Bill Would Limit Pseudoephedrine Sales In NM Meth Fight
The New Mexico House approved a bill requiring photo ID and logging for purchases of pseudoephedrine based medicines like Sudafed and Claritin D. Buyers would be limited to 9 grams or 300 30‑mg pills in 30 days, with no prescription needed. Critics warn access issues in rural areas. The measure moves to the Senate as other lawmakers push broader penalties for meth trafficking.
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Senator doubts votes for seven fifty minimum wage
Santa Fe AP Major Democratic Senate Leader Michael Sanchez predicts the Senate will block a 7.50 an hour minimum wage. He remains a believer it should be 7.50 immediately, though both houses have proposals to phase in the raise. The House backs 7.50 next year, while the Senate favors a two year phase-in to 6.15 with a training wage of 5.15, needing more committees before a vote.
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Texas man guilty in deaths of three teachers in collision
A Yoakum County jury found Guadalupe Soto Medina, 49, of Post, guilty of three counts of criminally negligent homicide in the December 3 2004 crash that killed kindergarten teacher Maria Rosario Garza and teachers Veronica Flores and Martina Natividad of Denver City. Sentencing set for March 3 with potential six years in prison and $30,000 in fines.
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Post
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Hobbs
N.M
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Natividad
Lubbock
Medina
Yoakum County
State senator seeks Republican nomination for lieutenant governor
ALBUQUERQUE AP A state senator says she will seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. Sen Sue Wilson Belfort R Sandia Park plans to file nominating petitions Feb 14. Belfort is a third term senator with wide ranging experience. Santa Fe radiologist J R Damron and minister educator George Batley Jr of Edgewood also seek the GOP nomination for governor.
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Sue Wilson Belfort
Rsandia Park
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Santa Fe
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Bill would restrict campaign contributions
A New Mexico Senate committee backed bills to ban cash contributions above 100 from a single donor in 24 hours, tighten campaign finance reporting, and require contractors to disclose past political giving. The reform package targets funding tied to the Robert Vigil scandal and moves to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Robert Vigil
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Roswell Candidate Garcia Pushes Open Government and Jobs Drive
Garcia urges more public access to City Council meetings and an open door policy. She advocates keeping jobs programs, recruiting manufacturers and call centers, expanding tourism, and fostering English classes for illegal immigrants. She stresses retaining police, addressing meth supply and child abuse, and expanding after school and foster care programs.
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Roswell
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Richardson to address crises at North Carolina State University
Gov Bill Richardson will keynote the Emergency Issues Conference at North Carolina State University in Raleigh to discuss how states handle declining federal support and a global economy. He will then join a Democratic news conference in Washington with Gov Jennifer Granholm. the trip is funded by the Democratic Governors Association of which Richardson is chairman.
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North Carolina State University
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