New Mexico Legislature needs to help local governments permit more housing, report recommends

By Joshua Bowling | Senior Reporter

Good morning and congratulations, everyone — it’s Friday. A new report offers recommendations for how the New Mexico Legislature can address housing needs statewide. And an environmental advocate told a committee of state lawmakers that the majority of oil and gas-related water contamination happens near Chaco Culture National Historical Park, where the Trump administration has recently proposed removing mining protections. You’ll find these stories and more below and at sourcenm.com. Happy Friday!

New Mexico Legislature needs to help local governments permit more housing, report recommends

The New Mexico Legislature needs to help local governments build more housing by offering state incentives, improving data collection and beefing up its state housing agency, leaders of a nonprofit housing developer recommended in a report released this week.

Most of New Mexico’s oil-related water contamination in area around Chaco, advocate tells lawmakers

The majority of water contamination linked to oil and gas spills in New Mexico happens in a county that includes much of Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a culturally and spiritually significant site for many Pueblos and tribes that the Trump administration is proposing to open up to more oil and gas operations, an environmental advocate told state lawmakers on Thursday.

New report says federal cuts provide an opportunity — not a crisis — for New Mexico’s nonprofits

Federal funding cuts have pitted many of New Mexico’s 8,000 nonprofit organizations against each other in a fight for private foundation funding, but a recent report from a New Mexico consulting firm says that pressure actually presents an opportunity to transform the sector statewide.

Private equity firm returns $13.3M to PNM’s parent company following criticism

The private equity firm seeking to acquire New Mexico’s largest electric provider has returned more than $13 million in dividends it earned from a stock sale that state utility regulators in July determined to be illegal, recent filings show.

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