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PNS Daily News - May 24, 20130
Featured on our Friday nationwide rundown: new ground rules from President Obama for drone strikes; Memorial Day Weekend calls attention to potential changes in veteran’s benefits; and a grassroots effort to “stamp” money out of politics, literally.
Public News Service - New Mexico
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. – Members of the New Mexico Hispanic community are expressing their appreciation for the national monuments honoring César Chávez and protecting Rio Grande del Norte, and they'd like the same status awarded to the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks region. Once...Read More
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Food and Drug Administration is facing a lawsuit because it continues to allow arsenic in feed given to food animals. The suit was filed on behalf of a handful of advocacy groups, including the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Its senior adviser, David Wallinga, s...Read More
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Just because you have a job doesn't mean you can pay the rent in New Mexico. An increasing number of renters are spending more than half their income on housing, according to a new report from the nonprofit Center for Housing Policy. Report co-author Maya Brennan, the center's s...Read More
MORA COUNTY, N.M. - The controversial process of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas recovery from deep underground, commonly known as fracking, could soon be getting some federal government oversight. Early this month, the "Frac Act" was introduced in Congress. The bill would require the oil and g...Read More
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A newly published report about the condition of workers in New Mexico shows that the Land of Enchantment has yet to emerge from the Great Recession. The state has lost well over 42,000 jobs since December 2007. The report's author is Gerard Bradley, senior researcher and policy...Read More
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The federal Environmental Protection Agency must be sure that legal use of registered pesticides will not harm endangered species or their critical habitats, according to the New Mexico Environment Department. A national expert panel's recent report said the EPA needs to make im...Read More
ROSWELL, N.M. - New Mexico's Valley Meat Co. has another obstacle in its path to becoming a horse slaughterhouse. A Larkspur, Colo., group, Front Range Equine Rescue, has notified the Roswell company and two federal agencies - the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Agricultu...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. - Problems with credit can be extremely painful for the unemployed. Credit issues can affect a person's insurance rates, utility deposit requirements - and in some cases, keep a person from making money, too. State Sen. Bill O'Neill (D-Bernalillo) sponsored recent legislation to keep ...Read More