Inconsistencies with information on hand

The unofficial list of candidates for the City of Gallup’s Municipal Officer Election was released Jan. 8 and listed two candidates for Dist. 4 City Councilor, Francisca “Fran” P. Palochak and Levi F. Saucedo.

However, as of Jan. 22, the official ballot is down to just Palochak.

A letter issued Jan. 10 to Saucedo by the City of Gallup stated he did not qualify as a candidate pursuant to the express requirements of the New Mexico Election Code.

Specifically, he was determined to be in violation of Section 1-22-3.1E(3) NMSA 1978, which states a candidate will not be placed on the ballot until they are notified in writing by the municipal...

Monetary gift for district leads to program development

Last summer, Marathon Petroleum issued a monetary gift of $75,000 to Gallup-McKinley County Schools in support of building the district’s manufacturing and architecture classes. Of this amount, $50,000 went to the construction/carpentry pathway development, and $25,000 went to the welding production pathway.

The Gallup-McKinley County Schools Board of Education opened their Jan. 21 meeting with a recognition for Marathon Petroleum.

“The funding for our students is so needed,” Dist. 3 Member Priscilla Manuelito said. “One of the things we’re working on [that will benefit] is Career Pathways.”

Manuelito also addressed...

Could mean dismissal of legal cases

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her support for a measure to legalize recreational cannabis in N. M. for adults aged 21 and older Jan. 16. She considers it a vehicle to create thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for needed public services all across the state.

Legalization would generate an estimated 11,000 new jobs in agriculture, manufacturing, regulation and retail, where sales would reach $620 million by the fifth year, according to an independent analyst. A mature medical/adult-use cannabis industry would generate some $100 million in annual revenue for state and local governments.

“The...

2020 spotlight on POWs, MIAs

SANTA FE - Military & Veterans Day at the 2020 Legislature is Jan. 25 at the State Capitol in Santa Fe.

This is the day each year on which the N.M. Dept. of Veterans Services and the N. M. National Guard honor active-duty service members and veterans.

Every year, a particular segment of the military is highlighted at a noon ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda.  This year, the spotlight will be on former Prisoners of War and those still listed as Missing in Action.

The public is invited to join in this annual celebration of New Mexico’s service members and veterans, and to honor our nation’s former POWs and current MIAs.

Information tables will be open...