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Las Cruces Tea Party 3rd Annual Tax Day Event Friday, April 15, 2011 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Young Park. Live Music provided by local favorite, Fast Lane. Guest speakers include: Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, US Senate Candidate Greg Sowards and Reverand Mike Skidmore.
Las Cruces Tea Party Event
From KOB-TV.com - On Wednesday, a northeast Albuquerque man called KOB Eyewitness News 4 because he wanted some answers about why police busted down his door, handcuffed him, and ransacked a room. He says police did not have a warrant and they did not arrest anybody. Both Ramirez and his roommates have no idea what police were doing at their house. Tyler Ramirez does not have the money to fix the front door of his home near Eubank and Comanche. He says around 4 a.m. Wednesday five officers busted through the front door, ran into the house, and threw everybody into handcuffs. “The officer kicked me from behind and then threw my arm around and proceeded to handcuff me,” Ramirez tells. He says the officers said they had received a report of someone who had been shot in the house. Nobody was charged with anything, and the officers left. “When the police are in your house, you’re supposed to feel safe and secure knowing that they’re here,” he says. “I felt threatened, and scared.” read more
Albuquerque man claims police violated his rights
From washingtonexaminer.com - President Obama on Wednesday declared himself "honest about what's causing our deficit" and ready to face "tough choices." Yet he insisted on "protecting" his administration's "investments in the future." While "spending in the tax code" might sound odd, it actually exists. For instance, the "Investment Tax Credit" for renewable energy is available to corporations even if they owe no taxes, and is often paid in the form of a check from the U.S. Treasury to those companies that are doing what Obama wants them to do. The Earned Income Tax Credit is the poor-man's version of this -- a welfare payment from the Internal Revenue Service. But Obama wasn't talking about eliminating these "tax expenditures." When he spoke of lowering "spending in the tax code," it was in the context of his desire to raise rates for upper-income Americans. Under Bill Clinton, the top tax rate was 39.6 percent, but today it's 35 percent. That extra 4.6 percent of income that a successful American gets to keep -- to Obama that counts as "spending" by the government. More News New Mexico
Obama's Budget Speech Shows his Unyielding Ideology
From stamfordadvocate.com -The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against Gov. Susana Martinez in a dispute with labor unions over the Public Employee Labor Relations Board. The court said the governor does not have authority to remove members from board and ordered the immediate reinstatement of two members who were removed by the governor in March. More News New Mexico
Supreme Court Rules Against Gov. Martinez
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| Working on the Deficit at the White House |
"Deficit Attention Disorder"
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| John D. Rockefeller |
Williams: Eat the Rich
No Specifics: Just More OBAMATALK on Debt
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In late January, RealClearPolitics' Sean Trende identified 2012's most vulnerable Democrats as Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Jon Tester of Montana, Missouri's Claire McCaskill, Florida's Bill Nelson, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, and Virgina's James Webb (who has since announced he will not seek re-election). In North Dakota, Republicans have their sights on the seat now held by Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad, who after 24 years will not seek re-election. Read more here: News New MexicoBiden: We Could Lose the Senate (send money)
From realclearpolitics.com - Gov. Susana Martinez has until April 8 to sign or veto bills passed during the final stretch of the session. BUDGET-FINANCES(equals) Passed: $5.4 billion budget for education and general government programs in fiscal year starting July 1; higher pension contributions for public employees and drop in government payments to save $111 million next year; freeze payments from a fire equipment fund, freeing $1.3 million for budget. Failed: $240 million worth of capital improvements statewide, including nearly $18 million for prison upgrades; use permanent fund as a source of bonds to help plug budget shortfall. TAXES(equals) Passed: $128 million increase on businesses to shore up unemployment compensation program; limit film production tax rebates to $50 million a year; tax deduction on locomotive fuel as incentive for Union Pacific rail yard project in Santa Teresa. Failed: Revalue residential property to cope with property tax "lightning;" extend tax break for construction at Cannon Air Force Base; exempt military pensions from state income tax; surtax on higher-income New Mexicans. More News New Mexico
Summary of 2011 NM Legislative Session
From businessweek.com - New Mexico legislation signed by Gov. Susana Martinez clears the way for government entities to invest in their own renewable energy systems, rather than pay utilities to purchase renewable energy for them. The law creates a new development incentive by exempting certain entities from renewable energy procurement charges on their utility bills if they have their own generation systems, whether it's solar panels or a biogas plant. In return, the entities will spend 2.5 percent of their annual electricity charges to develop or reinvest in their own systems. They must also give up any renewable energy certificates, or RECs, related to the systems. More News New Mexico
New NM Law Clears Way For Renewable Energy
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