Lawmakers in Budget Standstill Spark Fear of Government Shutdown
The 2002 New Mexico Legislature failed to override Gov. Johnson's veto of the 2003 budget. Without a new budget, state agencies risk running out of funds after June 30. Johnson proposes operating under the 2002 budget, raising constitutional questions and potential court action. A bipartisan group is negotiating a compromise to avoid a shutdown or legal battles.
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House
Ted Hobbs
Albuquerque
April 4 History Highlights From The Associated Press
On April 4 events include 1818 Congress set U S flag with 13 stripes and 20 stars, 1841 Harrison dies in office, 1887 Susanna Salter becomes first woman mayor, 1902 Rhodes bequest to Oxford, 1945 Ohrdruf camp liberated, 1949 NATO formed, 1975 Air Force plane crash in Saigon, 1981 Henry Cisneros becomes mayor, 1983 Challenger launches. Clinton draft notice in 1969 noted arriving after term began.
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William Henry Harrison
U.S
Los Angeles
Susanna Medora Salter
Argonia
Kan
Cecil Rhodes
Ameri
Oxford University
Ohrdruf
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Saigon
Henry Cisneros
San Antonio
Texas
Bill C ~S
Oxford
England
Clinton
Beverly Aguilar declines NM Military Institute offer at 13
Beverly Aguilar, the first girl offered a scholarship to the New Mexico Military Institute, will not attend next fall because she is too young to stay in Roswell as her family moves to Colorado. Goddard Rockets sweep Hobbs Eagles in a twin bill with pitching wins by Robert Bishop and Rey Carrasco. Roswell’s Jeanette Evans is re-elected treasurer of the New Mexico School Counselors Association at the NMSCA meeting in Socorro.
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Beverly Aguilar
New Mexico Military Institute
Berrendo
Roswell
Colorado
Goddard Rockets
Hobbs Eagles
Robert Bishop
Rey Carrasco
Goddard
Jeanette Evans
New Mexico
Domenici pressures Johnson on Medicaid cuts in New Mexico
The political standoff over Medicaid and SCHIP in New Mexico intensifies as U S Senator Domenici and Senator Bingaman press Governor Johnson. GOP tensions rise between Johnson loyalists and lawmakers while a 12 member committee pursues a compromise before July 1.
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Albuquerque
U.S
Pete Domenici
Gary Johnson
Domenici
Johnson
Sen. Domenici
House
Senate
GOP
Johnson-Dendahl
John Dendahl
Legislative
Rob Burpo
Joe Carraro
John Arthur Smith
Bush signs bill then hits trail for campaign fund-raisers
President Bush signed the campaign finance overhaul into law and immediately embarked on a three state fundraising trip aiming to raise about 4 million for Republican candidates. He defended abiding by the new limits after they take effect, noting Senate races are crucial to GOP control.
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Bush
Senate
GOP
Dennis Hastert
House
Clinton
What Bush Should Say to Sharon and Arafat
The piece argues President Bush must show more initiative in Middle East talks. It contemplates direct engagement with Sharon and Arafat, cautions against empty calls for peace, and urges policy shifts including West Bank settlement retrenchment to advance a two state solution.
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Sharon
Arafat
Crawford
Texas
Ariel Sharon
Yasser Arafat
Taliban
Mecca
U.S
Israel
West Bank
East Jerusalem
U.N
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