Legislature Study Panel Backs Appointed PRC Members
An interim legislative committee in Santa Fe voted 3 to 2 to seek a constitutional amendment to replace district elections of the Public Regulation Commission with gubernatorial appointments. The plan would add a ballot question in the 2004 general election if approved.
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Jerome Block
PRC
Martinez
Picraux
State seeks state monitor for Casa Real nursing home
New Mexico Health Department asks federal CMS to place a state monitor in Casa Real Santa Fe 118 bed facility after months of complaints. The move would audit resident care staffing and incident reporting while IHS denies cause, noting bankruptcy and existing compliance.
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Federal
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Joe Mulloy
Division of Health Improvement
Casa Real
Jeanne Phillips
Maryland-based
Integrated Health Systems
Health Department
Agency On Aging
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UNM Journalism Faculty Withdraws from Reaccreditation
UNM journalism faculty withdraw from the reaccreditation process, risking loss of program accreditation this summer. Professors say the merger of journalism and communication in 1992 reduced journalism’s independent influence, though officials warn the department’s 700 students should face no immediate jobs impact.
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Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
UNM
Bob Gassaway
Gassaway
Brad Hall
Kenn Rodriguez
The
Daily Lobo
Rodriguez
Former state employee ordered to repay embezzled funds
Agnes Doreen Sanchez, 31, pleaded guilty to embezzling 106000 from New Mexico Taxation and Revenue. State District Judge Steven Pfeffer placed her on five years probation and required repayment. two thirds must be repaid within five years to avoid probation violation. Sanchez drew fraudulent checks from 2000 to 2001 while in unclaimed property bureau.
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State Taxation and Revenue Department
Agnes Doreen Sanchez
Steven Pfeffer
Pfeffer
Glenn Ellington
Sanchez
Ellington
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