New Mexico session rundown with funding splits and gun bill fate
The Feed Bill totaling 5.37 million funds the 2014 legislative session including per diem mileage and general expenses for both houses. Common Cause notes PAC contributions have more than doubled since 2006, while Gov. Martinez urges citizen involvement. A gun show background checks bill appears unlikely this session. House absences tilt party balance in key committees. Amtrak Southwest Chief faces two bills to preserve service with a 4 million rail upgrade and a 150 thousand economic analysis.
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Water crisis prompts desalination and nuclear energy talk
A reader argues water shortages in New Mexico require action beyond conservation. Desalination of ocean water, powered by advanced nuclear plants, could supply drinking and crop water and power grids, while noting energy as the key to solving water and food needs amid population growth.
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Vote No on February 4th Levy Expansion in Roswell
Residents of Chaves County face paying for ENMR bond issues and Roswell ISD bonds totaling hundreds in tax bills. The letter argues rents may rise to cover a 200 percent levy increase, warns of inflation, and urges a NO vote due to lack of spending specifics and indefinite government funds.
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Cantwell blasts Albuquerque politics and NM policy debate
The column targets figures including Bill Richardson, Sen Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Joe Monahan, Sen John Arthur Smith, and Leslie Linthicum. It accuses rushed deals on a 25 year Downs at Albuquerque contract and calls for a public vote on tapping the Land Grant Fund while criticizing a marijuana state idea and media names. The writer warns against doxxing and asks Leslie to stay home.
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