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The state Senate voted 24-6 Wednesday to eventually raise the statewide minimum wage from $7.50 an hour to $9 an hour.
Senate Bill 386, sponsored by Sen. Clemente Sanchez, D-Grants, would increase …
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By Steve Terrell, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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3/1/17
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Love was in the air on Saturday, February 25, at El Monte Sagrado Rio Grande and Sandoval Ballrooms. Over 250 people attended the 2017 Taos Wedding Expo, according to Susan Cady, executive director …
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By Teresa Dovalpage, For The Taos News
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3/1/17
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Here's a taste of what to expect in the next Taos News — immigrants rights, a kidnapper is in custody, opposition to hotel ordinance, along with sports, arts news, entertainment previews and weather.
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3/1/17
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Automatic voter registration will not be so automatic.
In fact, a revamped proposal billed as an effort to make it easier for people to register to vote looks a lot like what’s already …
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By Andrew Oxford, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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3/1/17
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Meet Woodpile Woody — Taos Feral Feline Friends (TFFF) “Extra Special Cat” for March.
Woody was born in a woodpile less than two years ago. But even though he started out feral, …
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—Courtesy TFFF, For The Taos News
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3/1/17
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With warmers days and spring approaching, the hunt is on to find nearby trails that are not too muddy or too snowy to traverse.
You might consider the Wild Rivers Recreation Area near Questa …
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By Cindy Brown, For The Taos News
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2/28/17
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Time is a constant companion in our life and work. Most of us are very conscious of time wherever we are. It easily creates pressures when we are almost out of time, and frustration when we spend so …
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By Bernie Linnartz, For The Taos News
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2/28/17
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A proposal to raise the hourly minimum wage in New Mexico to $9 won the backing Monday of a Senate committee as well as business and labor groups.
But with several bills floating around the …
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By Andrew Oxford, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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2/28/17
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Legal recreational marijuana won’t be coming to New Mexico anytime soon.
The House Business and Industry Committee voted 9-1 on Monday to block a bill that would have legalized, taxed and …
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By Steve Terrell, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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2/28/17
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Last week we celebrated Saint Valentine’s Day, also known simply as Valentine’s Day, when our hearts of humankind are opened among us in a special way, full to bursting with love in all …
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By Davíd A. Fernández de Taos, For The Taos News
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2/28/17
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The Taos area is under a winter weather advisory through Tuesday. The National Weather Service advisory shows the area should experience periods of rain and snow Monday night, and Showers. …
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—Staff report, The Taos News
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2/27/17
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A committee voted along party lines Saturday to temporarily halt the creation of any new charter schools, sending the moratorium to a vote in the full House of Representatives.
Backers, including …
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By Andrew Oxford, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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2/27/17
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You may have seen their signature gray and silver bottles, or at least heard about the products. For a while, around five years ago, it seemed like one out of every three Taos women (and some men …
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By Teresa Dovalpage, For The Taos News
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2/27/17
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Everlido has plenty to worry him these days. An undocumented immigrant from Guatemala with a felony drug conviction nearly 2 decades old, the Santa Fe plumber is a prime target for deportation under …
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By Uriel J. García, The Santa Fe New Mexican
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2/27/17
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Patti Rose Kane and her husband Michael Kane got married at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge on Valentine's Day.
"We have known each other for 20 plus years and are originally from a suburb …
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—Staff report, The Taos News
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2/27/17
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Some people would say that art doesn’t have much of an impact on their lives. For others, it’s what brings profound richness to the everyday world, while challenging the comfortable …
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By Bill Knief, For The Taos News
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2/27/17
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An amber alert has been issued for 15-year-old Angelica Valdez of Penasco, who was allegedly abducted at gunpoint last night (Feb. 25) from her grandparent's Penasco home.
Law enforcement has said …
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The University of New Mexico-Taos (UNM-Taos) digital media program, established in 2014, was designed to offer a solid foundation in technology, a rich creative background in the arts and the …
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By Teresa Dovalpage, For The Taos News
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2/26/17
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Did you know that the median down payment for first-time home buyers has been six percent for three straight years?
If you answered no to this question, you are likely not alone. According to the …
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By Brian Stenum, For The Taos News
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2/25/17
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William Brown of Renewable Taos Inc. presented a work-study session last week before the Taos County commissioners. The session was designed to solicit their support in creating a council to …
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By Charlene R. Johnson, For The Taos News
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2/25/17
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Taos County’s congressional delegation announced Feb. 23 a $70,000 grant to spur job creation and economic development in the areas of Northern New Mexico impacted by the shuttering of the …
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Staff report
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2/24/17
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According to a press release from Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth M. Martinez, the eighth of nine defendants charged in connection to a Taos County-based heroin drug ring has entered a …
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By John Miller, The Taos News
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2/24/17
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If fire was a big deal when Firewise was created over 30 years ago, today that concern is magnified by multitudes. And regardless of the debate about building homes in fire-prone forests, the vast majority of development in states like New Mexico in the coming decades is expected to happen in the wildland-urban interface.
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By Cody Hooks, The Taos News
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2/24/17
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Taos Feral Feline Friends (TFFF) said it has received more than $20,000 from PetSmart Charities to fuel its local spay/neuter efforts in Taos, Ranchos de Taos, El Prado and Questa.
The money …
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—Staff report, The Taos News
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2/24/17
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The following is a condensed version of the Taos Police Department blotter from Feb. 15-20.
Feb. 15
10:11 a.m. Civil Standby, Los Pandos Road – A caller stated that his sister locked him …
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—Compiled by John Miller, The Taos News
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2/24/17
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