Compromise and conflict mark New Mexico legislature news
Legislature shows both compromise and sharp debate as HB 14 would make K 3 Plus ongoing and HB 116 backs Tres Amigas wind and gas project. Lawmakers, educators, business groups and communities back bold energy and education deals amid a $5.6 billion budget and cross party support.
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Las Cruces
Mimi Stewart
Albuquerque
Public Education Department
House
Ben Lujan
Tres Amigas
Clovis
Anna Crook
R-Clovis
Paul Stout
Renewable Energy Land Owners Association
Hoyt Pattison
Rio Rancho
Tres Amigos
Navajo Nation
AARP
House Appropriations and Finance Committee
New Mexico
Editorial Tax hikes slow growth and threaten jobs
The Detroit News argues that rising taxes would dampen growth and cost middle income jobs. It cites CBO projections of slower 1 percent growth and unemployment above 9 percent if Bush cuts expire and AMT hits 30 million filers, and warns against broad tax hikes or spending cuts.
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CBO
Detroit News
Do Public Toilet Seats Spread Diseases?
Dear Doctor K explains the risk from clean public toilets is minimal for diseases like herpes and HIV, which spread mainly through sex or blood contact. The real risk is touching contaminated surfaces with hands and then touching your face, spreading germs such as staph and E coli.
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Doctor K
Dreamers and Deportation Highlight Immigration Debate
The article profiles Dreamers and the Obama administration's use of prosecutorial discretion in immigration cases. Vanelli Hernandez, 22, deported after living in the U S since age 13, faced criticism from activists who mobilized to halt her removal while noting her depression.
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Congress
Vanelli Hernandez
Mexico
Ohio
Dream
John Morton
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Vanelli
Roswell Students Win Spots in RISD Spelling Bee
Washington Avenue Elementary School names Anora Erdmann and Elizabeth Candelaria, both sixth graders, and Ashleigh Cross and Chico Romero, fifth graders, to represent RISD at the 1986 87 spelling bee. Erdmann, 12, is the sixth grade winner. Candelaria, 11, is runner-up. Cross, 11, wins fifth grade with Romero, 11, as runner-up.
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Elizabeth Candelaria
Ashleigh Cross
Chico Romero
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Carl Erdmann
Roswell
Candelaria
Eddie Candelaria
Cross
Michael R. Cross
Romero
Alfredo Romero
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