New Mexico marijuana bill advances past first hearing
The Consumer and Public Affairs Committee voted 3-1 to move House Bill 89 toward the House Judiciary Committee. Sponsored by Rep. Bill McCamley the measure would tax and regulate recreational marijuana with 40 percent of revenue for education. It faces strong political headwinds including a likely veto by Gov. Susana Martinez and uncertain federal stance under the Trump administration.
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State House of Representatives
Consumer and Public Affairs Committee
Bill McCamley
D-Mesilla Park
House
Judiciary Committee
Colorado
Susana Martinez
Martinez
Michael Lonergan
Donald Trump
Jeff Sessions
Trump
McCamley
Trinidad
New Mexico
Gary Johnson
Taos
Eliseo Alcon
D-Milan
Girl Scouts Celebrate 100th Anniversary And New S mores Cookie
Roswell Troop 14 held a Bring Your Booth promotion in front of Rent-A-Center on North Main Street to mark the centennial and introduce the S mores cookie. Members Heather Donahue Taylor Langley Natalya Murrell Mia Van Samantha Muse Sarah Muse and Sophia Muse participated with a standout outdoor themed booth.
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Roswell
Rent-A-Center
North Main Street
Heather Donahue
Taylor Langley
Natalya Murrell
Mia van
Samantha Muse
Sarah Muse
Sophia Muse
Men arrested after gunshot fired at cops
Two Roswell men were arrested Saturday after noon and charged with multiple criminal counts in connection with an early morning incident in which a gunshot was fired into a restaurant containing numerous employees and customers including two Roswell Police Department officers. No one was hurt by the single shot that went through the restaurant window above where the officers were seated. The suspects were quickly apprehended and detained during the investigation.
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Roswell
Roswell Police Department
Atkinson fashions her own American dream
Immigrant story highlights work ethic gratitude and pursuit of a better life in the United States as the Vietnam War era ends and migrants seek opportunity and stability.
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Atkinson
Her
United States
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