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SANTA FE – Public Service Company of New Mexico poured more than $1 million into advertising from March through June to sell the public on its proposed merger with Avangrid.
Included among four bills to PNM from the Albuquerque marketing firm 3 Advertising is one from early March for $864,290 for ad campaign planning and production, plus broadcast, radio, digital and print ads, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
The expenditures – and in-person visits by PNM and Avangrid executives to key influencers – indicate the companies face not just a challenge to gain merger approval from the Public Regulation Commission. They’re also seeking wider public support in a process that could immediately go to the state Supreme Court if the commission rejects the proposal.
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Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico, a nonprofit investigative news organization. A longer, unedited version can be found at http://www.searchlightnm.org/
Attorney General Hector Balderas
Attorney General Hector Balderas’ relationship with a local law firm is under scrutiny amid allegations that Albuquerque-based attorney Marcus Rael Jr. used his influence with the attorney general to persuade Balderas to sign off on a multibillion-dollar utility merger.
The merger between a global energy giant and New Mexico’s largest utility could drastically changes electricity distribution in the state, with hundreds of millions of dollars for New Mexico utility customers hanging in the balance.
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Attorney General Hector Balderas’ cozy relationship with a local law firm is under scrutiny amid allegations that Albuquerque-based attorney Marcus Rael Jr. used his influence with the attorney general to convince Balderas to sign off on a multi-billion-dollar utility merger. The merger between a global energy giant and New Mexico’s largest utility could drastically change electricity distribution in the state, with hundreds of millions of dollars for New Mexico utility customers hanging in the balance.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Public Service Company of New Mexico has donated 21 used Surface Pro 3s to Belen Public Library in an effort to increase computer literacy in the area.
“PNM is so happy that we are able to support our communities,” said Sara Ross, client services supervisor for PNM, according to the release.
“It’s exciting to see that the equipment that we can’t use anymore get put to such great use at places like Belen Public Libraries.” Kathleen Pickering, director of the Belen Public Library, added in the release.
The Surface Pro 3s can be used to support coding classes, research and other activities.
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