Government efficiency and transparency in New Mexico records
A Santa Fe columnist notes a rapid public records response from the New Mexico Public Education Department under Gov. Susana Martinez, exposing issues of political use of state resources and the blurred line between official duties and political staff. The piece cites FOIA history and warns of rising requests, with reflections on past delays and errors.
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Santa FE
Susana Martinez
Public Education Department
PED
Billy the Kid
Lincoln County
U.S. Treasury Department
Treasury Department
Victoria Peak
White Sands Missile Range
Treasury
Martinez
Bill Richardson
Susana Pac
Jay Miller
la Tusa
Editorial: Great Recession drains median household wealth
A Federal Reserve report shows median family net worth fell 39 percent from 2007 to 2010, wiping out two decades of gains. Housing losses hit hardest with 60 percent declines in some areas. stock markets also tumbled. The piece stresses the wealth effect's role in consumer spending and urges permanent tax cuts to stabilize policy.
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Federal Reserve Board
Washington Post
Esmael Adibi
A. Gary Anderson
Modesto
Inland Empire
Orange County
Adibi
Tiffany & Co
Obama on limits of executive action in immigration
In September 2011 Barack Obama stated that he cannot unilaterally change laws and must enforce existing statutes. He said administrative steps are taken but the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform require legislation, not presidential action.
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Barack Obama
Doonesbury on Presidential Power and Legal Limits
The piece criticizes President Obama for acting beyond Congress, likening him to Julius Caesar by issuing drone strikes and seeking unilateral amnesty criteria for illegal aliens. It notes alleged violations of the oath to preserve protect and defend the Constitution and cites DOMA as an example of bypassing governance. It mixes political critique with a reader question about plantar warts and medical guidance.
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Congress
Julius Caesar
Pakistan
Yemen
United States
Obama
Clinton
Doctor K
Coast Guard Recruit Walters Graduates at Cape May
Coast Guard Fireman Apprentice Mark T. Walters, son of Tillman and Jan Walters of Artesia, has completed an eight week recruit training course at Cape May. He studied first aid history seamanship communications damage control and fire fighting. A 1982 Artesia High School graduate he joined the Coast Guard in January.
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Coast Guard
Mark T. Walters
Tillman
Jan Walters
Artesia
Walters
Coast Guard Training Center
Cape May
Artesia High School
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