Subpoena power bill advances in New Mexico Senate
After a lengthy floor fight the New Mexico Senate voted 29 13 to endorse a bill giving the Governor s Organized Crime Prevention Commission subpoena power Amendments require private hearings when challenged subpoenas five of seven members to approve subpoenas and a copy of the resolution with each subpoena The measure evolved from Conway s original plan to allow public testimony and limit shared information to organized crime cases
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D-Taos-Mora- San Miguel
Commission
Senate OKs fossil site study fund and other measures
The Senate approved 34-0 a measure to fund a $200 000 study by New Mexico's Educational Finance and Cultural Affairs Department of fossil sites and paleontological resources. A 37-2 vote supported $25 000 for an economic feasibility study of a northern New Mexico ski area on the Costilla land grant. The body also backed 34-1 a rule requiring film distributors to show new releases to theater owners before bidding. A 35-0 vote approved allowing the state police chief to enter agreements with Indian tribes to enforce state laws on Indian lands.
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D-Taos-Mora- San Miguel
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D-Sierra-Luna- Hidalgo
Les Houston
D-Bernalillo
Joseph Mercer
Caiéiee
Ile Indian Lands
N.M
UPI
Brad Cates
Abernalillo
House
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State Homes
Rabies on border area prompts health alert in four states
El Paso officials confirm a rabid dog captured near the border with Mexico. Four workers exposed received booster shots as authorities step up river levee patrols to keep animals on their respective sides. A separate report notes New Mexico, Dona Ana County, and Juarez areas tracking multiple rabid animals amid ongoing quarantine orders and past outbreaks.
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