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Albuquerque Innovation fund to offer grants to business-boosting nonprofits
24. February 2015
Trial begins against UNM coach’s wife for alleged attack
24. February 2015
Self-Serving Payday Loan Industry Proposals No Surprise
23. February 2015
Two weeks ago, the New Mexico House Regulation and Public Affairs Committee tabled popular 36% interest cap bills designed to protect borrowers from triple digit interest loans that lock them in poverty.
The committee dismissed testimony in favor of 36% caps from a broad range of financial counseling, social service, tribal, religious, senior citizen and other groups. It preferred to consider an industry proposal for consumer protections that lenders promised was forthcoming. Once the loan sharks were handed the keys to the bait tank, advocates of loan reform were skeptical that meaningful proposals were in the offing...
Continue reading...Attorney general, secretary of state announce joint election law enforcement plan
23. February 2015
New forms of testing puts students, teachers on edge
23. February 2015
Recent oil price rise could have positive impact on NM revenue
23. February 2015
Surge in conflict zone films make ‘New Mexistan’ a prime location
23. February 2015
24. February 2015
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