Barack Obama becomes the nation’s 44th president around 10 a.m. MST. But the Albuquerque Journal’s list of local events proves that you can celebrate the transition of power all day long.
And lest you forget because of today’s festivities, we still live under the cloud of scandal here in New Mexico. A firm alleged by a former state investment officer to have participated in a pay-to-play scheme had a bruch with the feds a few years ago, reports the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Finally, a local attorney believes the “tax lightning” law that causes some home owners to pay much more in property taxes a year after they move in is unconstitutional, according to the Journal.