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Commentary: Senator Crystal Diamond (District 34-Doña Ana, Hidalgo, Luna, and Sierra) today sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) expressing her opposition to the planned translocation of Mexican gray wolves to the Ladder Ranch, in Sierra County. In the letter addressed to the Coordinator of the federal Mexican Wolf Recovery Program, Senator Diamond criticized FWS for failing to provide sufficient notice to local producers and agriculture groups, noting the threat these wolves pose to local livestock.
“These wolves have a known history of livestock depredation and their proposed translocation site at the Ladder Ranch is within five miles of active livestock grazing pastures,” said Senator Diamond. “The suggestion that these wolves will remain within the boundaries of the Ranch is highly improbable, and without a liability and compensation plan in place for future kills, our local producers will pay the price.”
Deming and Luna County community calendar for Friday, May 7, 2021
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NM Sen. Diamond visits
State Senator Crystal Diamond will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Republican Party of Luna County at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 8. The meeting will be held at the local GOP office,112 East Spruce St., adjacent to Wells Fargo Bank. The public is invited to hear what Crystal has to say.
Domestic violence training
The New Mexico Sixth Judicial District Attorney s Office will host a domestic violence training workshop for law enforcement agencies in the tri-county area (Hidalgo, Grant and Luna). The workshop will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each day from May 24-28, 2021 at the Grant County Business and Conference Center, just off US Hwy. 180 and next to the Ace Hardware Store.
Senator Crystal Diamond
Commentary – This week, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 193 into law. The bill, sponsored by Senator Crystal Diamond (R-Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra, and Doña Ana) and Senator Siah Correa Hemphill (D-Catron, Grant, and Socorro) creates a “Rural Equity Ombud” charged with addressing issues of concern to rural and frontier communities. “The urban/rural divide in our state must be addressed and this bill is an important step in that direction,” said Senator Diamond. “The Rural Equity Ombud will help us identify the needs of the underserved and give rural New Mexicans another advocate at the seat of government. The staff person will be housed in the Department of Finance and Administration and will work full-time to ensure the needs of rural communities are met.”