Here’s a look at today’s headlines:
The usual schedule has resumed at the Grant County Airport now that the repaving has been completed. The updated runway is the airport’s main strip where planes from Boutique Air and the Forest Service, as well as private aircraft take off and land.
The Deming Luna County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Candidate Q&A on Tuesday evening. Candidates were given the opportunity to answer questions about their positions and intentions while in office.
Net income for the nation’s agricultural cooperatives soared by 14 percent last year, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In its annual report on national cooperative business sales, USDA reported that the country’s farmer, rancher and fishery cooperatives posted record net income of $7 billion in 2015.
The US Department of Agriculture yesterday announced that many of the 1.7 million farms that enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs will receive safety-net payments due to market downturns during the 2015 crop year.
In legislative action from the special legislative session, A proposal to reduce tax incentives to the New Mexico film industry by $20 million this year is moving forward in the state`s House of Representatives.
A proposal to reinstate the death penalty in New Mexico is expected to go before the full House of Representatives.
