Lawmakers seek action to fix state pension insolvency
Lawmakers warn the state faces 6.1 billion dollars in unfunded liabilities in the defined retirement plan for state employees. Public Employees Retirement Association executive director Wayne Propst says 1.2 billion dollars in benefits will be paid to 41,000 retirees this year while only about 600 million dollars is projected to be collected to meet obligations. The article notes the solvency gap and calls for consistent action to close it.
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Roswell Man Sentenced for 2017 Murder and Deputy Shooting
A Roswell man, Andrew Magill, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the April 1, 2017 killing of Mary Ann Moorhouse and related shooting of a Lincoln County sheriff deputy. Judge Daniel Bryant sentenced him to 45 years with six years suspended and probation, with at least 85 percent of the term to be served before parole eligibility. The district attorney’s office stated Magill initially claimed insanity but subsequent psychiatry found him sane at the time, though drug induced psychosis was noted.
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Mary- Ann Moorhouse
Noah Kaufman
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Mexico touts 56 percent drop in migrants at northern border
Mexico reports a 56% three month decline in migrants at the U S border citing National Guard deployments and tougher asylum procedures. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard says the strategy averts U S tariff threats and cites August apprehensions of 63 989 down from 144 266 in May. Mexico also expands economic aid via a tree planting program with Honduras and El Salvador and oversees tighter southern border controls.
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White House
Health officials warn again as vaping illnesses rise
U S health officials urge a halt to vaping while investigating serious breathing illnesses. About 450 possible cases and up to five deaths across 33 states, with new fatalities in California Indiana and Minnesota. No single device or ingredient linked to all cases. many patients used THC and were teens. Counts focus on illnesses with vaping within three months.
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Luce Announces 2020 Run For 5th District Attorney
New Mexico Fifth Judicial District District Attorney Dianna Luce announces a 2020 re election bid. Luce has led prosecutions in Chaves Lea and Eddy counties since May 2015 after appointment by Gov Susana Martinez and was elected in 2016. She earns 125839 annually. Luce cites commitment to public service and community safety as motivation. Prior to appointment she was chief deputy DA for the fifth district based in Hobbs from 2009 to 2015.
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