Drought Drives Bears Into New Mexico Towns
Hungry black bears are foraging into Grants Santa Fe and Albuquerque as drought reduces mountain food. Game and Fish warns against feeding bears and notes relocation efforts near Vanderwagen inside reservation land. Bears frequent Zuni and Mount Taylor areas as dry conditions shrink natural forage.
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Santa Fe
Albuquerque
New Mexico, Game and Fish Department
Vanderwagen
Gallup
Zuni Mountains
Cibola
McKinley
Mount Taylor
Game and Fish Department
Chris‘Chadwick
Game, and’ Fish Public Information
Southwest
Madrid sues tribes over 16 percent slot revenue pact
New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid filed a lawsuit Tuesday against tribes and pueblos alleging 16 percent of slot machine revenues must be paid to the state under compacts. Tribes including Jicarilla Apache, Mescalero Apache, and pueblos such as Acoma Isleta Laguna Pojoaque Sandia San Felipe San Juan Santa Ana Taos and Tesuque are involved. The state seeks delinquent funds with courts possibly forcing payments, while casinos stay open during a potentially two year litigation.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Patricia Madrid
New Mexico
Madrid
Acoma
Isleta
Laguina
Pojoaque
Sandia
San Felipe
San’ Juan
Santa Ana
Taos
Jacob
Viarrial
Gary Johnson
Johnson
Chris Coppin
School union vs district over planned teacher pay raise
Gallup New Mexico teachers will get raises next year but the district and union dispute the size of the raise. The district claims an average 6.28 percent increase using state education guidelines, while the union calculates about 4.6 percent. The district budget shows spending rising from 26.1 million to 27.7 million, a 1.6 million increase. The disagreement centers on projected teacher counts by experience and year to determine the correct raise.
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Gallup
Gallup-McKinley County
New
Mexico
Department of Education
McKinley County Federation ‘of
United School Employees
State Department ‘of Education
McKinley County Bans Fireworks for July 4th
Gallup McKinley County commissioners approve a ban on aerial rockets roman candles and all ground audible fireworks for the 4th of July amid drought and fire risk. Firefighters back the ban while vendors vow to seek an injunction. Some items like cones fountains and ground spinners remain legal.
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Gallup
McKinley County
Carla Diaz
New Mexico
National Weather Service and Climate Prediction Center
McKinley
Hopi Leader Pleads For Federal Water Aid To Protect N-Aquifer
Hopi Tribal Chairman Wayne Taylor Jr. urged U.S. Senator Jon Kyl during a Hopi Health Care Center dedication visit to push for federal funding for a Lake Powell to Hopi water pipeline. He warned springs on the reservation are shrinking due to groundwater pumping by Peabody Coal Co and others, threatening irrigation wetlands wildlife and sacred uses. Aides said Kyl was impressed and studying steps to advance the proposal in Congress.
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Gallup
U. S
Wayne Taylor Jr
Taylor
U.S
Jon Kyl
Kyl
Peabody Coal Co
Peabody
Southern California Edison Co
Lake Powell
Hopi ‘Reservation
Keams ‘Canyon
Moenkopi
Congress
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Tom Purdom
Chadwick
Department of Game and Fish
Zarana Sanghan
Zarana
Sanghani Star
Jeff Jones
Mentmore Road
Bill Donovan
Wayne Taylor
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