State blocks expand of immigrant license residency checks
A New Mexico judge bars expanding the residency certification program for licenses and halts further notices demanding appointments and proof of residence. The ruling allows limited follow up on about 4,000 unresponsive cases and ongoing investigation of pending licenses to detect fraud, while MALDEF challenges the program as unconstitutional.
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New Mexico
Taxation and Revenue Department
Scott Darnell
Martinez
David Hinojosa
Maldef
Hinojosa
MALDF
New Mexico Senate eyeing redistricting plans as Session moves
Senate members anticipate Republican redistricting proposals today along with Democrat options. Senate Bill 11 on public education districts advances from the Education Committee to the Judiciary panel. Rep Nora Espinoza criticizes a sparse sixth day of session calling it a waste and urges constituents to push lawmakers.
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Jennings
Senate
Senate Education Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Ben
Lujan
House of Representatives
Nora Espinoza
Elmendorf
Appeal Withdrawn in Pecos Basin Water Transfer Proposal
The appeal by Berrendo LLC president and partners was withdrawn in district court with plans to refile after addressing concerns from the State Engineer's Office. The bid sought transferring Pecos Basin water to northern and Rio Grande basins, eliciting opposition from the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District and local officials.
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Berrendo LLC
John Draper
Draper
Pecos Basin
Pecos
Rio Grande Basin
New Mexico
Tions
Pecos Valley
Dennis Kintigh
R-Roswell
J.bergman
Roswell-Record.com
Plans for debt talks face deadline and tax reform clash
The article outlines a congressional supercommittee effort to craft debt reduction by year’s end amid rising deficits and an aging population. It notes potential tax and spending mixes, the White House push for jobs measures and highway funding, and GOP resistance to tax increases while seeking spending restraint.
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Congress
Barack Obama
Doug Elmendorf
Congressional Budget Office
Lion
Ohio
Boehner
Capitol
Obama
GOP
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
FEMA
Warner judge denies motion in youth assault case
Judge Steven Bell will hear Warner case as adult with Warner bound over for trial on three counts of aggravated assault with deadly weapons, two counts of armed robbery, and two counts unlawful possession of handguns. State witnesses describe gun threats at a gathering and forced money exchange.
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Bell
Mike Foster
Enmar
Warner
Kumar
Foster
Flores
Kelly
Palmer
Roswell
Roswell Reads spotlights Emily Dickinson poetry with song
Emily Dickinson poetry is paired with popular tunes at Roswell Reads with Oldfield leading audience renditions of Poem No 1263 and Poem 986-a. Colette LaBouff, the keynote, explains Dickinson’s musicality and hymn form as readers gather to discuss the poems. Contest winners are announced for multiple grade categories.
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Dickinson
Oldfield
Texas
Colette LaBouff
LaBouff
Emily Dickinson
Huckabee
Kate Davis
Krista Macias
Pate
Gus In
Fuchsia Sharp
Logan Mathison
Roswell Reads
Roswell
New Mexico Military Institute
Daniels Leadership Center
Roswell Public Library
Kahin
Roswell-Record.com
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Columbus
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Romero
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Kevin Kelly
Jeremy
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Emily
Heidi Huckabee
The
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