WHY IS THE COUNTY NAMING A PARK AFTER THIS MAN?
Did he rescue someone from a burning building? Did he earn a purple heart in battle? Did he donate a million dollars to charity? No, he did not. He is…
BACKROOM DEALING IN OUR LOCAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Another excellent investigative report from Martin Paredes. Fyi, Richard Genera appeared on the political scene a few years ago as a candidate for City Council running on a fiscally conservative…
COUNTY INCOMPETENCE: TAX OFFICE CLOSED
One of our loyal followers, Dave Marino, sent us this photo. Apparently the County’s financial problems are getting more severe. How long will the office stay closed, inconveniencing the taxpayers,…
COUNTY JUDGE SAMANIEGO GIVES THE “STATE OF THE COUNTY” BEFORE A PAYING AUDIENCE
The El Paso Chamber hosted the event, with seats starting at $150/person. We’re sorry we missed it, but we love the photo from the Oligarchy Gazette (aka El Paso Inc).…
NEW COUNTY CFO RAN CITY FINANCES UNDER JOYCE WILSON, HAS CONTROVERSIAL RECORD
Last month, Chief Administrator Betsy Keller appointed Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria as Director of Budget and Finance of El Paso County. There was no discussion of the hire by the County Commissioners…
SAMANIEGO AUTHORIZED $894 MILLION IN BONDS BUT NOW WANTS US TO BELIEVE HE IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE!
https://www.ktsm.com/news/el-paso-county-judge-richard-samaneigo-1-on-1-interview-with-ktsm-9-news-anchor-andy-morgan
𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗚𝗢’𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬, 𝗙𝗢𝗥 $𝟭𝟱𝟬
So let’s get this straight. If we want to learn about how Samaniego has taxed and spent us into oblivion, we need to pay $150 to the Chamber of Commerce.…
SAMANIEGO BEGINS OLIGARCH-FUNDED CAMPAIGN BLITZ
On this Labor Day let us remember that it is our money, the product of our labor, that our government is spending whenever they issue debt and increase our taxes.…
DEBT PLAZA OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TO COST $6-7 MILLION
Yesterday, Mayor Renard Johnson gave a public presentation on the proposed Debt Plaza over Interstate 10 in downtown El Paso. In November 2022, Stantec Consulting Services was paid $1,321,785 to…
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TAX HIKES FROM CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC WIPE OUT BENEFIT FROM INCREASED SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION
We now have the effective tax figures from all five local taxing entities for FY 2026 and are the only media outlet to report them. The City is increasing its…