Budget cuts hit state offices and higher ed in 2011 review
The 2011 Post-Session Review notes larger cuts to executive offices and education. Public school support rises to 2.4 billion while Pub lic Education Department spends 10.7 million for FY12. Higher education faces drops. athletics funding remains tight as nursing expansions advance at several schools. Pension funding remains unresolved amid a 10 percent fall in full-time state employees since 2008.
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Finance Committee
Nmiegis.gov
Ics
LFC
Central New Mexico
UNM
NMSU
Eastern
Highlands
Western
New Mexico Tech
New Mexico College
Espaniola
New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs
New Mexico
Editorial: Governors push cost cuts via agency consolidations
The piece notes Oklahoma Governor Fallin and other governors pursuing cost-saving consolidations across agencies amid budgets tighter than in prior years. It highlights three Oklahoma measures from 2011 and cites Stateline.org on widespread, mostly new, consolidation efforts. It also critiques a party debate over a potential short-term debt default to force spending cuts, urging compromise to avoid national default.
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Oklahoma
Mary Fallin
Fallin
Panag
Stateline.org
Rick Snyder
Louisville
Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
Okla
White House
Minnesota
Tim Pawlenty
Jeff Sessions
Paul Ryan
Senate
House of Committees
Vin Weber
Obama
Dear Dr. Gott and reflections on time and change
A reader questions medical care after a bite and tetanus uncertainty, then shifts to musings on generational change. The letter laments delayed workers’ compensation and disability, compares 1950s life to modern times, and critiques internet and youth culture.
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DR. Gott
Tetanus overview and global impact in brief
Tetanus or lockjaw is a serious bacterial disease caused by Clostridium tetani. Despite vaccination reducing risk, about 1 million cases occur yearly worldwide, mainly in regions with low vaccination rates. Three forms exist. generalized tetanus is most common and can cause painful muscle contractions and respiratory difficulty. Localized tetanus affects muscles near the injury site.
Two Goddard High seniors win CCJRA scholarships
Deedra Dinwiddie and Dee Studdard, both 17 from Roswell, were named scholarship recipients by the Chaves County Junior Rodeo Association for their rodeo, 4-H, and Future Farmers of America participation. Dinwiddie plans agribusiness, Studdard to pursue agriculture. Shawn Willis, 13, also named Student of the Month at Sierra Mid-Geerae for academics and activities.
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Chaves County Junior Rodeo Association Inc
Deedra Dinwiddie
Dee Studdard
CCJRA
Farmers of America
Dinwiddie
Bill Dinwiddie
Roswell
Studdard
Jack Studdard
Shawn Willis
Donald Willis
Sierra Mid- Geerae
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