New Mexico Revenue Forecast Shows Cautious Gains
Finance Secretary Rick May notes cautious outlook for FY12 and FY13 amid pension obligations and potential federal cuts. Sen. John Arthur Smith says revenue growth could restore raided funds like college scholarships, but warns against new spending. Martinez orders zero growth budgets. higher 2011 revenues may boost cash reserves toward 10 percent. Pension contributions to employees may stay up unless revenues rebound in 2012.
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Finance and Administration
Rick May
New Mexico
Ing
Sen
John Arthur Smith
Deming
LFC
Martinez
May
Roswell recruits practice live gas fire drill at academy
Roswell firefighters in the rookie academy staged a live propane gas drill after two and a half days of study. Eleven recruits from Roswell Artesia and Dexter prepared for certification while safety officers supervised as flames burned under gas valves. The drill wrapped after about two hours of dry runs with lines advancing in synchronized steps.
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Roswell
James Salas
Jim Higgins
RFD
Artesia
Dexter
Higgins
Hannah Robertson
Mike
Don Ford
Sierra
Tyler
Ford
ATF Expands Reporting To Detect Rifle Bulk Purchases
The ATF will require reporting of multiple rifle sales to the same buyer within five days. Deputy Attorney James Cole described it as a measure to curb arms trafficking by criminal networks along the Southwest border. Roswell gun shop owners say bulk handgun purchases are already reported to the ATF and local police.
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Mexico
United States
James Cole
Roswell
ATF
Debt ceiling talks hinge on fallback plan amid two-track pursuit
President Obama and congressional leaders pressed debt crisis talks as Republicans and Democrats eyed a fallback plan to avoid default. Negotiators reported about 1.5 trillion dollars in cuts, far short of the 2.4 trillion target, with proposals largely from operating budgets and Medicare.Warnings from Bernanke and Dimon stressed the economy's risk, while Moody's and Dagong flagged possible credit downgrades.
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Dnev
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Obama
White House
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Treasury
Eric Cantor
R-Va
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Ben Bernanke
Jpmorgan Chase
Jaime Dimon
U.S
Moody's Investor Service
America
Dagong Global Credit Rating Co
Foreign Ministry
Hong Lei
McConnell
Reid
Hispanic population growth shifts birth driven gains in the United States
A Pew analysis based on the 2010 census finds Hispanics reached 16 percent of the U S population with over 15 million added in the last decade, about 63 percent from births. Births among children and non citizens shape future political influence and voting eligibility.
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Ence
U.S
Grant
Pew
Mexico
U.S. Census Bureau
Roswell Council Hails Joint UFO Festival Boosts Local Vendors
The city and the UFO Museum co hosted the festival for the first time in 2011 with a shared contract. Attendance reached 9 209 and local businesses supplied security and services. Profits from the wine festival added lodgers tax revenue but parade and barbecue faced criticism for low participation.
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City and Museum
Shuster
Roswell
UFO Festival Committee
Val
del Jurney
Emiller
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