No state government restructuring this session
The piece argues restructuring is unlikely to save money in New Mexico as cabinet secretaries resist changes and new appointees show limited cooperation. It notes salary cuts for political appointees, vacant-position freezes, and potential reorganizations of Cultural Affairs with Tourism, while warning against overreaching austerity like other states.
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Santa FE
Susana Martinez
Diane Denish
Restruc
Martinez
New Mexico
Economic Development Department
Gov. Martinez
Jay Miller
la Tusa
Hotmail
Predatory for profit colleges boom with federal dollars
The piece chronicles rapid growth of for profit colleges from 1999 to 2009, powered by two thirds of revenue from federal student aid. It notes low graduation rates, high costs, and heavy debt, and reports that House Republicans voted to defund gainful employment rules aimed at reducing taxpayer risk and improving student outcomes.
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The
Education Trust
University of Phoenix
College Board
U.S. Department of Education
House of Representatives
Department of Education
Walker Stands Firm as Unions Face Budget Pressures
The piece recalls historic government union strikes from 1919 and 1981 to frame Scott Walker's approach in Wisconsin. It notes Coolidge and Reagan actions against strikes and contrasts federal funding options with state budget constraints, arguing that steady fiscal restraint ends automatic pay and benefit growth.
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Ronald Reagan
PATCO
National Safety
Reagan
Bill Clinton
Wisconsin
Scott Walker
Doonesbury Dr Gott Qs on Duct of Luschka and Herpes
A Q and A column discusses the duct of Luschka anatomy and post surgery bile leaks, warning of serious outcomes after gallbladder procedures. It also explains genital herpes transmission, testing, treatment, and the need for patient counseling and safer practices.
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DR. Gott
Luschka
Roswell Figures Join Symphony Board and Marine Deployments
Marine Lance Cpl. Jerry D. Baiza reported for duty with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Camp Pendleton California. Five new directors joined the Roswell Symphony board at a regular meeting Dr Steve Glover Wendell Ott Dr Paul Turner John Nelson and Michael Stout were named.
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Lance Cpl
Jerry D. Baiza
Daniel D. Baiza
Roswell
3Rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
Roswell Symphony Board of Directors
Steve Glover
Wendell Ott
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Paul Turner
John Nelson
Michael Stout
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