ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A relationship with a family member needs attention. Try to be less demanding and more accommodating. A kind approach encourages openness and honesty.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Sometimes Cupid doesn’t score a perfect bull’s-eye for romantic Bovines. But don’t give up; he’s got...
N.M. delegates welcome $191,000 to protect children from lead in drinking water
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M., Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., welcomed the announcement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $191,000 in funding for New Mexico to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities on Aug. 27.“Our kids need clean drinking water and healthy learning environments where they can grow, play, and thrive,” Heinrich said. “I’m proud to deliver these federal resources to help protect New Mexico kids’ health and safety by...
Kamala Harris is no investor
Kamala Harris took a few brief minutes on the campaign trail to answer a couple of questions from reporters and flash her policy chops.
When asked how she is going to pay for her lavish spending plans, the vice president explained that it would be covered via those indispensable fiscal tools — pixie dust and magical thinking.
The expansion of the child tax credit, which will cost $1.2 trillion? According to Harris, “The return on that investment, in terms of what that will do and what it will pay for, will be tremendous.”
Tax credits generally, including a $150 billion expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit? “We know that there’s a great return on investment.”
Subsidies...
When asked how she is going to pay for her lavish spending plans, the vice president explained that it would be covered via those indispensable fiscal tools — pixie dust and magical thinking.
The expansion of the child tax credit, which will cost $1.2 trillion? According to Harris, “The return on that investment, in terms of what that will do and what it will pay for, will be tremendous.”
Tax credits generally, including a $150 billion expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit? “We know that there’s a great return on investment.”
Subsidies...
Judge orders City of Las Cruces to release documents, award fees, penalties
LAS CRUCES — Complying with a ruling from Third Judicial District Court Judge James T. Martin, the City of Las Cruces has released unlawfully withheld public records and provided a written description of other withheld records and passages redacted.The case was brought by Attorney Peter Goodman on behalf of Michael L. Hays when the City of Las Cruces failed to comply with a request from Hays to inspect records under the Inspection of Public Records Act. The lawsuit claimed the City unlawfully withheld records and redacted portions of records without proper explanation, in violation of IPRA. IPRA specifically provides that a public body must provide a written explanation of...
Leger Fernández applauds VP Harris' housing plan
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M., released the following statement ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech to accept the Democratic nomination for President of the U.S. Harris’ housing plan would provide down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers. This plan closely mirrors Leger Fernández's Home of Your Own Act (H.R. 8714) and a $750,000 pilot program she funded for Homewise to do exactly this. New Mexico has implemented similar homeownership programs for decades cobbling together funds from different sources. Significantly, New Mexico has the highest rate of Latino homeownership in the country.Harris and Leger Fernández both recognize that first-time...
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