Fate of Taos money bill hinges on Senate House rift
The fate of state money bills tied to Taos civic center highway upgrades and teacher raises hinges on healing a rift between the Senate and House before March 9. Taos lawmakers pledge support for a 4.5 million civic center package and a gross receipts tax plan, amid lingering hard feelings.
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Robin McKinney
Senate
House
Taos
Rep
Richard LeDoux
Sen
Francisco Gonzales
Phil Lovato
Murray Ryan
R-Grant
Luna
Gonzales
Ryan
LeDoux
Alfred Nelson
D.-San Miguel
Nelson
Bill Valentine
Rbernalillo
Valentine
Tom Rutherford
Dbernalillo
Rutherford
David Fernandez
Senate Finance Committee
Blessing at Picuris Pueblo honors new senior center
Harlan Mermejo of Picuris Pueblo led a blessing for the community's new senior citizens center on Tuesday. He recited the Lord's Prayer, hesitating briefly before finishing with spectator help. The facility, largely funded by the federal Housing and Urban Development department, will host the seniors program a day care facility and the community health representative.
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Harlan Mermejo
Picuris Pueblo
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Taos Spelling Bee Winner Highlighted in Taos Event
Inside Taos coverage notes Holly Davis hugging Wendy Johnson after Johnson won first prize in the county spelling bee. Also mentions municipal election profiles and Taos girls basketball 2A A district championship. Weather summary reports mixed temperatures and ski area snow depths with lifts open and packed powder conditions.
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Holly Davis
Wendy Johnson
Johnson
Taos
Romero is Sentenced to Six Years in New Mexico
Michael Romero, 38, of Las Colonias, got six years in state custody after the shooting death of his wife Francine Romero, 28, at their Red River home. Judge Caldwell noted Romero’s clean record, mental health factors, and mitigating circumstances after psychologists testified he was not prone to violence.
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Michael Romero
Las Colonias
New Mexico
Francine Romero
Lilac Shoppe
Red River
Romero
Joseph E. Caldwell
John Himes
Caldwell
Francine
Taos News Wins First In Editorials In 1984 Inland Derby
The Taos News captured first place for editorial excellence in the Inland Daily Press Association contest, with five editorials by Robin McKinney and Billie Blair praised as bright and original. An honorable mention for overall design accompanied the award ceremony in San Francisco on February 27.
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Taos News
National Inland Daily Press Association
Padre Martinez
Aamodt
Robin McKinney
Revolutionary Answers
Commission On Education
Inland Daily Press Association
San Francisco
Taos Democrats oppose 2.2 million county road equipment buy
Taos County Democratic Party denounces a 2.2 million road equipment purchase and pushes to end the nuclear arms race. The convention, dubbed a quiet revolution, endorses broader minority and youth involvement while debating the arms resolution including biological and chemical warfare. Some speakers argue the party should not dictate county budgeting, urging action at the polls if decisions are poor.
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Billie Blair
Taos County
Democratic Party
Ray Lujan
Taos Pueblo
Taos
New Mexicana
Glenn Farmer
Richard LeDoux
LeDoux
Johnny Himes
Himes
Ben Tafoya
Canon
James Duran
Duran
Gilbert Segura
Cerro
Pete Sena
Ojo Caliente
Charlie Cisneros
Questa
Delegates set record for Democratic State Convention
Delegate list shows 177 people sought delegate seats, a county record. County 33 precinct chairs and central committee members, Mary Mascarenas, Cipriano Medina, James Duran, Sophie Farmer, Tom Trujillo, gain automatic seats, with Taos County electing 52 delegates in vote order: Frank Trujillo Teodora Medina Evelyn Anaya Harold Breen Vincent Fernandez Serapio Duran Jr. Monica Trujillo Elia Romero Ambrose Mascarenas Elizabeth Romero Daniel Velasquez Art Sanchez John Cometock Phillip Archuleta James Martinez Yolanda Mascarenas Louis Duran Charlie Cisneros and John Jameson.
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Bobby Duran
Mary Mascarenas
Cipriano Medina
James Duran
Sophie Farmer
Tom Trujillo
Taos County
Der
Frank Trujillo
Teodora Medina
Evelyn Anaya
Harold Breen
Vincent Fernandez
Serapio Duran Jr
Monica Trujillo
Elia Romero
Ambrose Mascarenas
Elizabeth Romero
Daniel Velasquez
Art Sanchez
John Cometock
Phillip Archuleta
James Martinez
Yolanda Mascarenas
Louis Duran
Charlie Cisneros
John Jameson
Voters Go To Polls In Taos County And Moreno Valley
Voters in Taos County and the Moreno Valley will vote Tuesday March 6 to elect town council members. Polling sites include Taos Questa Red River and Eagle Nest with Taos residents casting ballots at Coronado Center 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. About 1,500 registered voters are listed in Taos within town limits from several precincts.
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Taos County
Moreno Valley
Taos
Questa
Red River
Eagle Nest
Coronado Center
Pueblo demolition at Paseo Pueblo and Placitas site
Taos Pueblo crews demolish the Pueblo owned building at the corner of Paseo Pueblo and Placitas. Tribal Secretary Gilbert Suazo says work proceeds as time allows and offers no details on future plans for the prime business location.
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Taos Pueblo
Paseo Pueblo and
Placitas
Tribal
Gilbert
Suazo
Ranchitos Lane Closed For Sewer Line Installation
Taos residents face Ranchitos Road lane closure as 4-D Construction begins sewer line work from Carabajal to Valverde. Only one lane will stay open during progress, with an expected completion within two weeks.
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Taos
Ranchitos Road
Carabajal
Valverde
Lee Deschamps
Stop lights along Paseo Pueblo receive thumbs up from town manager
Town manager Carlos Miranda says the new signals along Paseo Pueblo are working well with more positive than negative feedback and less highway congestion. A single problematic spot at Armory and Paseo Pueblo will get a command indicator to prevent main highway lights from activating unless Armory traffic waits. Engineers also call for a new light at Placitas and the highway and for widening of that intersection.
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Paseo Pueblo
Carlos Miranda
Miranda
Armory
Placitas
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