May 2023

The Fine Print

Today’s quote “Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.” ~ Evelyn Waugh Public Service LA County Democrats The Las Animas County Democratic Party will meet Wednesday May 17, at 6 p.m. at the Miners Museum on Main Street in Trinidad.

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River C

all Purgatoire River Call as of 05/08/2023 Johns Flood Ditch: Priority #20, Appropriation Date: 10/07/1865 Downstream Call: Highland Canal; Appropriation Date: 05/31/1866 Trinidad Reservoir Report: Release 146.30 AF Inflow 133.81 AF - 67.46 CFS Evaporation 16.51 AF Content 22,605 AF Elevation 6,186.26 Precipitation 0

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NM DVS announces Raton community briefing

The New Mexico Department of Veteran Services will hold a community briefing in Raton Wednesday, May 17. The briefing will focus on DVS initiatives for 2023 and beyond, including discussions on plans to expand coverage of the Highly Rural Veterans Transportation Program, the PACT Act, home loans for veterans and the building of a half-scale replica of the National Vietnam Veterans at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Angel Fire.

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Colorado legislature asks voters to approve 10-year propertytax relief plan, make $2B in taxpayer refund checks equal

Colorado voters will decide in November whether to approve a 10-year plan to rein in skyrocketing property taxes, as well as whether the state should distribute about $2 billion in Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds checks next year in equal amounts rather than linking their size to people’s income level, with more money being sent to higher earners.

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