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Grants City Councilman

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Grants City Councilman and local business owner Erik Garcia and a few of his employees step up to clean up a portion of town located at the intersection of Roosevelt and Lobo Canyon Road. Garcia said the reason for doing the clean up is to keep the city looking nice and that it was also a safety concerning.

Arresting an alleged sex offender

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CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office arrested 25- year-old Alexander Barron this past weekend for allegedly engaging in sex with a minor. Barron is charged with two counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor.

Swearing in of new members of congress

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The 117th Congress was sworn into office today, including New Mexico Representatives Deb Haaland and Teresa Leger Fernandez, as well as Senator Ben Ray Luján. After successful campaigns that focused on the issues that matter most to New Mexicans, these strong Democratic leaders are making history as part of the most diverse Congress in history. As they take office, they are ready to lead our nation through the ongoing chal lenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

RPNM accuses New Mexico Secretary of State

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver continues to play partisan political games after not providing the Trump Campaign with election records as required by law. President Trump’s legal team had asked for all information related to drop boxes and voting machines in New Mexico, but Toulouse Oliver has broken a promise to turn over records by December 30.

Rep. Herrell has pledged to contest voters’ decision in 2020 Election

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Representative Yvette Herrell took office today, less than a week after it was reported that she believes Joe Biden is not the President-elect of the United States. Representative Herrell plans to join Republican lawmakers who will object to the certification of the 2020 election results on January 6th, attempting to nullify the votes of millions of Americans. This last-ditch effort to undermine the 2020 election is so extreme that even Republican Senate leadership refuses to support it, with one Senator saying it’s not “good for the country.”

Luján sworn in as U.S. Senator

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) was sworn in to serve as the next U.S. Senator from New Mexico. Following his swearing-in ceremony, Senator Luján highlighted his priorities to address the COVID-19 pandemic and put New Mexico’s economy on the path to recovery.

Attorney General Balderas files lawsuit against Total Teaching Solutions Inc.

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SANTA FE, NM – Attorney General Hector Balderas announced on Jan. 5 that his office has sued Total Teaching Solutions International, and its CEO Janice Bickert. TTSI and Ms. Bickert have been engaged in recruiting teachers from the Philippines to teach in New Mexico school districts. However, TTSI charged exorbitant and excessive fees for theplacement services they offer and, in some cases, failed to provide. TTSI charges approximately $15,000 for services. Several other companies operating in the State of New Mexico that provides nearly identical services on average charge $4,000 per teacher.

Attorney General Balderas files lawsuit against Total Teaching Solutions Inc.

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SANTA FE, NM—Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that his office sued Sterigenics U.S., LLC and its related companies for knowingly emitting an air pollutant known as ethylene oxide in excess of permissible limits from its plant in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The lawsuit, filed in the Third Judicial District Court in Las Cruces, alleges that since 1989, as part of the sterilization process in the plant, the companies have emitted, and may still be emitting, high amounts of ethylene oxide, thereby damaging the environment and potentially putting New Mexicans at risk.

Environment Department settles with O’Reilly Auto Parts store for endangering workers during pandemic

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SANTA FE, N.M.— The New Mexico Environment Department entered into a settlement agreement with O’Reilly Auto Parts for alleged violations of the state’s public health order and the Occupational Health and Safety Act that resulted in an unsafe workplace at a Santa Fe store. Under the settlement agreement, O’Reilly Auto Parts will pay $79,200 in penalties.