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Tax credit proposed for science graduates
Text while driving ban proposed
First flu deaths of the season
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Tax credit proposed for science graduates
Text while driving ban proposed
First flu deaths of the season
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Tax credit proposed for science graduates
Text while driving ban proposed
First flu deaths of the season
Senator introduces bill to ban texting while driving
Despite the traffic collisions, texting and driving is not
against the law in
The
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration indicates crashes caused
by texting while driving are 23 times worse than those where drivers are paying
attention. Sending or receiving a text takes a driver’s eyes off the road for
nearly five seconds. At 55 miles per hour, that’s blindly driving the length of
an entire football field.
A texting-while-driving bill has never survived the New Mexico
However, cities like Albuquerque , Rio Rancho and
Santa Fe
Wirth hopes New
Mexico
Gov. declares propane emergency
High
demand for propane across much of the West has prompted New Mexico Gov. Susana
Martinez to declare an emergency.
Governors in Nevada
and Arizona
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First flu deaths of the season
Steve Pearce gives speech
Leg. approves operating budget
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First flu deaths of the season
Steve Pearce gives speech
Leg. approves operating budget
State confirms first flu deaths of the season
The cases involve a 91-year-old woman and a 94-year-old woman from
Rio Arriba
County , a 67-year-old woman from Bernalillo County ,
a 57-year-old woman from Lea County and a 56-year-old man from Chaves County
The providers and laboratories that report flu cases to the state Department of
Health on a weekly basis say nearly 5 percent of patient visits last week were
for flu-like illnesses.
Gary Smith indicted
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| Gary Smith |
The indictment
accuses Gary Smith of aggravated stalking or harassment, criminal damage to
property and tampering with a motor vehicle. The district attorney's office
says the charges stem from three separate incidents. The last one occurred New
Year's Day when Smith allegedly violated the terms of his release when he drove
past the home of Janice Arnold-Jones, the Republican nominee in the 1st
District congressional race.
An arraignment for Smith has not yet been
scheduled. He remains in custody at the Metropolitan
Detention Center
in Albuquerque
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New system skews unemployment claims
Three new senate committee chairmen
Gary Smith indicted
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New system skews unemployment claims
Three new senate committee chairmen
Gary Smith indicted
State Senate has three new committee chairmen
Three new chairmen will lead Senate committees,
including ones dealing with education and health care.
Much of the work of the
Legislature is done in committees and chairmen exert considerable influence by
setting the agenda for their panels.
Sen. John Sapien, a Corrales Democrat,
will serve as Education Committee chairman. Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, an
Albuquerque Democrat, will head the Public Affairs Committee. Its
responsibilities include health care measures.
Sen. Peter Wirth, a Santa Fe
Democrat, takes over as chairman of the Conservation Committee, which handles
legislation involving water, energy and other issues.
New system skews unemployment claims
A new computer system is skewing the
data on unemployment claims in
The state's "fully integrated tax and
claims system" launched Jan. 6. But because the switchover was done Jan. 1
to Jan. 6, those collecting unemployment were unable to re-certify or file new
claims for unemployment from New
Mexico
Because of the shutdown, the
number of claims being reported to the federal government is way down.
The
Santa Fe New Mexican it says the data is showing a 75 percent decrease in
claims for the week ending Jan. 5.
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