Roswell Transit Director Reflects on Service Work
Aragon began with Pecos Trails Transit in 1993 and has led the service for three years. She praised Roswell and the community for their support, noting pride in the transit program. City Editor contact details accompany the report.
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Aragon
Pecos Trails Transit
Roswell
Pecos
Flu vaccine and antivirals key in fighting seasonal flu
Health officials urge vaccination for everyone six months and older with emphasis on high risk groups such as young children pregnant women and adults over 65. Antivirals are advised within 48 hours of symptoms though they can help later in illness. During 2013-14 NM recorded 242 pneumonia and influenza deaths including one child.
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Department of Health
New Mexico Department of Health
Nmhealth.org
Oil bust reshapes plans for West Texas Cline shale
The Cline Shale once seen as a regional boon to Nolan County and Sweetwater, Texas, with hundreds of millions in upgrades and a giant wind farm, faces a steep decline in 2014 as Devon and partners let leases lapse and profits shrink. Analysts note inflated expectations and ongoing development stalls amid reduced oil prospects.
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Cline
North Dakota
South Texas
Wortham
Sweetwater
Alliance
Dallas
Nolan County
Mesas
University of Texas At San Antonio
West Texas
Ut-San Antonio
Thomas Tunstall
Devon
John Parrotto
Meisha Hand Adames
Texas
Adames
New Mexico Senate Battles Governor Over Labor Law Proposals
Sen George Munoz disputes the governors view of labor laws while labor groups warn of opposition. Carter Bundy of AFSCME Council 18 says union members will lobby against the proposals calling them efforts by out of state corporate billionaires to control the state.
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George Munoz
D-Gallup
Carter Bundy
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 18
New Mexico
Bundy
New Mexico budget plan seeks near six billion for education and health
The Senate Finance Committee proposed a nearly 6.3 billion dollar next fiscal year budget for public education and government programs including courts prisons and health care. It would expand early childhood education, fund dropout prevention, raise educator salaries, and add caseworkers while projecting possible revenue declines. Minority leader Ingle cautioned the process remains fluid with projections subject to change.
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Smith
State
State Children, Youth and Families Department
Stuart Ingle
R-Portales
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