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Endangered Species Act protections stripped from gray wolves

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New Rule Halts Wolf Recovery in Lower 48 States

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a rule Oct. 29 that removes protection from all gray wolves in the lower 48 states except for a small population of Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. The Service made its decision despite the fact that wolves are still functionally extinct in the vast majority of their former range across the continental U. S.

“This is no ‘Mission Accomplished’ moment for wolf recovery,” Kristen Boyles, an Earthjustice attorney said. “Wolves are only starting to get a toehold in places like Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, and wolves need federal...

Oil, gas industry contributions keep pouring into New Mexico political war chests

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Oil and gas-related interests have made nearly $1.5 million in contributions to New Mexico political campaigns so far during the 2020 general election cycle, with about half of the money coming from out of state.

This is according to the most recent analysis by New Mexico Ethics Watch of general election campaign finance reports filed with the Office of the Secretary of State. The third and most recent reporting period ran from Oct. 6 through Oct. 27.

During this most recent time frame, the oil and gas industry spent more than $321,000 on political activities in New Mexico. Most of those contributions came from New Mexico sources, though more than 38 percent of that amount came from...

N.M. Department of Veterans Services to host virtual outreach

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SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) will host a special Veterans Day Zoom Outreach on Nov. 11 from 9 am to 12 pm.

Veterans or their dependents can connect via the video communications computer application Zoom with DVS to get help with filing for or updating a veterans’ VA or state veterans benefits.

“The COVID-19 pandemic is not allowing DVS to safely gather in person to celebrate Veterans Day this year,” DVS Secretary-Designate and U.S. Air Force veteran Sonya L. Smith said. “So we’ve decided to make it a day of online service to safely help our fellow brothers and sisters with their benefits needs.”



Veterans can contact DVS Veterans...

Making Halloween Spooktacular

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Pumpkin carving at Gallup’s best

Getting ready for the upcoming Halloween holiday, One80 Productions, a side project of The Door Gallup Christian Fellowship Church, held a Fall Festival downtown Oct. 24 with a night full of spooky fun.

Families got to enjoy numerous activities including face painting, a monster cake walk, and a pumpkin carving contest with prizes and sweet treats for everyone.

The One80 holds live music, skits, and activities every Saturday night for the whole community. This was their way of showing people that they can still have fun and stay safe, according to Concert Director Paul Heimberg.

“We realize that there’s probably not a lot of...

School board skips agenda item

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Missing from the Oct. 26 Gallup-McKinley County Schools Board of Education meeting agenda was an item about a joint lawsuit GMCS and 16 other state school and one charter school district filed against the New Mexico Public Education Department, calling the actions of the department secretary “unlawful.”

Superintendent Mike Hyatt explained the suit to the Sun Oct. 27.

“The lawsuit is about the secretary of education overreaching his authority and marginalizing citizens and their elected board members across the state,” Hyatt said. “The suit also contains action against the state for taking dollars from schools that were supposed to be for COVID-related expenses.”

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