Governor signs aircraft sales tax elimination into law
Gov Susana Martinez signed a measure ending the 7 percent gross receipts tax on commercial and military aircraft in New Mexico. The law, effective July 1, aims to attract jobs and investment to Roswell and the RIAC area, with estimates of 125 new positions and over 5 million dollars in economic impact over five years.
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AerSale Inc
Roswell International Air Center
Susana Martinez
Roswell
AerSale
New Mexico
Martinez
Farmers ready irrigation season in drought hit New Mexico
In Albuquerque the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District briefs on canal prep as drought factors loom. Chairman Derrick Lente says expect more water than last year and aim to stretch the season through spring and early summer despite Mother Nature as the wild card. The district may have about 60 000 acre feet to distribute if spring runoff improves.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Middle Rio Grande
Derrick Lente
Rio Grande Valley
Lente
Rio Grande
Supreme Court declines Hazleton and Farmers Branch immigration appeal
The Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from Hazleton Pennsylvania and Farmers Branch Texas as they challenged local immigration ordinances. The court has long held immigration policy is federal, leaving cities to adjust to national action on enforcement and integration.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Dallas
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Hazleton
Farmers Branch
Texas
Omar Jadwat
ACLU
Immigration Rights Project
U.S. Appeals Court
CYFD seeks foster families in Chaves County
Chaves County seeks licensed foster and adoptive families with an informational meeting at 6 p.m. at the CYFD office on Grand Avenue Plaza in Roswell. About 80 local children need homes spanning ages 0 to 17, with the largest group ages 6 to 14.
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Chaves County
Renee Fitts
New Mexico
Chaves
Fitts
Eddy Counties
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
Roswell
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