NM universities raise tuition as UNM adds 130 yearly
The University of New Mexico board voted 7-0 to boost tuition next year, increasing resident undergraduate tuition to 3156 from 3026, a 41 percent rise since 1998. New Mexico Tech approved an average 6.8 percent rise for undergraduates and graduates for next fall.
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University of New Mexico Board of Regents
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Julie Weaks
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Daniel Lopez
Santa Fe day care owner faces plea amid parent anger
Families upset as district attorney offers a plea to Loretta Vinuesa on one count of child abuse after children were found in a closet a shower stall and under a desk with a car seat. Prosecutors dropped five charges but parents say the deal abandons protection and may prompt lawsuits. Vinuesa's license was revoked last month and she could not regain it if the plea is accepted. Police say twelve children were in her care, four under two.
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Loretta Vinuesa
Helen Leyva
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Tony Julian
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Trisha Maxon
John Day
State Children, Youth and Families Department
Romaine Serna
Grants-Cibola board weighs replacing MLK and Columbus Day
A Grants Cibola County school board member urges dropping Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Columbus Day as district holidays in favor of Veterans Day and Indian Cultural Day. The memo labels MLK Day as political and Columbus Day as disrespectful to Indians while arguing for broader recognition of minority groups.
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Lloyd Felipe
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Felipe
Alice Lackey
Martin Luther King
Lackey
Bob Murdoch
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Murdoch
Court hears mining case over pumice mine unit rule
The New Mexico Supreme Court heard arguments in a dispute between the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter and Copar Pumice Co regarding whether the Mining Commission erred by allowing a single permit to cover two pumice sites El Cajete and Las Conchas. The case centers on environmental review and permit boundaries and involves Copar's ownership ties to Espanola businessman Richard Cook.
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Las Concha
State Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Wolf
New Mexico Environmental Law Center
Copar
Louis Rose
Las Conchas
U.S. Forest Service
Rose
Ted Apodaca
State Mining and Minerals Division
Pamela Minzner
Apodaca
Patrick Simpson
Simpson
Richard Cook
Albuquerque loses about 400000 in franchise fees from FCC ruling
Albuquerque estimates a 400000 loss in annual franchise fees from Comcast after an FCC decision reclassifying cable Internet as an interstate information service. The city expected 3300000 in fees and will monitor other cities’ actions while Comcast lowers bills for Internet customers next month.
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Comcast
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Kevin Bell
Comcast Internet
Marianne Granoff
New Mexico Internet Professionals Association
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