New Mexico legislature mulls retirement and education reform
Lawmakers discuss raising retirement contributions from 500 to 600 dollars and extending pensions to 65 year olds with five or more years in service. Rep Al Park cited as example, retiring at 42 with about twelve thousand dollar yearly pension. Education reform bills tabled amid heated committee session. Supreme Court reexamines state House district boundaries with order to redo by February 27.
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Kintigh
al Park
Albuquerque
Park
House Labor and Human Resources Committee
Candy Spence Ezzell
R-Roswell
Bob Wooley
Dennis Roch
Rtexico
Rick Miera
Ezzell
Miera
State Supreme Court
James Hall
Hall
Susana Martinez
Meth Lab Response Training Aims to Speed Lab Type ID
The Combined Meth Lab Response course trains officers to identify meth lab types in 30 seconds, averaging seven seconds by day two. It is a 40 hour program with half classroom and hands on work, OSHA and NFPA compliant, offering HAZMAT Specialist and On-Site Incident Commander certs. The course emphasizes preserving crime scene evidence and supporting prosecutions while highlighting the toll of cleanup costs. Merits include future Meth Lab Tactical Entry and Investigation modules.
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Kelton
OSHA
NFPA
RPD
Erica O'Bryan
Contested New Mexico Water Plan Aims to Tap San Augustin Plains
The Augustin Plains Ranch seeks to pump over 17 billion gallons a year for up to 300 years from 37 wells in the San Augustin area to supply irrigation livestock industry and growing cities. State Engineer Scott Verhines will rule after considering water law constitution and potential precedents. Local ranchers fear drought worsens and wells run dry, raising concerns about sustainable management and impact on users in seven counties.
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John Draper
Rio Grande
San Augustin Plains
New Mexico
Scott Verhines
Draper
Frederick
Socorro
Verhines
Don Tripp
Plains
Carol
Ray Pittman
Yellow Plains
Associated Press
Obama seeks middle ground on contraception dispute
President Obama orders a expedited search for a middle ground on birth control coverage after Catholic leaders voice cautious approval and Republicans sharpen attacks. The plan exempts religious employers from providing contraception or referrals, with insurers covering it directly for workers.
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Timothy Dolan
New York
Obama
Bishops’ Organization
White House
Newt Gingrich
Syria Bombings Mark Regime Facing Terrorist Campaign
The assault on Homs escalates as troops storm a troubled district and anti regime protesters clash after Friday prayers. In Aleppo, blasts hit the Military Intelligence Directorate and a barracks, killing 39 and wounding 235, with state media blaming terrorists and activists accusing the regime.
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Homs
Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Aleppo
Syria
Health Ministry
State TV
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