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The 30-day session starting Tuesday focuses primarily on the state budget. The governor can also put other issues on the agenda. Among issues lawmakers are expected to consider when they gather in Santa Fe: Education Gov. Susana Martinez will continue to push her education reform agenda, including resurrecting legislation to stop the practice of "social promotion" of students to the next grade even if they can't read at grade level by the end of the third grade. A competing bill would leave that decision to parents. Martinez...
The 30-day session starting Tuesday focuses primarily on the state budget. The governor can also put other issues on the agenda. Among issues lawmakers are expected to consider when they gather in Santa Fe: Education Gov. Susana Martinez will continue to push her education reform agenda, including resurrecting legislation to stop the practice of "social promotion" of students to the next grade even if they can't read at grade level by the end of the third grade. A competing bill would leave that decision to parents. Martinez... Full story
The Santa Fe New Mexican The 30-day session starting Tuesday focuses primarily on the state budget. The governor can also put other issues on the agenda. Among issues lawmakers are expected to consider when they gather in Santa Fe:...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Monday briefing. MLK Day There are celebrations and commemorations galore today to mark Martin Luther King Day. In Clovis, the annual walk to commemorate King’s march from Selma to Montgomery gets started at 9 a.m. in Potter Park. In Portales, a similar march starts at 10 a.m. at Eastern New Mexico University and ends up at the Memorial Building. It’s a fact Martin Luther King Jr. skipped the 9th and 12th grades in school and entered Moorehouse College at age 15. Mee...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Monday briefing. MLK Day There are celebrations and commemorations galore today to mark Martin Luther King Day. In Clovis, the annual walk to commemorate King’s march from Selma to Montgomery gets started at 9 a.m. in Potter Park. In Portales, a similar march starts at 10 a.m. at Eastern New Mexico University and ends up at the Memorial Building. It’s a fact Martin Luther King Jr. skipped the 9th and 12th grades in school and entered Moorehouse College at age 15. Mee...
The Clovis Martin Luther King Jr. Commission annual Martin Luther King Day parade starts 9 a.m. Monday at Potter Park, emulating King's civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama. The first stop will be at Lincoln-Jackson Elementary, where the commission will stage a short program and offer refreshments. The next stop will be at Roy Walker Community Center. The next stop is Legacy Life Family Church where the commission will hold a rally. The speaker, David Lombrana, minister of Legacy Life Family Church, will... Full story
Benna Sayyed The Clovis Martin Luther King Jr. Commission annual Martin Luther King Day parade starts 9 a.m. Monday at Potter Park, emulating King’s civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama. The first stop will be at Lincoln-Jackson Elementary, where the commission will stage a short program and offer refreshments. The next stop will be at Roy Walker Community Center. The next stop is Legacy Life Family Church where the commission will hold a rally. The speaker, David Lombrana, minister of Legacy Life Family C...
Amber Hamilton, the most feared player in our noon-time hoops group, is director of ARISE (Advocating, Reassuring, Informing, Supporting, Empowering) Sexual Assault Services. ARISE provides medical, advocacy and counseling services in Roosevelt, Curry, Quay, DeBaca, Harding and Lea counties. "One in four women and one in six men will experience sexual violence at sometime," says Amber. "Sexual assault is not about attire or physical attributes. Perpetrators seek out victims that they can over-power and control." This often... Full story
Amber Hamilton, the most feared player in our noon-time hoops group, is director of ARISE (Advocating, Reassuring, Informing, Supporting, Empowering) Sexual Assault Services. ARISE provides medical, advocacy and counseling services in Roosevelt, Curry, Quay, DeBaca, Harding and Lea counties. “One in four women and one in six men will experience sexual violence at sometime,” says Amber. “Sexual assault is not about attire or physical attributes. Perpetrators seek out victims that they can over-power and control.” This often i...
Amber Hamilton, the most feared player in our noon-time hoops group, is director of ARISE (Advocating, Reassuring, Informing, Supporting, Empowering) Sexual Assault Services. ARISE provides medical, advocacy and counseling services in Roosevelt, Curry, Quay, DeBaca, Harding and Lea counties. "One in four women and one in six men will experience sexual violence at sometime," says Amber. "Sexual assault is not about attire or physical attributes. Perpetrators seek out victims that they can over-power and control." This often...
The TV networks declared Mitt Romney the winner in New Hampshire about five seconds after the polls closed, so commentators had to scramble to find something interesting to say the rest of the night. It wasn't easy. Mr. Romney had been expected to win Tuesday's GOP primary and did. Jon Huntsman tried for an upset that didn't happen. Rick Santorum's post-Iowa sizzle fizzled. And then there was Ron Paul. The libertarian congressman from Texas came in second, then delivered a rousing speech to wildly enthusiastic supporters. If...
Freedom New Mexico The TV networks declared Mitt Romney the winner in New Hampshire about five seconds after the polls closed, so commentators had to scramble to find something interesting to say the rest of the night. It wasn’t easy. Mr. Romney had been expected to win Tuesday’s GOP primary and did. Jon Huntsman tried for an upset that didn’t happen. Rick Santorum’s post-Iowa sizzle fizzled. And then there was Ron Paul. The libertarian congressman from Texas came in second, then delivered a rousing speech to wildly enthusi...
Curtis Shelburne, pastor of 16th & Ave. D. Church of Christ in Muleshoe, writes a weekly religion column for the Portales News-Tribune website. Here's his most recent effort: What have you learned from your successes and failures?" That was the question the interviewer put to billionaire Donald Trump a few months ago during Trump's brief (and, I personally hope, never to be revived) flirtation with presidential candidacy. His answer: "I don't see myself as having failures...
Curtis Shelburne, pastor of 16th & Ave. D. Church of Christ in Muleshoe, writes a weekly religion column for the Portales News-Tribune website. Here’s his most recent effort:...
Freedom New Mexico The TV networks declared Mitt Romney the winner in New Hampshire about five seconds after the polls closed, so commentators had to scramble to find something interesting to say the rest of the night. It wasn’t easy. Mr. Romney had been expected to win Tuesday’s GOP primary and did. Jon Huntsman tried for an upset that didn’t happen. Rick Santorum’s post-Iowa sizzle fizzled. And then there was Ron Paul. The libertarian congressman from Texas came in second, then delivered a rousing speech to wildly enthusi...
The TV networks declared Mitt Romney the winner in New Hampshire about five seconds after the polls closed, so commentators had to scramble to find something interesting to say the rest of the night. It wasn't easy. Mr. Romney had been expected to win Tuesday's GOP primary and did. Jon Huntsman tried for an upset that didn't happen. Rick Santorum's post-Iowa sizzle fizzled. And then there was Ron Paul. The libertarian congressman from Texas came in second, then delivered a rousing speech to wildly enthusiastic supporters. If...
The New Mexico Legislature begins noon Tuesday in Santa Fe. The Legislature has two different types of sessions. In odd years, the session runs 60 days and is full of legislation that encompasses nearly everything one could imagine. In even years like 2012, the session is 30 days long and is limited mostly to the state budget. Any non-budget item needs pre-authorization from Gov. Susana Martinez. We made attempts to contact area legislators — and were successful getting everybody except Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales; and R...
The New Mexico Legislature begins noon Tuesday in Santa Fe. The Legislature has two different types of sessions. In odd years, the session runs 60 days and is full of legislation that encompasses nearly everything one could imagine. In even years like 2012, the session is 30 days long and is limited mostly to the state budget. Any non-budget item needs pre-authorization from Gov. Susana Martinez. We made attempts to contact area legislators — and were successful getting everybody except Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales;...
Britt'ny Mowell An Elida teenager killed in a crash Friday is remembered as a beautiful and bubbly girl with a big heart. Britt'ny Mowell, 17, died at a Lubbock hospital from injuries suffered in a single vehicle rollover crash outside Elida. "She loved everybody, everyone became her friend," said Mowell's sister, Mollie Crow. "She was very adventurous and was looking forward to exploring life outside of Elida. Our family and friends are really sad about this because she was just an amazing person." Mowell was driving a 2003... Full story
The New Mexico Legislature begins noon Tuesday in Santa Fe. The Legislature has two different types of sessions. In odd years, the session runs 60 days and is full of legislation that encompasses nearly everything one could imagine. In even years like 2012, the session is 30 days long and is limited mostly to the state budget. Any non-budget item needs pre-authorization from Gov. Susana Martinez. We made attempts to contact area legislators — and were successful getting everybody except Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales; and R... Full story
Grievance filed against commissioner Fresh off one expensive dispute, it looks like there’s another squabble between a county employee and a Curry County commissioner. Finance Director Mark Lansford has filed a grievance against Commissioner Robert Sandoval, according to an email obtained by the CNJ through a state open records request. The disclosure is on the heels of a weeks-long investigation of a dispute between Commissioner Dan Stoddard and County Manager Lance Pyle that cost the county almost $5,000. An investigator h...
Grievance filed against commissioner Fresh off one expensive dispute, it looks like there's another squabble between a county employee and a Curry County commissioner. Finance Director Mark Lansford has filed a grievance against Commissioner Robert Sandoval, according to an email obtained by the CNJ through a state open records request. The disclosure is on the heels of a weeks-long investigation of a dispute between Commissioner Dan Stoddard and County Manager Lance Pyle that cost the county almost $5,000. An investigator hi...
An Elida teenager killed in a crash Friday is remembered as a beautiful and bubbly girl with a big heart. Britt'ny Mowell, 17, died at a Lubbock hospital from injuries suffered in a single vehicle rollover crash outside Elida. "She loved everybody, everyone became her friend," said Mowell's sister, Mollie Crow. "She was very adventurous and was looking forward to exploring life outside of Elida. Our family and friends are really sad about this because she was just an amazing person." Mowell was driving a 2003 Pontiac minivan...
Christina Calloway An Elida teenager killed in a crash Friday is remembered as a beautiful and bubbly girl with a big heart. Britt’ny Mowell, 17, died at a Lubbock hospital from injuries suffered in a single vehicle rollover crash outside Elida. “She loved everybody, everyone became her friend,” said Mowell’s sister, Mollie Crow. “She was very adventurous and was looking forward to exploring life outside of Elida. Our family and friends are really sad about this because she was just an amazing person.” Mowell was driving a 2...
The Santa Fe New Mexican The 30-day session starting Tuesday focuses primarily on the state budget. The governor can also put other issues on the agenda. Among issues lawmakers are expected to consider when they gather in Santa Fe:...
