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Legislative delegation: Radical policies are fueling wildfire crisis

The South Fork Fire is visible between trees along Starlite Road. Photo Courtesy U.S. Forest Service

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April 3, 2026

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Sen. Candy Spence Ezzell, Sen. Rex Wilson, Rep. Harlan Vincent, Sen. Jim Townsend, Rep. John Block, and Rep. Jon Henry Drive through Ruidoso or into the Sacramento Mountains today, and you’ll see the problem: forests choked with dead timber, dense…

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