Off-highway vehicle ordinance passes 7-3 in Roswell
Roswell City Council approves draft B ordinance allowing recreational and utility off-highway vehicles on paved city streets with mirrors taillights licensed insured and traffic law compliance. Vehicles may cross state highways only with separate state procedures. public hearing drew about 10 speakers.
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Jason Perry
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1000 Kids March Returns To Roundhouse Over Early Ed Funding
About 1000 children in cowboy hats bandanas and sheriff badges marched to the Roundhouse to urge allocating an extra 1 percent of New Mexico Land Grant Permanent Fund investment revenues to early childhood education. Advocates say $140 million annually could reduce poverty-linked learning and health gaps, while critics warn the fund must be protected for future generations.
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End of an era at USBP Academy in Artesia
The USBP Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ends a chapter as Class 1083 graduates the final 66 day program. Deputy Chief Carlos Ortiz notes changes in cadet Spanish language training and field deployment rules. Proficient Spanish graduates head to field after training, while those lacking language skills retrain for about 40 days before graduation and field assignment.
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Helicopter crash kills five near Raton in New Mexico
Five people aboard a Huey UH-1 helicopter died when it crashed after dark near Raton New Mexico. Passengers included Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett and his wife Heather, along with Texas investor Charles Burnett III. Co-pilot Paul Cobb and pilot Jamie Coleman Dodd also perished. Only survivor is Andra Cobb, the co-pilot's daughter.
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Martinez Signs Bipartisan Nurse Licensing Compact Into Law
Gov Susana Martinez signed a nurse licensing compact to allow nurses licensed in 25 plus states to practice in New Mexico without separate certificates. The bill passed 68 0 in the House amid bipartisan support to avert a potential care shortage as out of state nurses filled large shares of staffing.
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New Mexico
Deborah Armstrong
Albuquerque
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