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Yesterday [Nov. 10, 2025, at the New Mexico Legislature Special Session), I voted to secure gap funding for SNAP benefits to ensure that New Mexico family, children and the elderly do not lose access to food during the federal shutdown. Our caucus sponsored an amendment to this funding package that added an independent evaluation and oversight of how the state administers SNAP benefits. This would be a nonpartisan review by the Legislative Finance committee to ensure efficiency, accountability and fraud prevention if the state taxpayers' dollars are being used.
We must guarantee full transparency. The funds that were allocated come from reverting unspent prior year allocations, not from new taxes. We were unlocking money already appropriated, but left unused. It prevents cuts to important programs and avoids raiding our reserves later. It's important to note that this is a short-term bridge, not a permanent state take over SNAP.
By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley had a regular meeting October 14, 2025. Mayor Ed Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Reynaldo Maynes, Robert Candelaria, Pete Ordonez and Aron Phillips attended. Ben Young, attorney for the town of Hurley also attended.
Public input none currently. However, Sondra Berry had attended the meeting online and wanted to have public input but was told they didn't take it from people online.
The council approved the consent agenda that included minutes, and department head reports. They did move the closed session to the next item. The reason they moved it had been because Young had attended from out of town to participate in the closed session.
The Grant County Commission proclaimed Nov. 4-11, 2025 as Veterans Recognition Week.
Commissioners and veterans at the meeting (Courtesy of Grant County)
The Grant County Commission proclaimed Nov. 4-11, 2025 ad Veterans Recognition Week. As a result the county building at night has been slit up with green lights, as in the photo above, courtesy of Grant County.
Below are two PDFs including Operation Greenlight and the Grant County Commission proclamation.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
In honor of departed family, friends, and even pets, a group of individuals organized a parade beginning on Hudson Street and proceeding to Bullard Street, ending at the Silver City Museum mural wall on Nov. 2, 2025.
Beautiful costumes and Day of the Dead face painting as well as use of real and artificial marigolds brought birght colors to the ceremonial parade.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: These photos are but a sampling of the many, many costumed families who attended the event.]
Gila Regional Medical Center held its annual Truck or Treat event the late afternoon of Halloween 103125 in the parking lot of the facility. Booths offered activities, as well as lots of candy for the hundreds of children, adults and even a few dogs. The surrounding parking lots were packed and lines were long.
Costumes varied from the beautiful, the macabre, and the creative.
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Sierra County Lakes-Southern Dona
Ana County/Mesilla Valley-
Including the cities of Sunland Park, Vado, Spaceport, Las
Cruces, Columbus, Derry, Deming, and Truth Or Consequences
Sun Nov 9 2025
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern New Mexico, including the cities of
Deming and Las Cruces.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MST Monday.
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