Oil and gas lease sale sets record near $1 billion
The U S Bureau of Land Management sold 142 parcels in Lea Eddy and Chaves counties New Mexico for a total of 9724836195 dollars including bonus bids The Chaves County parcels totaling 8815 acres brought 8208308 dollars while Lea County parcels 2024 acres yielded 52535 million and Eddy County parcels 20960 acres brought 43892 million Interior officials touted the revenue as benefiting roads schools and public services with about half returned to New Mexico and the rest to the U S Treasury
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UNM Faulted for Open Records Violations and Email Deletions
New Mexico attorney general cites UNM for repeated Open Meetings Act and Inspection of Public Records Act violations. The report notes officials asked employees to delete emails and texts about athletics and spending, signaling a pattern of hiding information since 2015 and lacking internal controls.
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New Mexico Senators Press for Full Kavanaugh Documents
New Mexico Senator Tom Udall joined 17 other Democrats and independent Angus King in a letter asking White House Counsel Don McGahn to release all documents from Brett Kavanaughs time as a White House lawyer. The note, dated Sept 6, came as the Supreme Court nominee faced the final day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. The committee will vote before a full Senate review.
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Finance Committee approves waiver for Veteran's Day Parade fees
Roswell City Finance Committee unanimously approves waiving city service and personnel fees for this year’s Veteran's Day Parade. The request from American Legion Post 28 and Braves Run organizers moves to the full committee for final action.
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Roswell City Rejects Water Reserve Funding for West Gayle Breaks
City officials on West Gayle Street faced waterline breaks and debated funding. The Infrastructure Committee recommended inter department transfers, but the Finance Committee and councilors voted against tapping water enterprise reserves and the resolution did not pass. Councilor Caleb Grant led the Finance Committee in the discussion.
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