New Mexico nursing homes cited for health and safety violations
Congress study finds almost one in five New Mexico facilities violate federal standards causing harm or risk to residents. Rep. Tom Udall urges mandated improvements while facilities and industry groups defend current practices and push for solutions.
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RIO Rancho
Tom Udall
D-N.m
Udall
New Mexico
Casa Maria
Roswell
Sylvia Flores
Gerald Hamilton
New Mexico Healthcare Association
Hamilton
Association
Clara Borscht
Senior Citizens’ Center
Wooton Named Man of the Year in Livestock for 2002
Larry Wooton was chosen as Man of the Year in Livestock for 2002 at the National Western Stock Show in Denver becoming the second New Mexican to receive the honor since 1944. The Roswell Livestock Auction owner manager since 1984 built unique marketing programs across New Mexico Texas and Arizona and operates the L7 Ranch with 25 000 acres and 400 head.
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Larry Wooton
Denver
Roswell
Wooton
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
Wayette
Smiley
Benny
Craig
Crystal
Larry
Mallamar
Cindy
New Mexico Senate Eyes Tobacco Funds for Medicaid Spending
Negotiators press Medicaid savings with a 27 million line item veto plan using tobacco settlement revenues to fund service price increases and enrollment growth. Senate budget targets 43.7 million in general tax dollars plus 27 million tobacco funds and 17 million in cuts, with veto risk from Governor Johnson and ongoing talks over tobacco money allotment.
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Altamirano
Johnson
Senate
Shannon Robinson
D-Albuquerque
Robinson
Budget Plan Seeks Defense Rise and Medicare Overhaul
President Bush unveils a defense boost to 379 billion, aims 4.1 percent military pay rise, and funds for pilots and stealth aircraft. The plan foresees a 106 billion deficit this year and 80 billion in 2003, with surpluses shrinking to 1 trillion by 2011 under tax cuts and spending.
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Bush
Florida
Eglin Air Force Base
Pentagon
Defense Department
Reagan
Congress
Enron
Senate Budget Committee
Kent Conrad
House
Dennis Hastert
National Institutes of Health
Clinton
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Geological Survey
Forest Service
Perry pledges ethics unit and reform as attorney general
Perry denounces campaign contributions from corporate entities and says he will create a prosecutor's integrity unit to monitor officials. He vows to prosecute high profile cases, move AG offices to save funds, and treat ethics as a statewide priority.
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Manny Aragon
Perry
Arizona
John McCain
Roswell mayoral candidate Dickison pitches business outreach
Dickison advocates converting an unused city building for youth arts and computers and plans to bring in 10 to 12 businesspeople to brainstorm economic strategies. He would accompany the economic developer on trips to leverage the mayor’s position in pitches. He cites a local “good ol boy network” and says he is a listener with common sense.
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Dickison
Roswell
Roswell resident Lovato promotes local government involvement
lifelong Roswell resident Lovato speaks on chamber tensions and community service in politics. He urges residents to participate, noting his aim to help Roswell grow economically and his belief any progress depends on ordinary people like him.
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Roswell
Lovato
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Las Cruces
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Dona Ana
Carlos
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