Lawmakers Debate Grounds for School Board Removals
Arguments center on constitutionality of a removal statute for school board members. Tapia contends the law is vague and unconstitutional for lacking specified grounds. Caldwell argues it allows civil action with fact finding by a trial jury. The panel questions grand jury neutrality and limits on grand jury disqualification while addressing nepotism and state education regulations.
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Tapia
Grand Jury
District Alto
Caldwell
Frost
Campos
Art Adair
Susan del Margo
Charlen Randall
Hugh Burt
Medina
Taos district eyes bond for high school upgrades and new seventh grade complex
Taos district proposes a bond plan with a 400000 seventh grade complex at TJHS to replace Garcia Middle School and fix THS cracking walls and dirty restrooms. Funds would remodel older adobe schools, add bright safety updates, and expand THS vocational facilities to support Moly mine jobs in Questa, supported by a two mill levy continuation.
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Taos High School
THS
TJHS
Canales
Garcia
Supt
Roy Martines
Enoa Garcia
Martinez
Rudy Pacheco
Taos County
Taos
Moly
Questa
Sewer block floods First Northern Savings and Loan
Moat town employees faced a holiday busy day when a blocked sewer flooded the basement of First Northern Savings and Loan, closing the bank for a day. Manager Steve Trujillo said two toilets overflowed as staff rescued records from ankle-deep water while town crews worked all day to clear the main line suspected to be cold weather and grease.
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Moat Town
First Northern Savings and Loan
Steve Trujillo
First Northern
Trujillo
Plaia
Taos Area Schools Reschedule Reopening Date
Taos area students will not return to classrooms until January 15. The Taos News previously reported January 8 for Taos and Penasco schools and January 18 for county public schools, a correction the paper issues.
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Taos Area
Tace
Taos and
Penasco
Taos
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