County Treasurers Disagree Over 1975 Property Tax Law Change
County treasurer Gail Harris condemns frequent tax law changes and lack of guidance from the New Mexico Property Tax Department. The May 1975 reform ended deed transfers to the state for delinquent taxes, replacing with a $20 state cost fee and a delinquent listing, while the state now must sell property within one year.
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Gail Harris
New Mexico
Harris
Tony Armijo
Delinquent Tax Bureau
The
Daily Record
Santa Fe
Armijo
Roswell Officials See Bill of New Faces in March Election
Five council seats and top posts in Roswell face open races as five councilmen including Tom P. Stephens will step down along with mayor Jerry N. Smith not seeking re election. Earl G. Tankersley plans to run again.
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Roswell
Tom P. Stephens
Hermosa Drive
Robert Wafful
S. Union Ave
Robert H. Cress
Michigan Ave
Sterling R. Grant
E. Tilden Sr
Steve Henderson
Gaye Drive
Jerry N. Smith
Cortez Court
Earl G. Tankersley
Washington Ave
Smith
Tankersley
the Daily Record
Grant
Henderson
Wafful
Walful
Stephens
Cress
Legislative clash threatens 30 day session and interim committees
The New Mexico legislature faced a standoff as Senate demands for equal representation on permanent interim committees and rotating chairmanships clash with a House bid. The fight centers on the interim Legislative Council and related finance bills, with Dunn pushing a two part feed bill and House factions split over immediate effect.
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Senate
House
Legislative Council
Legislative Finance Committee
Legislative School Study Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Aubrey Dunn
D-Otero
Dunn
Alamogordo
Legislative
Edward Lopez
D-Santa Fe
Lopez
C. B. Trujillo
D-Taos-Mora-San Miguel
Trujillo
New Mexico Senate
U.S
Engwall recalls historic fight over feed bill in legislature
Carl Engwall, Roswell Republican and former state representative, says the current bid to add a representation measure to the feed bill mirrors 1969 when money sparked conflict over Senate versus House staffing. He notes the 1969 tactic to delay payments and argues the feed bill should pay employees without ulterior motives.
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Carl Engwall
Roswell
Engwall
House
Senate
Thompson pushes 2 million NMMI sports complex bill
Sen Thompson introduces SB114 to fund a 50 000 square foot NMMI athletic complex with a 25 meter pool five handball courts a boxing wrestling martial arts area and a gymnastics room funded as part of Gov Apodaca's capital package. The project would reuse Cahoon Armory and Luna Natatorium and require bids after state architect approval.
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Paul Stursale
Record City
Santa FE
R.E. Thompson
Roswell
New Mexico Military Institute
Cahoon Armory
Luna Natatorium
Sens
Lawrence Goodell
D-Eddy- Chaves
Artesia
Bob E. Wood
Roosevelt-Chaves
Portales
John
L. Morrow
U-Colfax-Union-Harding- San Miguel
Capulin
Edmund J
Joe’ Lang
D-Bernalillo
Albuquerque
Morrow
Lang
NMMI
Sen. Thompson
D-Chaves
Apodaca
Tom"’ Brown
Daddy Chaves
Thompson
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Chaves County
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Paul J. Kelly Jr
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Tom’’ Brown
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Brown
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Kelly
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