Duran Rejects Five Nonbinding Questions for November Ballot
New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran denied Chaves County’s request to place five nonbinding questions on the November ballot, citing timeliness and legality. She noted the Sept. 19 Supreme Court ruling conflicts with election law and said nonbinding questions are not allowed by state constitution or laws. County officials warned the move could influence turnout, while supporters argued the ruling opened a channel for public input.
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New Mexico
Dianna Duran
Chaves
Duran
Chaves County
High Court
Supreme Court
Bernalillo
Santa Fe
Greg Nibert
Nibert
Two Roswell Outages Hit 5600 Customers In Thunderstorm
Xcel Energy reported two widespread outages affecting about 5,600 customers in Roswell and surrounding areas during a Wednesday night storm. Transmission lines failed, likely due to wind or lightning, with restoration times ranging from 45 minutes to a few hours as the system returned to normal by morning.
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Xcel Energy
Roswell
New Mexico
National Weather Service
Albuquerque
Daily Record
Roswell International Air Center
Xcel
South Roswell
Wes Reeves
Texas
Brake failure causes WIPP truck to overturn near Carlsbad
A commercial vehicle wreck on Monday near Carlsbad at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant left the driver Ernesto Ramos of El Paso with non life threatening injuries. The truck carried 110 barrels of brine water. brakes were inoperable and police investigated the crash.
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Waste Isolation
Carlsbad
Ernesto Ramos
el Paso
Texas
Carlsbad Medical Center
New Mexico Motor Transportation Police
New Mexico State Police
Deputy cabinet secretary visits Roswell library in Bond B talks
Michael Delello deputy cabinet secretary for the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs visited Roswell Public Library meeting with trustees. He praised librarians and outlined the role of libraries in rural communities. Trustees discussed the statewide Library General Obligation Bond Issue to raise 10.8 million for libraries in the Nov. 4 election.
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Roswell Public Library
New Mexico
Michael Delello
State Department of Cultural Affairs
Artesia
Department of Cultural Affairs
State Library
Delello
Roswell
Immigrant families miss followups after border crossing
An ICE official disclosed at a Washington meeting that about 70 percent of immigrant families released into the United States did not return for follow up appointments. The figure implies roughly 41 000 family members failed to appear for deportation and detention options, with only 14 of at least 860 ordered deportations reported.
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Homeland Security Department
U.S
ICE
Associated Press
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