NM budget splits House committee along party lines
The Appropriations and Finance Committee approved a 6.2 billion dollar budget with a 10-7 vote, increasing education and government spending by 4.8 percent. Republicans opposed citing underfunded revenue for tax cuts and Governor Susana Martinez’s education goals, while Democrats argued for compromises to raise funding for public schools and merit-pay proposals.
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Santa FE
New Mexico House
Appropriations and Finance Committee
Susana Martinez
Paul Bandy
Christine Trujillo
Albuquerque
House
Senate
Public Education Department
House Education Committee
Martinez
Roswell Job Corps grads urged to follow dreams
Roswell Job Corps Center graduates were urged to pursue their dreams at a Civic Center ceremony. Blanca Rios, a 1984 Roswell graduate now running a bridal floral shop in Clovis, told 64 graduates to look inward, stay persistent, and never quit.
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Roswell
Rios
Fun Run a Success Honors Sgt Steven Meredith 5K
The Sgt Steven Meredith 5K Fun Run on January 11 drew about 330 participants, surpassing expectations of 300. Organizer Amanda Mason notes attire tags ran out and envelopes labels filled in. Meredith, injured in 2013 during a highway incident involving a vehicle at a New Mexico traffic stop, is remembered by the Roswell Police Department community. Spouses discuss an injured officers fund and the event may become annual.
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Steven Meredith
Amanda Mason
Border Patrol
Mason
Meredith
New Mexico
Roswell
Steve
RPD
Winter storm causes school closures in New Mexico
Officials closed schools and delayed openings across the state as a third winter weather system loomed.nye Snow totals of 3 to 6 inches were forecast for western and northern New Mexico, with 1 to 3 inches elsewhere, while travel hazards persisted on icy roads and bridges.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Rio Rancho
Clovis
National Weather Service
Western
Raton
Ruidoso
Santa Fe
Foster seeks common ground as he runs for second term
City Councilor and high school teacher Barry Foster, elected in 2010, debates his second term against Tabitha Denny. He touts teamwork and consensus while highlighting accomplishments including funding for the Charles McVay Softball Complex, which earned 2013 ASA National Complex of the Year, and the veterans cemetery project.
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Barry Foster
Foster
Tabitha Denny
Charles McVay
ASA
Ward
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