New Mexico Legislature approves cigarette tax and budget package
The Senate passed a cigarette tax increase from 91 cents to 1.66 per pack with a four year run and earmarks for early childhood programs. Lawmakers also approved a $5.6 billion school and state budget, a new gross receipts tax rise, reinstated food tax, and $250 million in capital improvements with $175 million in projects seeking voter approval in November.
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Richardson
House
Senate
Ben Lujan
D-Santa Fe
Voters approve replacements across multiple districts
Election results show Raul Rodriguez and Antonio Torrez defeated in Districts One and Two with Jose Luis Aguilar and Nora Sanchez winning the other seats. Allen Bratcher and Terry Hill secure Districts Three and Four. Dexter voters oust Mayor Richard Johnson for David White. Hagerman reelects Waide Gomez Andrews Lovas. Lake Arthur incumbents reelected. council vacancy to be appointed. In Ruidoso Gus Raymond Alborn mayor and lines chosen for judge and council.
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David White
James Berry
Mitchell Daubert
M. Guadalupe Fuentez
Hagerman
R. Cliff Waide
Connie Lee Andrews
Mark Lovas
Sonia Gomez
Lake Arthur
Ysidro Salazar Jr
Edward Rubio Jr
Desiree Calvillo
Ruidoso
Gus Raymond Alborn
Michael Line
Denise Dean
Rafael “Rifle” Salas
James Stoddard
Ruidoso Downs
Dean Holman
Tommy Hood
Mattarco
Roswell
Burglary in Broad Daylight Strikes North Sycamore Area
A homeowner on North Sycamore Avenue returned noon Tuesday to find burglars still inside. The suspects fled in a greenish blue Honda Accord after being spotted by the victim who provided a partial license plate. Police seek tips at 624-6500 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-594-TIPS.
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Sycamore Avenue
Snyder
Election official tenure turmoil roils New Mexico elections bureau
Herrera called Herrera said the activity during work hours was completely inappropriate for an elected official, especially the Chief Elections Officer. Salazar claimed the meeting was in the afternoon and not voluntary, saying they were ordered and he resigned after being ignored seeking a meeting. Salazar became director last April, following a vacancy since 2008 and prior turnover in 2008 primary. Herrera expressed disappointment at the allegations and noted unclear reasons for the turnover.
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Herrera
Salazar
Bureau of Elections
Gerald Gonzalez
Elections Bureau
Daniel Ivey-Soto
Billboards at Oscars site charged as illegal ads
Four people and four companies face 10 misdemeanor counts each for helping install and maintain two giant billboards near the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, a site close to the Oscars. Prosecutors say the signs posed fire hazards with substandard bracing.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Patrick Kouba
France M. Luanghy
Jose Egurbide
Steve Madison
Egurbide
Asics
Kodak Theatre
Cheyenne Dairy And Ill Applicant and Site
The notice lists Cheyenne Dairy And Ill at 178 Cheyenne RD, Dexter as applicant and discharge location. It appears as a formal bid/solicitante entry for groundwater or waste handling. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
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Sitio de Descarga
Cheyenne Dairy
Cheyenne RD
Dexter
Richardson eyed for influential Washington post amid New Mexico lobbying ties
Hollywood industry insiders say Richardson could land a top Washington job as the current CEO retires in April. Senate memorial praises his expansion of Tamalewood and notes political support, while the governor’s office denies any offer plans. Tim Jennings calls the memorial lighthearted.
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K Street
Richardson
Washington
Senate
Tim Jennings
New Mexico
Tamalewood
Jennings
New Mexico Senate
Governor's Office
Explosion at refinery kills two in New Mexico
Aleman sues Navajo Refining and Total Safety claiming negligence led to a 95,000 barrel per day oil plant blast. Aleman's welding work on a 40 foot tank triggered the explosion as OSHA investigates. Victims Natividad Andajo and Victor Villa identified. one body recovered, another presumed dead.
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U.S. Energy Information Administration
Navajo Refining
Total Safety
Aleman
Noe Valles
Smith
Natividad Andajo
Odessa
Texas
Victor Villa
Midland
Santa Fe
Valles
Chisum Ranch Painting Spotlighted In Roswell Exhibit
The 1885 oil on sheet rock depiction of John Chisum's South Springs River ranch by John Clifford Cowles is featured as the centerpiece of an AMAC and Historical Society of Southeast New Mexico exhibit opening January 6, 2012 for the New Mexico centennial. The painting may be the only documented view of the Chisum ranch and is set for restoration.
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Roswell Museum and Art Center
John Chisum
South Springs River
Roswell
John Clifford Cowles
Laurie Rufe
AMAC
New Mexico
Historical Museum
Rufe
Diamond of the Pecos
Historical Society of
Southeastern New Mexico
WPA
Federal Art Project
Cowles
Andrew John Cecil
Chisum Ranch
Cecil
Chisum
Pecos
Texas
Bosque Grande
Roger Burnett
Historical Society For
Burnett
White House
England
Scotland
West
Panhandle Plains Museum
Canyon
Charles Goodnight
Palo Duro Canyon
Goodnight
Boise
Idaho
Bar 7
Cimarron
France
Beaux Arts
Los Angeles
Hollywood
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State
RMAC
Evan Nelson
Kymera
Nelson
New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Nooshin Bagheri
Baya Omidnia
Robert Rader
David Podolsky
Vmera
West Country Club
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