Demos block attempts to amend HB300 behind closed doors
The $372.2 million New Mexico money bill HB300 moved to the Senate Finance Committee in a closed session. House Democrats blocked Republican amendments as the measure faced a conference committee and adjournment pressure with questions over school funding increases and deficieny provisions.
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Demos
Bill Feather
Associated Press
Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Senate Finance Committee
House
Aubrey Dunn
D-Otero
House-Senate
House Appropriations and Finance Committee
O'Donnell
Hoyt Pattison
K-Curry- Roosevelt-Lea
McMillan
Senate Education Committee
Bob Wood
Legislative School Study Committee
Wood
Senate Finance
Senate Education
Sunday House session steams through HB300 in New Mexico
The House rushed HB300 in a Sunday session with little debate while Senate Finance stands as the last line of fiscal responsibility. Amendments sought a 10 percent raise for teachers within a $26.2 million–plus total, as critics blasted the secrecy and speed of proceedings and warned of looming deficits and potential special sessions.
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Marjorie Beck
Santa FE
Senate Finance Committee
House
Chaves County
Tom Hoover
R-Bernalillo
Hoover
Truckers Strike Wanes Amid Violence Decline and Return to Roads
The Associated Press reports a largely ended shutdown by independent truckers with scattered violence. Many trucks roll into markets, 15,000 of 100,000 laid off expected back today, while higher diesel costs and a 6 percent cargo surcharge loom. Negotiators clash over leadership. some groups persist for fuel price rollbacks.
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Associated Press
Chicago
South Water Street Market
Peoria
Ill
Ohio Council of Independent Truckers
Lester Lansgiver
George Ryan
J. Leonard Fleet
Ryan
San Bernardino
California
Beaumont
Tex
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Perlis
Cordele
Seaboard
Ohio
West Virginia
Midwest
Pennsylvania National Guard
Pittsburgh
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
William J. Hill
Wisconsin
Maine
Tommy Thompson
East Point
Funay Thompson
Georgia
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
St. Paul
Minn
Independent Truckers Coalition
Alton
Barberton
Robbery and Abduction Suspect Arrested Near Clayton
In Clayton New Mexico police arrested a man 6.8 miles southeast of Clayton on U.S. 87 after a reported armed robbery and abduction of 19 year old Cindy Van Leer at a local grocery. $319 was recovered from the suspect and the victim was held overnight for treatment at Union County General Hospital with undisclosed injuries.
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Clayton
N.M
Don Hadley
Cindy van Leer
Union County General Hospital
Texas
John Isaacs
District Attorneys Office
Pat Keller
Roswell Eyes Second Street Widening Plan At Council
The Roswell City Council moves to adopt an ordinance for widening Second Street from Sunset Avenue to the Santa Fe tracks. The plan adds a 10-foot right of way and a left turn lane, with most members voting in favor. Public hearings slated on budget and zoning changes follow.
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Roswell
Second Street
New Mexico State Highway Department Technical Service Unit
Kenneth Bower
Bower
Highway Department
Sunset Avenue
Santa Fe
Mack S. Thomas
William McCoy
McCoy
Fred Gibson
King signs bill for Alamogordo space hall funding
Gov Bruce King signed a House bill allocating 1.8 million dollars to help build an international space hall of fame in Alamogordo New Mexico. In Acapulco Mexico an officially kidnapped man was released unharmed after a 240000 dollar ransom was paid.
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Santa FE
N. M
Bruce King
Alamogordo
Acapulco
Mexico
New Mexico protests oil allocation cut by Energy Office
Gov. Bruce King charged the Energy Office with failing to notify affected states before oil companies learned of a partial allotment cut. He warned cooperation could push energy crisis burdens onto the federal agency and urged states to act as partners rather than face unilateral federal action.
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Pattison
Santa FE
N.M
Bruce King
Federal Energy Office
Energy Office
Federal
New Mexico
Federal Energy
William Simon
King
Simon
Washington
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
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Raymond Garcia
R-Grant
Republican Party
Energy Talks
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Walter Scheel
State Department
Chaves- DeBaca
New Mexico Education Association
R. E Thompson
Bob Ferguson
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