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Immigrants at Risk after Deportation
“A complaint expected to be filed today with the Department of Homeland Security alleges immigration officers and border agents are
in the U.S. illegally – leaving them vulnerable when they are deported,” according to a new report in the Albuquerque Journal.
Group Wants HSD Monitor Appointed
Thousands of New Mexicans, meanwhile, are also “at risk because of the state’s continued failure to adequately provide health care and food benefits to the poor, according to a legal motion filed by a group seeking to protect low-income residents.”
, “The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty will argue that a federal court should appoint an independent monitor to oversee some of these key tasks from the New Mexico Human Services Department.”
Investigation: Cannabis Revenue Flows to Arizona
The New Mexico Department of Health, operating under new confidentiality rules, provided SFR documents showing that an Arizona health management service firm is
for the next 30 years.
Another Judge Recused
Tom Clark, who represents disgraced former lawmaker Phil Griego, has opted to recuse Santa Fe District Judge Sarah Singleton from hearing his criminal case.
reports the case has now been assigned to Judge David Thomson. If he recuses himself, like seven other jurists, a judge from outside of the district will have to be appointed.
Developers Booted from SF Railyard's Market
“A federal bankruptcy judge, citing '
of the Santa Fe Railyard’s Market Station building, ordered the partners who built and manage the property removed from its operations and replaced them with a trustee,” according to the New Mexican .
The Albuquerque Public Schools District has agreed to settle freelance photographer Mark Bralley’s first amendment violation lawsuit for $59,000.
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First, anybody in the United States today with an Internet connection has the ability to tell stories about anything, including their local government. And second, that one need not be connected with a corporate media outlet to be able to do that, and that government has made rules that are contrary to the fundamentals of the Constitution.”
Free Speech Tension
Speaking of the first amendment, a Pro-Palestine sign on private property in Santa Fe is drumming up neighborhood tension as the Middle East meets the Southwest. SFR's new staff writer Steven Hsieh has the story.
Biden and Pelosi Heading to Santa Fe
Vice President Joe Biden and other top Democrats will be in Santa Fe this weekend to talk about this year’s election and their prospects for retaking control of the US House.
Sotomayor Inspires Latinas
Last night, it was US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor who was in Santa Fe. She spoke to the Hispanic Women’s Council. Today, she’ll head to St. John’s College.
Las Vegas School Board Member Faces Deadline to Quit
Chris McKee reports, “A northern New Mexico school board member who’s accused of illegally holding public office is now facing a new ultimatum: resign or face the law.”
KRQE News 13 has obtained new documents that show the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office is stepping in, giving West Las Vegas School Board member Anthony Leroy Benavidez two weeks to decide his future.Fighter Hires Driver
After a couple of high-profile traffic violations, including drag racing and leaving the scene of an accident, MMA fighter Jon “Bones” Jones has hired a professional driver ahead of his trial in May.
Elizabeth Miller reports, “Since adding new types of plastic and paper to what Santa Feans can toss in their blue bins, the city’s recycling rate has increased an average of 12 percent.
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