An invitation to restore democracy in Doña Ana County
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Democracy only works when everyone participates. Continue Reading
Mental health advocate shares ‘deeply personal’ reason for work
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Micah Pearson lives with Bipoloar disorder and says he had an unfortunate experience with law enforcement, being placed in detention without access to treatment for an extended period of time. Continue Reading
Trump inspires a ‘green and brown coalition’ in the borderlands
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President Donald Trump’s border policies and proposals are stirring a new convergence of forces. Continue Reading
After years of delays, Virgin Galactic prepares for spaceflights from NM
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The company has 21 employees in Las Cruces and says it will move 85-90 more to southern New Mexico from California once testing on its spaceship is complete. Continue Reading
Funding woes could ‘cripple’ NM spaceport as other states invest in space race
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The state has cut its annual funding for the spaceport. Excess tax money collected in Doña Ana and Sierra counties is shoring up the budget for now. Continue Reading
Is Spaceport America taking flight?
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An NMPolitics.net investigation finds challenges, but also reason for optimism. Continue Reading
Jimenez resigns from Doña Ana County GOP leadership post
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Roman Jimenez had been under fire for saying “violent, leftist protesters” were “getting exactly what they asked for” a day after the violence in Virginia. Continue Reading
A day after Charlottesville, county GOP chair blasts ‘violent, leftist protesters’
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The criticism was swift and harsh and included calls for Roman Jimenez to resign from his GOP leadership post. Continue Reading
Secretary Zinke’s monument review was fair
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It is time to wait for the decision, not to complain about the process that has occurred. Continue Reading
The borderlands are three states, two nations, one people
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I don’t see how militarization and hard lines have ever made people here safer. Continue Reading
Let’s band together to protect the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
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We need to protect these mountains for our youth so they can revel in the serenity that the monument affords to the people of New Mexico. Continue Reading
National monument provides economic benefits to southern NM
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As the evidence mounts, it is clear that any reduction to OMDP would only harm and undermine our economic future. Continue Reading
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks monument was no abuse of Antiquities Act
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Some of the best arguments for the monument are the experiences of Doña Ana County since it was declared. Continue Reading
Review will find presidential abuse of the Antiquities Act
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Thank you President Trump for directing a review of the abuse of the Antiquities Act. Continue Reading
Feds created Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks monument at community’s request
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The suggestion that the feds imposed a national monument on Doña Ana County in an act of oppression turns history on its head. Continue Reading