New Code of Conduct for New Mexico Human Services
The New Mexico Human Services Department unveils a stiffer code of conduct effective July 1 covering personal and business conduct, outside employment limits, conflict of interest, disclosure of information, gratuities, and political activity. It requires outside work checks, prohibits on-site consulting, and enforces loyalty to the state while outlining strict rules on alcohol, drugs, and ethics for dealings with citizens and other officials.
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Santa FE
Human Services Department
Fernando E.C. de Baca
Fred McCaffrey
Jerry Apodaca
C. de Baca
McCaffrey
Department of Human Services
Lawmakers May Vote on ERA Extension in New Mexico
New Mexico Representatives Manuel Lujan Jr. and Harold Runnels said they would back an ERA extension if it includes a rescission clause for states that have ratified. Backers oppose the clause, noting four states have rescinded, and fear it could doom the amendment. Senator Harrison Schmitt opposes extension and rescission, criticizing procedural games in the amendment process.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Manuel Lujan Jr
Harold Runnels
ERA
Harrison Schmitt
Water projects fund $11 million reach boomtowns
Across two legislatures more than 11 million dollars under the Community Assistance Act has funded water and sewage projects in Gallup Thoreau Grants and Farmington. Gallup seeks Navajo Dam water piping and uranium mine discharge waters study while Thoreau plans growth with Phillips subdivision and a new well. Grants and Farmington report more favorable water conditions.
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Albuquerque
Gallup
Thoreau
Yah-Ta-Hey
San Juan Basin
Bill Petronovich
Dick Allgood
Paul McCollum
Navajo Dam
McCollum
United Nuclear
Churchrock
Allgood
Church Rock Mill
Kerr-McGee
Grants
Phillips Petroleum Co
Thoreau Water and Sanitation District
Barbara Nalty
Phillips
Steve Reynolds
Farmington
Doubt Arises Over Salt Bed Nuclear Waste Storage
A White House study questions salt beds as a permanent nuclear waste repository. The Office of Science and Technology Policy report cites water intrusion, salt erosion, and heat effects as risks, while noting salt could be acceptable with conservative engineering.
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Washington
White House
President
Office of Science and Technology Policy
John M. Deutch
Carter Arlier
Gulf Coast
Newxico
Utah
Midcontinental
United States
Unemployment Rises in State and Albuquerque Area
The state reports May unemployment at 5.3 percent, up from 4.9 percent in April, marking the first monthly rise since August. Albuquerque area unemployment also increased per the Department of Human Services based on seasonally adjusted estimates.
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Albuquerque
State Department of Human Services
Department
Bernalillo
Sandoval
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