The post A powerful political player appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Racetrack executives and members of the New Mexico Racing Commission have given hundreds of thousands to local political campaigns in recent years The post A powerful political player appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.

The post As race days decline, tracks bet big on casinos appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. New Mexico’s horse racing industry holds nearly half the races it did in the 1990s. Despite that decline, it remains a formidable source of revenue. The post As race days decline, tracks bet big on casinos appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.

The post Racehorses, slot machines and election campaigns appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Politicians, businessmen and cartel operatives have all benefited from the hundreds of millions of dollars New Mexico’s horse racing industry brings in annually. Those who have criticized it say it’s cost them. The post Racehorses, slot machines and election campaigns appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.

The post A nuclear legacy in Los Alamos appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. After three cleanups, independent analysis shows 80-year-old plutonium persists in Acid Canyon and beyond The post A nuclear legacy in Los Alamos appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.

The post Alex Heard named executive editor of Searchlight New Mexico appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Heard, who spent decades as an editor at Outside Magazine and other national publications, will replace Executive Editor Sara Solovitch The post Alex Heard named executive editor of Searchlight New Mexico appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.