Johnson and Hutchinson clash over marijuana legalization
In a UNM debate Johnson urged regulating marijuana like cigarettes, while Asa Hutchinson warned it would boost tobacco marketing and trigger new lawsuits. Johnson argued legalization creates fewer problems than current policies and favored harm reduction plus cautious government involvement.
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Albuquerque
Gary Johnson
Drug Enforcement Administration
Asa Hutchinson
Johnson
Hutchinson
University of New Mexico
Arkansas
Woman testifies in murder sentencing collapses and dies
In Albuquerque a 49-year-old woman testifying at the killer's sentencing collapsed in court and died after an asthma episode. The witness Pam Blakeman urged a maximum sentence for Delfin Paz Jr., who killed Lisa Rocha on Mother's Day 2000. The hearing was postponed to October 12.
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Albuquerque
Pam Blakeman
Lakewood
Colo
Delfin Paz Jr
Blakeman
Lisa Rocha
Jeff Garden
Albuquerque Tribune
St. Joseph Hospital
Don Butterfield
Richard Knowles
Associated Press
Paz
Rocha
Redistricting Battle Shapes New Senate and House Seats
Lawmakers debate House Bill 18 moving District 56 to Foley and creating District 57 in Sunland Park while a separate plan could redraw District 52 into Dona Ana County. Democrats push for majority minority status and prefer negotiations before a public plan. Republicans push HB12 for more GOP-leaning districts as Albuquerque talks continue and statewide growth gaps widen. The Senate Rules Committee weighs elminating District 42 to shift to Torrance County amid a stalled stalemate and a push to deliver a fair, statewide redistricting process.
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Foley
Dona Ana
Ben Lujan
Santa Fe
Dub Williams
Glencoe
Sunland Park
Garcia
Earlene Roberts
R-Lovington
Williams
Pauline Ponce
Joe Cervantes
D-Las Cruces
Ted Hobbs
Albuquerque
Hobbs
House
Lujan
Gary Johnson
Senate
Capitol
New Mexico
Senate Rules Committee
Shirley Bailey
Torrance County
Bailey
Stuart Ingle
Portales
Manny Aragon
D-Albuquerque
Otero
Aragon
Mary Jane Garcia
Nova Bus poised for federal orders in Roswell plant
Nova Bus Roswell works toward a six month ordering window refining specifications and pricing for heavy duty buses. The Altoona tested 12 year warranty and 80 percent federal funding through GSA pave the way for rapid government orders as De Jesus notes future contracts and production capacity.
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de Jesus
Federal Transit Agency
Nova Bus
Roswell
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
GSA
RPD Officials Present at Scene with Crime Center unit
The Roswell Police Department listed Tom Rutledge district attorney Janice Schryer assistant district attorney from Roswell, Deputy Chief David O Bryan and multiple officers detectives and the forensic team. Also at the scene was the RPD Mobile Crime Center unit.
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Tom Rutledge
Fifth Judicial District
Janice Schryer
Roswell
RPD
David O’bryan
Mobile Crime Center Unit
Slayings Linked to Family Home After Weapons Cache Found
Ferguson lived with his father Thomas while mother Susan remains imprisoned in California for a crime. Police found a Nazi flag and white supremacist literature at the home but say race did not drive the killings. One victim was black and another Asian. Deputies discovered a weapons cache including two assault rifles at the residence. Ferguson had no prior criminal history.
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Ferguson
Thomas
Susan
California
Saba
John
McGinness
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