nation.
Wednesday, June 15,2011
Local News

Short Sh(r)ift

Nurse’s union, Christus at loggerheads over staffing levels

Wren Abbott
Inadequate staffing levels at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center were a major factor in the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees’ June 13 vote to authorize a strike.
 
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