Lawmakers Question Pension Board Legal Fees in New Mexico
Lawmakers in Santa Fe challenge Education Retirement Board policy to pay private lawyers for board members facing lawsuits. ERB has set aside 1.5 million dollars for private legal costs amid federal probes into state investments. Attorney General and officials weigh limits and oversight, with indemnification debates and calls for approved private-lawyer use.
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Santa FE
Pension and Investment Board
Legislative Finance Committee
Educational Retirement Board
Pension Board
Bruce Malott
Bill Richardson
Malott
Albuquerque
Richardson
ERB
Donald Bratton
Hobbs
Bratton
New Mexico
Gary King
Attorney General's Office
Jan Goodwin
State Investment Council
Council
Council and Educational Pension Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Investment Board
Goodwin
Condemned inmate seeks clemency in Utah
Ronnie Lee Gardner, set for execution by firing squad in Utah, asked the state parole board to spare his life to help troubled youths. He spoke of a 160 acre organic farm and residential program, Back to Basics, and his efforts to counsel inmates while seeking a sentence reduction to life. He admitted remorse for killing bartender Melvyn Otterstrom and attorney Michael Burdell, and described his plan to use prison art sales to fund the project.
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Draper
Utah
Ronnie Lee Gardner
Utah Board of Pardons and Parole
Oprah Winfrey
Gardner
Utah State Prison
Andrew Parnes
Carlsbad Man Killed When Dump Truck Hits Train on US 62
Gerald Depoyster 63 of Carlsbad died after his 1998 International dump truck collided with a northbound 1980 Southwestern train at a crossing on US 62 180 near the Eddy Lea county line. The crash closed the highway as police investigate the cause and the crossing was active at the time.
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Carlsbad
Eddy
Lea County
New Mexico
Gerald Depoyster
Kevin Shearer
Depoyster
Vehicle rammed during aggravated assault on North Kentucky Avenue
Police say a vehicle was deliberately rammed in the 3200 block of North Kentucky Avenue Wednesday. Additional local thefts include a van break in on Greenwood Avenue with items valued at 583 dollars and a garage entry on East 19th Street with a tool box and CDs stolen valued at 1910 dollars. An employee at Southwest Safety Specialist reported a lunch break theft of 1500 dollars in tools from a vehicle at 2828 N Main Street. Crimestoppers 1 888 594 TIPS.
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North Kentucky Avenue
Greenwood Avenue
East 19Th Street
Southwest Safety Specialist
Hobbs
Churches Fried Chicken
N. Main Street
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Allen
Galaxyg
Jonah Hex
Pharm & Feed
Vet Pharm & Feed
S. Virginia AF
Tempur-Pedic
Tempur
Broadmoor Shopping Center
South Main Ste
News & Business
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Andrew Poertner
R. Cory Beck
Kim Gordon
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Nathan Corey
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