Rights Questioned as Inmate fights for Sweat Lodge Access
A Santa Fe inmate Elton Bear Eagle Chavez testifies that his Native American faith guides his life while alleging the New Mexico Department of Corrections seized his pipe eagle feathers and drum. He argues sweat lodges and religious items are protected by the Native American Counseling Act, with a hearing set to decide if policies violate the act and if the items pose security threats.
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Santa FE
Elton Bear Eagle Chavez
State Department of Corrections
Tions Department
State Penitentiary
North
Chavez
Lea County
Hobbs
Rob Perry
Pfeffer
Perry
Mecca
New Mexico
Len Foster
Foster
County scrambles to get payroll out
Grant County faced a $150000 shortfall when an emergency state loan was not transferred to its account. Payroll funds were wired after officials organized the transfer, as commissioners voiced concern over past layoffs and a looming second payroll in two weeks amid a three-year county office project audit.
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Silver City
Grant County
Luis Cardoza
Cardoza
Phelps Dodge
State Department of Finance and Administration
DFA
Harold Field
Darlene Mares
Sherry Tippett
Field
Santa Fe
Commission
David Conway
Hillerman Film on Navajo Mystery May Film in Utah or New Mexico
Tony Hillerman prefers New Mexico for Skinwalkers adaptations though Utah is slated. Wildwood Pro ductions and PBS plan a movie with Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Sgt. Jim Chee as leads. Filming could start in October with budget estimates of 3 to 5 million dollars per film and potential state investment of about 1 million per movie.
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Albuquerque
Tony Hillerman
New Mexico
Utah
Hillerman
Public Broadcasting Service
Robert Redford
Wildwood Productions
Michael
Nozik
Wildwood
Los Angeles
PBS
New York
Skinwalkers
Joe Leaphorn
Jim Chee
State Investment Council
Sultant. Nozik
Investment Council
Eric Witt
State House
Ben Lujan
Dsanta Fe
Witt
Nancy Everist
Everist
Bob Jackson
Council
Pre-prosecution option offered for pyramid scheme participants
New Mexico AG Patricia Madrid and two district attorneys unveil a pilot pre-prosecution program for those in gifting circle schemes in the 1st and 13th judicial districts. Participants must confess in writing, make restitution, and have no felony history in 10 years.
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Patricia Madrid
Madrid
Attorney General's Office
Belen
Alamogordo
Judge halts Santa Fe DWI victim impact panels
A Santa Fe Municipal Court judge stopped sending DWI offenders to victim impact panels citing risk of retraumatizing witnesses. Judge Frances Gallegos suspended panels until program benefits are proven, while remaining vague on complainants. Marcia Martinez, whose son died in a 1994 crash, defends panel therapy as helping her cope.
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Santa FE
Gallegos
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Deborah Martin
Tomas
Ariel
Abigail
Martin
Pyramid
State Attorney General's Office
Los Alamos
Rio Arriba
Sandoval
Valencia
Cibola
Henry Valdez
Frances Gallegos
Gram
Marcia Martinez
Martinez
Midway
Assembly OF God
A Regional Christian Center
Danny E. Sons
Crossfire
Roswell
Dexter
Ron and
Jeri Fuller
First United Methodist Church
Pennsylvania Ave
KBIM
Girl Scout Service Center
Archie Echols
John Fuss
Music Ministrie
Eileen Utton
Penny McDevitt
Christian Educ
Eric King
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