No more closed doors

GRANTS, N.M. – City of Grants Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks wanted to have the closed session item removed from the Jan. 4 council meeting agenda.

Southwest Yard & Garden; Things I wish I'd known: Quarantine gardening chronicles

One thing is for sure; collectively, we sure did a ton more home gardening in 2020. As I look back through plant photos and published columns from this past year, I'm reminded of how much I've learned, and relearned, andre-relearned. Back in February, I reprinted a 1997 column by Dr.

'The Archaeology of Burning Man; The Rise and Fall of Black Rock City'

Title: "The Archaeology of Burning Man; The Rise and Fall of Black Rock City" Author: Carolyn L. White Hardcover: 280 pages, 75 figures, six tables, 6- inch by 9-inch Published: April 2020 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, unmpress.

Luján slams President Trump's NDAA veto; Vows to override veto

NAMBE, N .M. - U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Trump's veto of the National De fense Authorization Act.

Torres Small votes to override President's Defense Funding Bill veto

WASHINGTON, DC-Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (NM-0 2 ) voted to successfully override the President's veto of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act in the House. The legislation was expected to pass the Senate on Tuesday.

State launches free at-home COVID-19 tests

SANTA FE, N.M. - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced New Mexicans may now order free, at-home, self-administered COVID-19 saliva tests, with accurate laboratory-confirmed results returned within 24-48 hours of receipt of the sample.

Luján votes to increase Direct Payments to Americans Raising amount from $600 to $2,000

NAMBE, N.M. - U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after House Democrats passed legislation to increase direct payments to U.S. taxpayers from $600 to $2,000. The bill now advances to the Republican-controlled Senate.

Torres Small on Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief and CASH Act vote

WASHINGTON, DC-Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) issued the following statement after the President signed the bipartisan coronavirus relief and omnibus funding bill into law: "We got it done, but it should not have been this hard.