Water War Looms Over Pecos Valley Compact Bill
New Mexico lawmakers debate funding for health care and schools while water relief drives focus on Pecos Valley. Senator Tim Jennings pursues a bill to raise a three-eighths of a cent gross receipts tax for ten years in Chaves Lincoln DeBaca and Eddy counties to cover a 70 million water cost.
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Tim Jennings
Pecos Valley
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Chaves County
Tom Turney
Chaves
Lincoln
DeBaca
Eddy
Governor Johnson faces opposition over Medicaid cuts plan
Santa Fe protests erupt as Governor Johnson's proposal to trim Medicaid by 50 million faces pushback from health care providers and advocacy groups for the poor elderly and disabled. Concerted warnings from Dr Allan L Haynes Jr and meals on wheels workers cite risks to seniors rural hospitals and overall access.
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Gary Johnson
Connie Kirchner
House
Senate
Allan L. Haynes Jr
Clovis
New Mexico Medical Society
Jets crash near Douglas in Arizona training mission
Two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base collided during a training flight, killing one pilot and injuring another who was flown to a Sierra Vista hospital in stable condition. A third jet returned to base. cause is under investigation.
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Ariz
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
U.s.-Mexico
Sierra Vista
355Th
Douglas
Dan Carpenter
Arizona
Francisco Honne
Douglas Fire Department
Sierra Vista Regional Health Center
Bridget Schuldies
Schuldies
Davis Monthan
355Th Wing
Israel strikes Tulka government center after West Bank attack
Israeli F-16s destroyed the Palestinian government complex in Tulka rem, killing a police officer and injuring about 20 as prisoners were reportedly freed. The attack followed a deadly banquet hall assault in Hadera where six Israelis died and 30 were wounded.
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Hadera
Shimon Asraf
Armon David
David's Palace Hall
Moti Hasson
Hasson
Eliahu Iskov
Funding lawsuit resolved over Chaves County projects
After nearly a year in the Court of Appeals, a suit challenging Ordinance 67 authorizing revenue bonds for renovating the Courthouse and building a new Administrative Center has ended in victory for Chaves County. The plaintiffs argued a voting right violation and civil rights issue. County officials praised the ruling as a statewide win for using revenue bonds with gross receipts taxes.
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Chaves County
Chaves
Feroze advances to regional spelling bee title
Abdullah Feroze 13 from Berrendo Middle School won the Roswell Independent School District Spelling Bee at the Pueblo Auditorium. He will advance to the regional competition in El Paso with fellow finalist Elizabeth Marley as alternate.
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Roswell Independent
Feroze
John Grisham
Sharon Butler
Mesa Middle School
el Paso
Butler
New Mexico
Texas
Elizabeth Marley
Marley
Daily Record
Carin Pettersson
RISD
Josie Turner
Mesa
Vigil seeks state treasurer post in New Mexico history
Robert E. Vigil, 48, seeks the New Mexico state treasurer job after three years as deputy treasurer and two terms as state auditor. He touts expertise in day to day operations and aims to upgrade banking operations while preserving investment earnings. Vigil, a native El Pueblo and former state auditor, is one of 17 siblings, married with two children. His brother Richard is a state representative.
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Robert E. Vigil
Vigil
el Pueblo
Santa Fe
Las Vegas
Richard
France honors WWII veterans with Jubilee of Liberty medals
In Albuquerque and Santa Fe ceremonies, seven Normandy veterans received French Jubilee of Liberty medals, two posthumously. Richard Reid of Albuquerque, shot down on June 10 1944, described his rescue and escape after bailing from a P 47 Thunderbolt, his burns and disorienting parachute entry behind Nazi lines.
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Santa Fe
Regional Council of
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France
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