Redistricting and Controversial Proposals Spark NM Session
New Mexico lawmakers tackle redistricting for Congress and state offices while governor Martinez pushes a slate of proposals. These include reviving a driver license repeal for illegal immigrants and granting drought time fireworks bans, plus requiring third graders to read at grade level.
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Martinez
Senate
Tim Jennings
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Capitol
Jesus
John Sanchez
Sanchez
New Mexico
House of Representatives
Public Regulation
Roswell Task Force Tackles Mental Health in Jails
Roswell joins a statewide legislative task force led by Al Solis to address the surge of mentally ill individuals in county jails. Grace Phillips notes the three year effort and outlines goals including a statewide detention facility survey, a 24 7 resources hotline, and expanded respite centers to improve care and reduce detention strain. Rep Rick Miera is cited as a guiding force with a core group of consumers, family members, advocates, health workers and law enforcement.
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al Solis
Grace Philips
New Mexico Association of Counties
New Mexico
Senate
House of Representatives
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Rick Miera
D-Bernalillo
New Mexico Sentencing Commission
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Obama job plan features tax cuts and public works ideas
The plan mixes a one year payroll tax cut, extended unemployment benefits, a business hiring credit, and public works proposals including school construction. White House aides say funding estimates vary and no final deficit reduction plan will be laid out in the speech. House leaders push for compromise while Senate leaders call the unemployment data a wakeup call.
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Obama
Congress
Jay Carney
House
John Boehner
Eric Cantor
Senate
Harry Reid
Rainfall boosts refuge water to aid cranes and dragonflies
Rainfall helps restore water in the refuge's nine wetland impoundments to support migrating sandhill cranes and dragonflies. Manager Sanchez plans to move water between units to create sheet water and flood restoration areas, while drought persists statewide with only 42 percent of normal rainfall through July 2011.
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Sanchez
New Mexico
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
National Weather Service Office
Roswell-Record.com
Redistricting Plans Scrutinized By Lawyers For Vulnerabilities
Olson notes lawyers review redistricting proposals to ensure equal population and identify legal weaknesses. They aim to minimize litigation risk while recognizing the process remains policy driven and decided by the legislature.
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Refuge assists domestic abuse victims with housing and work
The Roswell Refuge, a United Way of Chaves County member, helps victims contact programs and agencies for housing, shelter, and employment. Advocates coordinate with many agencies to aid independence, funded in part by UWCC grants, including 42000 last year for staff salaries and operations.
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Chaves County
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Ter
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Roswell
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