A bill that would allow people to receive tax credits if they install battery storage systems on their homes or businesses was temporarily tabled on Wednesday by the House Taxation and Revenue Committee, though it could be included in a larger tax package later depending in part on the budget. The legislation sponsored by Rep. Debra […]
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican Two years after being recognized as the girls track coach of the year at Los Lunas High School, Johnathon Bindues was in handcuffs, accused of exchanging thousands of sexually explicit text messages with a freshman on the team. In Grants, a former female high school athlete […]
A bill that would expand the current prohibition on storing radioactive waste in New Mexico passed its first committee the Senate Conservation Committee on Tuesday on a 6-1 vote. Under the proposal, companies like Holtec International would not be able to store radioactive waste from activities like nuclear power generation without first receiving consent from the state […]
A Republican-sponsored bill attempting to get combined cycle natural gas included in the definition of renewable energy died in its first committee on Tuesday. The bill’s lead sponsor was Rep. James Townsend of Artesia, a retired executive from a fossil fuel company. Townsend said that House Bill 96 attempted to fix a problem that is […]