New Mexico lawmakers open special session amid budget crisis
Lawmakers convened in mask and distance at noon as a $2.4 billion budget shortfall looms and debate expands to police reforms severance fund loans election law changes and qualified immunity. Speaker Brian Egolf says the session centers on economic and human rights needs with nine bills on his desk.
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House
Senate
Brian Egolf
D-Santa Fe
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Susan Grisham
Egolf
Roswell Recreation Center Opens for Limited Use Second Year
Roswell Recreation and Aquatic Center partially reopened with indoor pool and gym, citing strong opening day turnout. Lap swimming hours run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays in an eight-lane pool with one lane per swimmer or two per household, and June 29 expands to 7 a.m. with lap pool reserved 9 to 11 a.m. for swim teams.
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Roswell Recreation and Aquatic Center
Marcus Gallegos
Gallegos
Commissioners hear about requested road changes
A public hearing during the Chaves County Board of Commissioners meeting reviewed 14 road change applications. No opposition was voiced to the petitions, but Tim Jennings urged a written access agreement for Oasis Road amid nearby property concerns. Decisions on all requests will follow.
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Statue of Spanish governor removed from Santa Fe park
Crews in Santa Fe removed a statue of Don Diego de Vargas from a city park amid a wider dismantling of markers tied to Spanish colonizers. Mayor Alan Webber cited indigenous advocates and pledged to revive a commission to review historical references citywide.
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Santa Fe Park
SANTA
U.S
Alan Webber
Juneteenth Observance Not Held in Roswell Area This Year
The Roswell area planned Juneteenth events this year were not announced with organizers citing family duties delaying commemoration. Previous ceremonies highlighted Blackdom founders and the 1865 Texas emancipation date as part of a broader national response to police violence and Black Lives Matter protests.
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Black History Committee
Texas
Abraham Lincoln
Albuquerque
Las Vegas
New Mexico Black History Organizing Committee
Nmblackhistorymonth
Carlsbad
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