Labor: Hiring up in August, job openings down
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New Mexico Business Weekly - U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in August than July, but filled the most positions in three months — a mixed signal for the job market. The U.S. Labor Department said Oct. 10 that job openings dropped by 32,000 to 3.56 million in August. July’s openings were also revised lower. However, employers hired 4.39 million people in August – the most since May. According to an Associated Press report in the Albuquerque Journal, the number of available jobs has risen about 63 percent since the recession ended three years ago. However, it remains below the more than 4 million jobs a month advertised before the recession. Read More News New Mexico
Labor: Hiring up in August, job openings down
Wahlberg filming new movie in Santa Fe
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Mark Whalberg |
Mark Wahlberg and the rest of the crew were spotted shooting at some pretty high altitudes recently. They're filming a movie called "Lone Survivor." It's based on a book about Navy SEALs. Some of the scenes set in Afghanistan are being shot on top of Santa Fe Ski Mountain. Actors had to use ATVs or ski lifts to get up there.
The state's film office said the movie is employing about 200 New Mexico crew members and actors. Some crew members told Action 7 News that Wahlberg's a really nice guy and even cooked them burgers for dinner one night.
The production of "Lone Survivor" has faced a major hurdle. The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office said someone stole thousands of dollars worth of propane and copper wiring that are used for special effects.
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Wahlberg filming new movie in Santa Fe
Newsbreak New Mexico 12pm Webcast 10/11/12
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NM wheat crops lowest since 1927
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The number of acres of New Mexico wheat harvested for grain was the
lowest this year since 1927 because of the ongoing drought.
The Portales
News-Tribune reports a U.S. Department
of Agriculture report shows 90,000 acres of wheat were harvested for grain this
year. The previous low was 25,000 acres in 1927.
The report shows the state's
farmers brought in two million bushels of grain in both 2011 and 2012. In 2010
they harvested eight million bushels.
New Mexico Agriculture Statistic Service
deputy director Longino Bustillos says many farmers did not harvest this year
due to lack of moisture.
NM wheat crops lowest since 1927
NRA endorses Heather Wilson
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The
National Rifle Association is wading into New Mexico 's U.S. Senate race, endorsing
Republican Heather Wilson over Democrat Martin Heinrich.
Wilson is a life member
of the NRA with a 100 percent rating for her 10-year voting record in the House
of Representatives.
The NRA has a huge
footprint in New Mexico ,
where hunting is a way of life and gun rights are gospel to many.
Heinrich is an avid hunter and outdoorsman who's
"A" rating from the NRA slipped to a "B" because of a
couple of controversial votes in the House.
NRA endorses Heather Wilson
Raton mayor resigns as protest to voting system
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Charles Starkovich (Photo-KRTN Radio) |
A mayor of a northern New Mexico city has resigned over what he
calls is the city's "discriminatory" form of government against
Hispanic residents.
Raton Mayor Charles Starkovich said in a letter Wednesday
that he was resigning as mayor and city commissioner in protest to Raton's
at-large voting system. Starkovich says the system violates the federal Voting
Rights Act and that he plans to file a formal complaint with the U.S. Justice
Department.
City Manager Pete Kampfer says he was disappointed in Starkovich's
resignation but agreed that Raton's system discriminates against the city's
Hispanic residents. Kampfer says all three city commissioner live within blocks
of each other in the same districts.
The city has five districts and is around
60 percent Latino. Raton has one Hispanic city commissioner.
Raton mayor resigns as protest to voting system
Newsbreak New Mexico 8am Webcast 10/11/12
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Gov. pushes for Mexican wolf relocation
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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is urging federal officials to
relocate a Mexican gray wolf pack linked to recent killings of cows in
southwestern New Mexico .
Martinez recently told U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service in a letter that the Fox Mountain Mexican wolf pack in Catron County
has "created significant concerns" and is affecting the
"psychological well-being of families" in the area. She said
livestock owners are feeling economic impact of losing cattle.
The letter comes
just as federal officials captured an elusive female Mexican gray wolf wanted
for killing too many cows in the disputed area.
Gov. pushes for Mexican wolf relocation