Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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After a bruising midterm election in which Republicans not only failed to make gains but lost their only congressional seat in the state, Steve Pearce will try to hold on as chairman of the New Mexico GOP for a third term during an internal election Saturday in Las Cruces. Pearce, a former congressman and state representative who has served as state Republican Party chairman since losing the 2018 gubernatorial race, is facing four challengers, including a conservative radio host with a loyal following and a former state...
One-third of companies that received taxpayer money in six recent fiscal years under one of New Mexico's signature economic development incentive programs failed to meet their job creation obligations, and the state allowed some of them to walk away despite their unfulfilled promises. Analysts with the Legislative Finance Committee reviewed 101 Local Economic Development Act agreements signed between fiscal years 2016 and 2021. At least 33 failed to meet their job creation requirements, which was part of the agreement to...
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her Republican rival Mark Ronchetti duked it out during a heated one-hour televised debate Wednesday, clashing on crime, abortion and other key issues while hurling insults at each other. Ronchetti accused the governor of making "a blizzard of excuses" for her failed policies, while Lujan Grisham cast the former television weatherman as an inexperienced "TV personality" whose only real plan is to ban abortion in New Mexico. The governor's race debate, sponsored by KOAT-TV, the...
