NMSU won’t seek tuition hike this year even if the state cuts funding
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NMSU padded cuts it made earlier this year with an extra $1.5 million in anticipation of another possible reduction in state funding. Continue Reading
Mayor’s comments cause confusion about city manager search
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In spite of comments made by Mayor Ken Miyagishima, the Las Cruces City Council is formally considering only two candidates for its open city manager job at this time. Continue Reading
Native Americans still fighting for voting equality
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Despite decades of progress since Native Americans gained the right to vote, some decisions by officials continue to make it more difficult for people who live on reservations to cast a ballot. Continue Reading
The surreal politics of a billionaire’s tax loophole
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Hillary Clinton has gone even further than Donald Trump in promising to kill a tax break that benefits some of the wealthiest people in finance. So why are private equity titans giving all their campaign money to Clinton? Continue Reading
Las Cruces school board selects superintendent semifinalists
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The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education has selected five people to be considered as semifinalists for its open superintendent job. Continue Reading
Resident alleges ‘less-than-arms-length’ city contracts in Hobbs
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A Hobbs resident has asked the State Auditor’s Office to investigate what he calls “less-than-arms-length” city contracts with an attorney and a consultant from Pennsylvania, where Hobbs’ city manager used to work. Continue Reading
Two more Las Cruces city manager candidates to be interviewed
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The City of Las Cruces has released applications submitted by two additional candidates for its open city manager position. City councilors will interview both candidates on Wednesday. Continue Reading
Student panelists prep for Q&A sessions with Domenici Conference speakers
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The students, who come from universities around New Mexico, have worked in teams all summer, researching the conference’s topics and preparing thoughtful questions for each speaker. Continue Reading
NMSU is preparing for another state funding cut
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New Mexico State University is preparing for an increasingly likely additional reduction in state funding that could necessitate more budget cuts — or increases in tuition and fees. Continue Reading
Las Cruces school district releases superintendent applications
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The Las Cruces Public Schools released all 26 applications for the district’s open superintendent job — 14 submitted by candidates who were deemed to meet the qualifications for the position and 12 who were not. Continue Reading
NMSU Regents violated Open Meetings Act, sunshine group says
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Meeting privately with the chancellor in small groups to hear about his plan to eliminate an academic program constituted a rolling quorum, the N.M. Foundation for Open Government says. The university disagrees. Continue Reading
Feds consider closing private, for-profit immigrant detention centers
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday called for a review of its current policy of detaining undocumented immigrants in private, for-profit facilities. Continue Reading
Sparks fly in secretary of state’s race, but no violations found thus far
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The Secretary of State’s Office has cautioned both Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Republican Nora Espinoza in response to complaints. Continue Reading
NMSU has kept students’ costs in check better than other NM schools
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When the New Mexico State University Board of Regents rejected a proposed 5 percent tuition increase in April, Student Regent Amanda López Askin called it “a very deliberate breaking of a cycle.” Continue Reading
Public killings are part of an increase in murders in Juárez
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August’s murders recall the period from 2008 to 2012 when gangland-style executions happened at all hours and seemingly in all places. Continue Reading