Firefighters vote 57 2 to form union in Roswell
Roswell firefighters approve forming the Roswell Professional Fire Fighters Association by 57 to 2 among 59 ballots cast, over 96 percent in favor. Certification by the Labor Management Relations Board will determine official recognition as the sole bargaining unit, with objections possible and results due five days after polling. Chief Devin Graham says service levels won t change regardless of union status. The City Clerk s Office oversaw the election at Fire Station 1.
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Roswell
Labor Board
Dina Holcomb
Devin Graham
Graham
RFD
Jim T. Fielding
Gentry revives hemp bill after Martinez veto
House Minority Leader Nate Gentry sponsors a revived industrial hemp research bill, HB 530, after Gov. Martinez vetoed a previous measure. The bill cleared the House Labor and Economic Development Committee 8-0 as Gentry says he aligned with the administration on minor details to fit federal law.
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Susana Martinez
House
Nate Gentry
Albuquerque
Gentry
House Labor and Economic Development Committee
Martinez
Cisco McSorley
McSorley
New Mexico Faces Nation's Worst Jobless Rate
New Mexico posts the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 6.7 percent in January, unchanged from December but above the year-ago 6.5 percent. Nationally, unemployment edged up to 4.8 percent as 238,000 jobs were added. The Legislature debates oil and gas downturn and a proposed 350 million in tax and fee hikes to close a budget gap.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Martinez
Ious
New Mexico Eyes Year Round Daylight Time Bill
State Senator Cliff Pirtle pushes Senate Bill 239 to keep New Mexico on daylight saving time year round. The House committee backed the measure 6-2 and sent it to the Judiciary panel as lawmakers race to act before session end. If enacted, the state would apply to the federal Transportation Department to switch to central standard time, effectively staying on DST year round.
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Cliff Pirtle
New Mexico
House
House Judiciary Committee
Albuquerque
Gail Chasey
House of Representatives
Susana Martinez
U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Pirtle
Miss Roswell 2017 Crowned in Pecos Valley Pageant
Megan Huggard Miss Roswell 2017 received her crown from Allison Miles Miss Artesia's Outstanding Teen 2016 after being crowned March 4 at the Miss Pecos Valley Scholarship Pageant. She won a $200 scholarship and will vie for Miss New Mexico in June, with Miss America pageant participation possible later this year.
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Megan Huggard
Roswell
Allison Miles
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