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Slow Internet cripples rural economy; West ranks last

Public News Service — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:02:21 +0000

Montana Internet speeds are the slowest in the…

Energy jobs track market not taxes

Public News Service — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:00:53 +0000

Wyoming is singled out in a new report,

Report: U.S. slips in clean energy race

Public News Service — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:59:30 +0000

Germany has pushed the United States down a notch…

Poll: Coloradans support civil unions

Public News Service — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:50:18 +0000

DENVER – Gay and lesbian couples from around Colorado…

Caution urged on natural gas development

Public News Service — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:36:37 +0000

Interior Sec. Ken Salazar called this week for natural gas firms to reveal the chemical stew used in hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.

Report: Pay-to-play at NM Game Commission

Public News Service — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:08:31 +0000

More allegations of pay-to-play in Santa Fe, this time suspicions of questionable decisions and influence with the New Mexico Game Commission and Department of Game and Fish.

Small town grocery stores pull vanishing act

Public News Service — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:05:21 +0000

A quick run to the corner store is an errand no longer possible in many rural areas of Montana as small grocery stores disappear.

NM regulators to rule on ‘cap and trade’

Public News Service — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:31:24 +0000

The other big vote in New Mexico may be overshadowed by Election Day but it has huge economic implications by reducing greenhouse gas in the Land of Enchantment.

Oil shale moves forward, doubts remain

Public News Service — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:45:05 +0000

Colorado and Utah are the latest test sites to win BLM approval to explore oil shale. Despite spending billions of dollars the extractive energy sector hasn't produced a drop of commercial fuel.

NM educators not waiting for Superman

Public News Service — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:30:54 +0000

Crafting effective school evaluation methods seems even beyond the reach of super heroes these days. A public school confab in Albuquerque will debate the options — without capes or tights.