Roswell Voter Access Fight Over Polling Site Closure
The ACLU of New Mexico accuses Roswell of disenfranchising Latino and low income residents by closing a voting center at the Roswell International Air Center ahead of the March 1 2016 municipal election. City officials say no Voting Rights Act violation occurred and VCCs used on Election Day will be compliant.
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Roswell
South Side
American Civil Liberties Union of
New Mexico
Barry Foster
Foster
Sergio S. Gonzalez
ACLU
William Zarr
Roswell International Air Center
Civil Liberties Organization
RIAC
Maria Martinez Sanchez
David H. Arias
AIAC
Sanchez
Arias
Steve Polasek
Grand jury indicts six in Chaves County
Five men and one woman were indicted Thursday by Chaves County’s grand jury on charges including domestic violence and driving while intoxicated. Elvis Abbott, Angel Brouillette, Ernie Ogas, and Esteban Torres are named with offenses ranging from weapons possession by a felon to aggravated battery and narcotics charges. The grand jury began last week and convenes each Thursday as part of the county’s new process.
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Chaves County
Elvis Abbott
Abbott
Angel Ray Brouillette
Ernie Ogas
Esteban Torres
New Mexico Supreme Court Revives Oil Contamination Case
The New Mexico Supreme Court revived a Westgate neighborhood oil contamination suit in Hobbs finding the lower court erred in barring scientific evidence. The ruling sends the case back to district court for further proceedings. Plaintiff attorney Martin Buchanan welcomed the decision and cited autoimmune links as the basis for expert testimony. An attorney for Shell Oil Co. and Shell was listed in the case.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque
New Mexico Supreme Court
Westgate
Hobbs
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Military aircraft oversized load to travel through Roswell
The New Mexico Department of Transportation announced a large oversize military aircraft will move through Roswell this weekend. The convoy will cover five of New Mexico's six districts with state police escort, overnight travel planned, and possible delays for drivers. The aircraft departed Gallup Friday and is due in Roswell at 5 a.m. Sunday then heads to Hobbs at 10 p.m. traveling U.S. 285 and the Relief Route.
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Roswell
New Mexico Department of Transportation
New Mexico
NMDOT
Hobbs
U.S. 285
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