Posts by Ashley Rammelsberg
The Line: Debate Over Raising Minimum Wage
February 8, 2019 – New Mexico’s minimum wage has remained at $7.50 for over ten years now, and Democratic lawmakers think it’s been too low for too long. The House Commerce and Economic Development Committee last week voted along party lines last week on HB31, a bill to raise the state’s minimum wage to $10…
Read MoreHolloman AFB Contamination
February 8, 2019 – Environmental Reporter Laura Paskus broke the story this week of massive contamination at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo. According to a Department of Defense site inspection, the levels of contamination at Holloman are 18,000 times higher than what the federal government says is safe. And the state’s new Secretary of…
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