Super Committee Failure Could Hurt N.M.

From capitolreportnewmexico.com -The failure of the so-called Super Committe to agree on deficit reductions isn’t just making news in Washington. “I don’t see any sudden change in spending,” state Sen. John Arthur Smith (D-Deming) told Capitol Report New Mexico in an interview just moments after Democrats and Republicans in Washington announced they were giving up on bi-partisan negotiations. “They’re letting off the accelerator on spending. But the long-term results I think are going to be quite damaging to the state of New Mexico.” By not reaching an agreement on at least $1.2 trillion in deficit cuts, the committee leaves in place automatic reductions to the military that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta described Monday (Nov. 21) as “devastating, automatic, across-the-board cuts that will tear a seam in the nation’s defense.”  More News New Mexico

Super Committee Failure Could Hurt N.M.

"Thanksgiving and Thanks Gimmy"

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"Thanksgiving and Thanks Gimmy"

N.M. Unemployment Recipients Told to Pay Back Money

From koat.com -Target 7 has learned that unemployed New Mexicans who were receiving unemployment checks for months are now being asked to pay that money back because their former employers contested their claims. When father-of-two Toby Villanueva started receiving unemployment benefits, he never anticipated the nightmare that was to come.  "I just continued getting it, then it ran out, then I filed for an extension and kept getting it," Villanueva said.  For months, the two New Mexicans received thousands of dollars from the unemployment office until a jaw-dropping letter. The letter said their employers were protesting their claims  "I would have found other ways to pay my bills and feed the kids and everything else," Villanueva said.  More News New Mexico

N.M. Unemployment Recipients Told to Pay Back Money

Bingaman & Udall Try to Delay Sagebrush Lizard Ruling

From newswest9.com -The decision to make the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species is supposed to be decided next month but two New Mexico Senators are trying to delay the ruling. The director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has the final say. Senators Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman recently sent a letter to the director asking him to temporarily halt his decision. The letter applauds the agency for extending the initial public comment period and for holding public hearings.  The letter says the best scientific information is vital to the listing process. It also says the director has the authority to delay the decision if there's a dispute over the related scientific data.  More News New Mexico

Bingaman & Udall Try to Delay Sagebrush Lizard Ruling

N.M. ERB Proposes 55 as Minimum Retirement Age

From businessweek.com -New Mexico's retirement program for teachers and college faculty proposes to improve its long-term finances by establishing a minimum retirement age of 55 for educators and limiting cost-of-living increases for retirees. The Educational Retirement Board voted Monday to recommend the proposals to the Legislature, which has to change state law to implement any pension revisions.  More News New Mexico

N.M. ERB Proposes 55 as Minimum Retirement Age

Couple Arrested in NM for Allegedly Trying to Bribe Border Patrol

From therepublic.com -A Texas couple has been jailed on charges they tried to bribe a Border Patrol agent into letting them smuggle a family member and cocaine into the country. The U.S. Attorney's Office says FBI agents arrested 25-year-old Debbie Ayala of San Elizario, Texas, and 27-year-old David Rogelio Leyva of Socorro, Texas. Both were booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center. Federal prosecutors allege the couple tried to offer $700 to $800 to the agent so they could smuggle Ayala's cousin from Mexico into New Mexico possibly through Deming last January.  More News New Mexico

Couple Arrested in NM for Allegedly Trying to Bribe Border Patrol

NM's Permanent Funds Decline over $1B

From therepublic.com -New Mexico's permanent funds dropped in value by more than $1 billion during the past quarter because of a downturn in global financial markets. The latest report to the State Investment Council shows the Land Grant Permanent Fund had assets valued at $9.5 billion at the end of September, down more than a $1 billion from the previous quarter.  More News New Mexico

NM's Permanent Funds Decline over $1B

Study:Wildfires Linked to Illegal Border Crossings

From foxnews.com -People crossing the southeastern Arizona desert caused at least 30 wildfires in a five year period, found the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress. A study by Congress’ investigative arm that shows investigators have linked 30 fires that erupted in a five-year period in Arizona’s border region to people who crossed into the United States illegally — a finding Sen. John McCain says backs up earlier statements he made about undocumented immigrants and wildfires.  More News New Mexico

Study:Wildfires Linked to Illegal Border Crossings

Climategate 2.0?

From hotair.com -Two years ago, a group calling itself FOIA.org dumped a treasure trove of e-mails from climate-change advocates and researchers that revealed abundant evidence of data manipulation and dishonest attempts to silence and discredit critics.  Called “Climategate,” the exposure greatly damaged the standing of the scientists involved and their public statements.  Now the same group has celebrated the second anniversary of the Climategate release with another release of 5,000 e-mails, which have only begun to be parsed by interested bloggers.  More News New Mexico

Climategate 2.0?

You May Be Financially Responsible For Your Parents

Yesterday on NewsNM we spoke about current laws in 29 states that hold you financially responsible for your parents, these laws are known as filial laws which date back as far as 17th century England.  Information on filial responsibility laws can be seen here and a list of each state that participates can be seen here.

You May Be Financially Responsible For Your Parents