NM Senate bills seek higher state land royalty and fire fund
Sen William Tallman and Rep Matthew McQueen push H R 48 to raise the maximum state trust land royalty from 20 to 25 percent for leases after July 1 2024 aiming to boost the Land Grant Permanent Fund and school funding. The measure faces opposition citing higher taxes on small producers and potential shifts to federal land.
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Senate
William Tallman
Albuquerque
Legislative Finance Committee
Matthew McQueen
Santa Fe
New Mexico
State Land Office
Land Grant Permanent Fund
Texas
Charles Goodmacher
Earthworks
Detention Hearing Ties Salas to Jan. 2022 Park Slaying
The 5th Judicial District Judge James Hudson bound Salas for trial on two murder counts, armed robbery, and conspiracy. Salas and three 15 to 16 year olds were charged in the Cahoon Park robbery and double homicide of Cameron Luna and Jorge Armendariz, who were killed after planning a park gun sale.
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EIB
New Mexico
S.M. 2
Senate Rules Committee
Michelle Sujan Grisham
Massachusetts
Oregon
Washington
5Th Judicial District
James Hudson
Salas
Der
Damian Romero
Carlos Gallegos
Jaqvin Montoya
Cameron Luna
Luna
Jorge Armendariz
Cahoon Park
Roswell
Montoya
Gallegos
Romero
Fire Fund Fairness Critique Amid Hermits Peak Recovery Debate
A pointed open letter from Crespin decries delays and mismanagement in FEMA funded relief for Hermit s Peak Calf Canyon victims. He cites town hall figures claiming only about 4 percent paid while the Claims Office budgets exceed 7 percent, with ongoing challenges to 180 day offer deadlines and calls for accountability.
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Crespin
Claims Office
Mora High School
Ange
la Gladwell
FEMA
Gladwell
Zoom
Hermit’s Peak
Calf Canyon
John Mills
Ing
Mills
Congress
New Mexico
Deborah Martinez
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon
Jerry
Silviano Gomez
Rocinda
Rience
Jerry Gomez
Gomez Brothers
USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRCS
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Sunlei Stewart
Michelle Lujan Grisham
House
House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee
William Rehm
Verella
Greg Nibert
Steven Neville
Aztec
New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board
Ico
Navajo Nation
Townsend
Javier Martinez
Coalition For Fire Fund Fairness
Sharp
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Theatr
UCM
Wonka
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