On August 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 (with Commissioners Peirce and Uyeda dissenting) in favor of adopting new and amended rules.
New Mexico’s July unemployment rate increased slightly from the numbers in June. The July unemployment rate in New Mexico was 3.6 percent up from 3.5 percent as reported for June. The national unemployment rate seasonally adjusted, was 3.5 percent in July down from 3.6 percent in June. Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew in July by […]
All three members of the New Mexico congressional delegation applauded the $500,000 in federal funding for affordable housing programs in New Mexico. The funding goes to multifamily housing and congregate housing services programs through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help low-income seniors access affordable housing. “I’m grateful this federal funding will […]
A Las Cruces resident is being charged with a federal crime for alleged threats made against a Texas congressman. According to the complaint from May 28, as discovered by the Court Watch newsletter by Seamus Hughes, Las Cruces resident Michael David Fox allegedly threatened to kill a congresswoman from Houston, Texas, in a voicemail. The […]
One of the most significant recent elections in New Mexico took place in the June 2020 primaries, when five Democrats who opposed abortion rights lost their primaries to more progressive challengers. One of those was Gabriel Ramos of Silver City. Ramos, who was never elected and was appointed to replace the vacancy left by Lt. […]