New Mexico Legislature Mulls 230 Million Tax Increase
House Speaker Ben Lujan says tax hikes are needed to avert crippling cuts in education and health. Lawmakers and the Senate clash over a compromise budget and a cigarette tax as they weigh over 230 million dollars in new taxes, with concerns the food tax will burden low income residents.
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House
Ben Lujan
Santa Fe
Senate
al Park
Albuquerque
Park
Richardson
Legislative Council Service
New Mexico
Roswell Sees Gross Receipts Rise Amid Economic Upswing
Receipts exceed 2.8 million reflecting a surprising increase said by City Manager John Capps. He credits diverse local economy for steadiness as Hobbs and Carlsbad report declines tied to lower oil prices and weaker budgets.
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John Capps
Capps
New Mexico
Roswell
Sabrina Amador
Hobbs
Amador
Carlsbad
Harry Burgess
Mattarco
Fundred Day in Roswell Promotes National Project
Fundred Fleming turned a national project into a local effort in Roswell with a month of events and a mayoral proclamation naming Fundred Day. A truck collects 100 dollar bills from 125 cities to exchange for real currency for Operation PAYDIRT supporting polluted regions, starting in New Orleans after Katrina.
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Fleming
Roswell
Sam LaGrone
Washington
Tion
New Orleans
Smartin
Haleigh Survives H1N1 Crisis After ER Rescue
Haleigh Nason, aided by Dr. Alan Arrington at Roswell Regional Hospital, was saved by a CAT scan after initial treatment could have ended fatally. Her sister Faith recovered from H1N1 in four days, while Haleigh endured a nine day medically induced coma and lasting health effects. The family shares their journey as they support a growing online community of H1N1 families and plan a book titled Baby Steps.
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Albuquerque
Alan Arrington
Roswell Regional Hospital
Haleigh
Nason
Arrington
Stacie
Marc Nason
Faith
Unm Hospital
Stacie Nason
Kathy
Bill Wells
Logan
Rebecca
Marc
Roswell
Kathy Wells
UNM
Facebook.com
First Communications
Gracie
Cayleigh Richardson
Dexter
David Durham
Roswell-Record.com
Two Texas men die in refinery accident at Artesia site
Natividad Andajo of Odessa and Victor Villa of Midland are identified as the missing and dead workers after a fire at the Navajo Refinery in Artesia. A second body remains unaccounted for while two others are hospitalized in critical condition. OSHA and state investigators probe, area remains under careful search.
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Texas
Lindell Smith
Smith
Natividad Andajo
Odessa
Victor Villa
Midland
Albuquerque
Lubbock
Hummingbird
Navajo
Artesia
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
State Environment Department
Occupational Safety and Health Bureau
Marissa Stone Bardino
FDA cracks down on misleading baby food labeling
The FDA sent warning letters to 17 food firms including Nestlé for unauthorized health and nutrient claims on baby foods such as Gerber carrots and Graduates puffs. The agency plans new front label guidelines and requires companies to respond within 15 business days with corrective steps.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Nestlé
Gerber
Beechnut
First Juice Inc
Want Want Foods
PBM
Margaret Hamburg
United States
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