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Is New Mexico’s Capital Outlay Process Broken?

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January 22, 2016 – New Mexico in Focus is partnering with other nonprofit media outlets this year on coverage of the 2016 legislative session.  The People, Power and Democracy project will highlight efforts to address ethics, transparency and accountability in state government. This week, reporter Gwyneth Doland takes us to the Roundhouse to hear arguments for and against…

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New Mexico’s U.S. Senators Lay Out Plans For Mining Reform

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January 15, 2016 – New Mexico officials announced this week that the state plans to sue the federal government for the Gold King Mine spill last fall. The Associated Press reports that the New Mexico Environment Department will sue both the Environmental Protection Agency and the owners of the Colorado mines that were the source of…

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