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Robinson: Future Disaster Costs Shadow State Tax Bills

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

Republicans want to get rid of personal income taxes in the state, and they’ve made it their priority for the current legislative session. It’s a big step, but in recent years a surge in oil and gas revenues have fattened state coffers so much that we can think about it.

“Eliminating the personal income tax will return more than $2 billion a year to New Mexico’s families, without disrupting our public services or tax credits that many families rely on,” wrote House Minority Leader Gail Armstrong, R-Magdalena, in an op-ed.

Freshman Rep. Read More

Posts From The Road: Skyscapes

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Sunset: Sunsets often fit into my definition of ‘skycapes’. We had stopped for the night near Douglas, Wyo. when the skies lit up at sunset and gave us a beautiful and colorful show. The sun’s colors reflecting from the clouds even reflected the golden hues onto the open field next to our campsite. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Cumulus: Cumulus clouds are the beautiful white puffy clouds that silently float through the sky above. These clouds give depth and interest to an otherwise clear blank sky. This photo shows several cumulus clouds as they fill the sky above the  Navajo Nation in northern Read More

Fr. Glenn: Extreme Data Points

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Well … it’s been an interesting week, don’t you think? President Trump inaugurated, subsequently resulting in a flurry of executive actions. Love him or not, you have to admit that he’s definitely made his mark in the world during his life—certainly more than most people. Yep … definitely way off the average, and at 78 years old already, apparently not going quietly into the night.

As has J.D. Vance. Again, like him or not, it’s hard not to be impressed by his story. In his childhood he had almost nothing going for him—raised in poverty and with myriad disadvantages, he nonetheless Read More

MADD Sounds Alarm: New Mexico Faces Deadly Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 9, 2025

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MADD News:

          • An estimated 325+ million gallons of beer is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl Sunday (this year Feb. 9) is one of the most dangerous days on New Mexico’s roads, with New Mexico ranked seventh in the United States for the worst impaired driving. According to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), alcohol was involved in 45% of all fatal crashes nationally on Super Bowl Sunday in 2022.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is tackling this head-on in New Mexico, driving game-changing efforts to keep roads safe and prevent Super Bowl celebrations Read More

Heinrich’s Congressional Briefing Highlights Advancements, Job Creation In Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich hosting a congressional briefing on developments in manufacturing electric vehicles and their supply chains in the United States, from batteries to electric school buses. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a congressional briefing on developments in manufacturing electric vehicles and their supply chains in the United States, from batteries to electric school buses.

Panelists from the Zero Emission Transportation Association Read More

New Mexico State Police Sgt. Gabe Luna Selected To Teach At Prestigious FBI Hazardous Devices School In Huntsville

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Sgt. Gabe Luna at left. Courtesy/NMSP

Sgt. Gabe Luna, front row at far right. Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

The New Mexico State Police Department (NMSP) has announced that Sgt. Gabe Luna, Commander of the Bomb Squad, has been re-invited to instruct at the FBI’s prestigious Hazardous Devices School (HDS) in Huntsville, Ala. This esteemed position highlights Sgt. Luna’s exceptional expertise in bomb disposal and his unwavering commitment to public safety.

Sgt. Luna, who has served on the NMSP Bomb Squad since 2011, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his role at HDS, where he has instructed Read More

New Mexico Securities Division Joins $17 Million Multistate Settlement With Edward Jones

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NMRLD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Securities Division, a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) after an investigation into the broker-dealer’s supervision of customers paying front-load commissions for Class A mutual fund shares then later moving brokerage assets into fee-based investment advisory accounts.

The four-year investigation was led by a working group of 14 state securities regulators and looked into Edward Jones’s supervision of customers moving Read More

Heinrich Opposes Hegseth Confirmation To Lead Pentagon

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after voting against advancing the confirmation of President Trump’s controversial and unqualified nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth.

“Pete Hegseth’s dishonorable record of sexual assault and domestic violence, drunk and disorderly conduct in public, racist, Read More

Somos Un Pueblo Unido Launches Know Your Rights Campaign Amid Anticipated Threats to Civil Liberties

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From Somos Un Pueblo Unido:

SANTA FE — In anticipation of growing threats to civil rights under Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. President, Somos Un Pueblo Unido is launching a Know Your Rights campaign. This initiative aims to empower all individuals—regardless of immigration status—with the knowledge and tools they need to protect their constitutional rights in a climate that threatens to undermine them.

The Know Your Rights campaign is a proactive response to the potential dangers posed by the Trump administration, which has previously pursued policies aimed at rounding up and deporting Read More

U.S. Senators Luján, Hawley, Heinrich, Schmitt, Reintroduce RECA To Give Nuclear Radiation Victims Compensation

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), along with Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) reintroduced the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by government nuclear programs. 

Despite the Senate passing this bill, the House of Representatives failed to pass the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) reauthorization before its expiration deadline in the 118th Congress.

“In New Mexico Read More