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Governor Announces Crackdown On Parents Failing To Pay Child Support

Gov. Susana Martinez
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE Monday, Gov. Susana Martinez announced a crackdown on parents failing to pay child support. The annual child support bench warrant operation will run through October 15. Martinez launched the Bench Warrant Project in 2011 to ensure that deadbeat parents fulfill their obligation to pay child support.
 
“It’s the responsibility of parents to set their kids up for success, that’s why we have to make it clear that there is absolutely no excuse for a parent refusing to pay child support,” Governor Martinez said. “If you owe child support
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Gubernatorial Candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham Arrives For Meet & Greet In Los Alamos

Gubernatorial Candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham stopped in front of the Los Alamos Daily Post on Central Avenue moments ago on her way to a Meet & Greet event with House Dist. 43 candidate Christine Chandler underway until 6:30 p.m. at Bath Tub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square. This is one of the stops on the Jobs & Leadership Statewide Bus Tour with Grisham and candidate for Lt. Gov. Howie Morales. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

FBI: Former NM Taxation And Revenue Employee Gets 46 Months For Federal Extortion Conviction

FBI News:

  • Defendant also Ordered to Pay $43,380 in Restitution

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. District Judge Martha Vazquez sentenced Larry Mendoza, a former Revenue Agent of the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, to 46 months of imprisonment for his conviction on Hobbs Act extortion charges in federal court today in Santa Fe. 

Mendoza will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence. Judge Vazquez also ordered Mendoza to pay $43,380 in restitution.

In announcing Mendoza’s sentence, U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson said, “Public employees violate a sacred Read More

Fighting The Current: Why New Mexicans Need A Higher Minimum Wage

By SARAH HYDE
NM Voices for Children
 
Hard-working families in our state are drowning. Families should never have to choose between buying healthy groceries and paying their utility bills, but they do. Kids should be focusing on their work instead of their grumbling stomachs during school, but they cannot help it when their hard-working parents can only provide one meal a day.
 
Workers should not have to take out payday loans for exorbitant fees to afford back-to-school supplies for their kids. I’ve heard too many devastating stories about the challenges that New Mexico’s minimum-wage
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Letter To The Editor: Vote For Lisa Shin

By LINDA SULLIVAN
Los Alamos
 
Vote for Lisa Shin: a Transparent and Honest Voice in our Government
 
I am writing to express my support for Republican Lisa Shin in her candidacy for the New Mexico House of Representatives: District 43. Among other things, Lisa believes in limited government and lower taxes so that individuals and families have more freedom in their daily lives. She is genuine and honest; how often do we find that in a politician? She prioritizes the needs and concerns of people over a personal agenda or a party platform. If elected, she is determined to focus on issues
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AG On Federal Intervention In Taos Compound Case

From the Office of Attorney General Hector Balderas:

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas issued the following statement following the arrest by the FBI of the five people from the compound in Taos:

We are relieved that these dangerous individuals will finally be held in custody after federal entities stepped in because of inexplicable dismissals of the cases.

I strongly believe that First Degree Child Abuse Resulting in Death should be a top priority for our State and justice for Abdul-Ghani What must be sought for the horrific loss of life of a 3-year-old child. Read More

Update: New Mexico State Police Investigate Fatal Bus Crash On I-40 … Death Toll Rises To Eight

NMSP News:

The New Mexico State Police responded to a fatal collision around 12:30 p.m., Thursday involving a semi-tractor-trailer and a Greyhound bus on Interstate 40 around mile post 50 in McKinley County. Interstate 40 westbound was completely closed for approximately eight hours because of this crash and subsequent investigation.

This crash scene occurred in a rural area between Gallup and Grants, NM. Multiple agencies responded to assist at the scene, including the Milan Police Department, Navajo Nation Police Department, McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Cibola County Read More

Michelle Lujan Grisham On FBI Arrests And Federal Charges In Amalia Compound Case In Taos

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham

STATE News:

This afternoon, U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement regarding the arrests and federal charges filed against the five suspects in the Amalia compound case in Taos:

“I am thankful the Amalia suspects have been arrested and charged by the FBI and I look forward to the swift pursuit of justice and the continued protection of the innocent child victims.” Read More

New Mexico Congressional Delegation Applauds ITC Reversal Of Newsprint Tariffs

New Mexico Congressional Delegation News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. Wednesday, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Michelle Lujan Grisham and Steve Pearce applauded the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) for its unanimous vote to reverse the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Canadian newsprint, which have threatened to devastate local newspapers across New Mexico.
 
The New Mexico delegation released the following joint statement:
 
“We applaud the ITC for making the absolute correct decision to reverse
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NM State Police Investigate Fatal Bus Crash On I-40

NMSP News:

The New Mexico State Police responded Thursday to a fatal collision involving a semi-truck and a Greyhound bus on Interstate 40 around mile post 50 in McKinley County.

The preliminary investigation indicates a semi-truck traveling east on Interstate 40 suffered a tire blow out causing the semi to cross the median into opposing west bound traffic of Interstate 40. The semi-truck collided head on with a westbound Greyhound passenger bus carrying more than forty-eight passengers.

So far, State Police have confirmed four fatalities. The majority of passengers were transported to Read More

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