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• NM House delegation lauds Indian Health Care reauthorization efforts

  Congressmen Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luj?n were on hand with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for a meeting with tribal leaders talking about the inclusion of the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) being [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:23pm EST
  

• Denish proposes switch to Google Apps

  Lt. Governor, and gubernatorial candidate, Diane Denish unveiled her reform proposals today, designed to streamline government and save money. Included was her proposal calling for state government to switch "the state from current systems to Google Apps", which Denish says "could generate as much as $1.9 million in recurring savings."

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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 3:00pm EST
  

• Do New Jersey, Virginia races show hope for GOP in 2010?

  Pundits are all saying how last night's elections in New Jersey and Virginia show hope for Republicans in the 2010 midterm elections.

  Ruth Marcus looks at the facts:In the 15 gubernatorial elections since 1949, the voters of New Jersey and Virginia have chosen governors belonging to the same party 10 [...]

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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:08pm EST
  

• Farmington mayor not running for re-election

  According to the Farmington Daily Times, three-term mayor Bill Standley will not run for a fourth term.Standley, who is serving his third term, announced at a City Council meeting Tuesday morning that he won't run for an unprecedented fourth term in the March 2 election. Standley has been mayor' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:01am EST
  

• Tax raises on alcohol coming in January?

  Steve Terrell has an interesting look at one proposal to help close the budget gap in New Mexico -- raising the tax on alcohol. The tax, known a "sin tax," is one of a number of revenue-enhancing plans that will be considered in January.

  State Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, [...]

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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:20am EST
  

• A progressive sweep in Las Cruces

  There were three city council races in Las Cruces Tuesday night and they all ended the same way -- victory for progressives. This included two progressives taking out incumbent city councilors.

  In a bit of an odd twist, the Las Cruces city council and mayor's office are now way more progressive [...]

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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:45pm EST