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James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood have all been included in a 17-man squad for England's Test tour of South Africa.
Anderson and Wood missed the New Zealand tour due to injury, while Bairstow was dropped to allow him time to work on his red-ball game. All three are already in South Africa as part of a training squad.
While Wood is not currently deemed fit for selection, the England management hope he will recover sufficiently to play some part in the series. He was player of the match in the only Test he played in 2019, England's victory in St Lucia.
Also read: England keep 'watching brief' as chaos mounts in South Africa
But there is no recall for Moeen Ali. Moeen, who requested an extended break from the Test team after struggling during the English summer, has held discussions with the England management in recent days with the conclusion that he should be given a little longer away from the international game. He is expected to return to the Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, where England may well field three spinners.
Moeen's absence allows Matt Parkinson, who went on the New Zealand tour but did not break into the Test team, another opportunity. Zak Crawley, who made his Test debut in the Hamilton Test, also retains his place as a reserve batsman. That means there is no place for Dawid Malan.
The return of Anderson and Wood means no place for Lancashire seamer Saqib Mahmood. He is the one man from the Test squad in New Zealand to miss out.
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"With James Anderson and Mark Wood returning to the squad, Saqib Mahmood is the unfortunate player to miss out," said National Selector Ed Smith.
"It is not predicted that Mark Wood will be available for selection for the earliest matches. However, he will travel with the team and continue his rehab work with the medical staff on tour. There is no exact date given for his return, but the medical team is working towards him becoming fully available for selection during the tour.
"With that in mind, and given the extended period that James and Mark have had on the sidelines due to injury, it was sensible to have a 17-man squad.
"Moeen Ali, who asked to take a break from Test cricket last summer, remains unavailable for Test selection.
"Jonny Bairstow returns to the England squad after missing out on the New Zealand tour. Jonny, Mark and James are already in South Africa on a training camp ahead of the Test tour."
The four-match Test series forms part of the ICC World Test Championship and will be the first time in the competition that England have played away from home. The first Test begins on Boxing Day at Centurion.


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May 18, 2006, 8:33 AM · The best new theme park attraction for 2006 award figures to be a highly competitive one, with a certain new ride at Walt Disney World facing strong reviews for Magic Mountain's newest coaster. And folks in the U.K. seem partial to Thorpe Park's newest thrill ride, too.
To be eligible in this category, a theme park ride or show must have debuted between June 1, 2005 and May 31, 2006. It must not be a reinstallation or a "clone" of a previously opened attraction. (And we define a clone as an attraction with the same name, manufacturer, concept and theme as another attraction.)
Here are the major new attractions that have debuted since June 1, 2005. *Please* let me know if I have forgotten one, but remember, attractions that debuted in May 2005 (and that was a lot) are no longer eligible:
Blue Horizons, SeaWorld Orlando
Expedition Everest, Disney's Animal Kingdom
Fear Factor - Live, Universal Studios Florida
Goliath, Six Flags Over Georgia
Monsters, Inc: Mike and Sulley to the Rescue, Disney's California Adventure
Raging Spirits, Tokyo DisneySea
Skyhawk, Cedar Point
Stealth, Thorpe Park
Survivor: The Ride, Paramount's Great America
Tatsu, Six Flags Magic Mountain
Timber Tower, Dollywood
For those of you new to the site, here's how the awards work: click on the Browse Parks and Find Hotels links at the top of the page and browse to the attractions, restaurants and hotels you've been to in the past year. Submit your rating and review for each. We'll tally the ratings and the places with the highest average rating for the year win the awards. For parks, we take the highest cumulative rating for all the attractions and restaurants at the park.
Ben Mills
May 18, 2006 at 2:39 PM · I know you said clones have to have the same name as the original, Robert, but given Stealth is just a smaller version of Kingda Ka, can we disqualify it? *Please*??? You know it'll make me happy. Seriously, if you banned USH's Mummy because of USF, then this so deserves to go down.
May 18, 2006 at 2:57 PM · Strong point, Ben.
I don't want to campaign too much on behalf of or against any one location (which is the sort of thing one says before one does just that), but I can't see the readers of this site suddenly deciding this year to start endorsing unthemed, single-element roller coasters for awards.
It's just not been our style, has it?
May 18, 2006 at 2:59 PM · I swear, if Fear Factor wins I'll personally go there, rip that sign down and stick it in the pontoon.
Derek Potter
May 18, 2006 at 9:56 PM · Not to cheer for the coasters too much, but don't forget The Voyage at Holiday World. I don't imagine too many people here will actually get to ride it by voting time, but I think it belongs. From the looks of it and the on ride video, it's probably better than most of the attractions on that list.
Vickie OConnor
May 19, 2006 at 8:23 AM · I agree that it would be awful if Fear Factor won. Some attraction!

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The Grind: Mo stuns, Holly moves on, Paulina surfs, and Lindsey passes the "ab test"
Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we're still recovering from that shocking sports "decision" Friday. We all thought LeBron James was going home to Cleveland, but who knew Holly Sonders was even a free agent?! The Golf Channel star and "Morning Drive" co-host left for Fox Sports, where she'll also cover other sports since just covering golf for them would be a part-time job. So cue up the Sarah McLachlan and enjoy some of our favorite Holly moments, from her Golf Digest cover shoot to her appearance in this year's Humana Challenge Pro-Am to creatively chipping out the first pitch at a Rays game to her recent "win" in the Ice Bucket Challenge. Good luck, Holly. You will be missed.
Holly with a stroke of genius.
Mo Martin: You could watch golf for the rest of your life and not see a finish this unexpected. First of all, it was Mo Martin. The 31-year-old American had never even had a share of a lead at an LPGA event before this week and her best career finish at a major was a T-29. Secondly, she trailed by two shots on the final hole when her "full 3-wood" from about 240 yards away (100 of which were on the ground) rattled off the flagstick. She barely missed an unfathomable walk-off albatross, but still made an eagle that wound up winning the Women's British Open. Oh yeah, it was her first eagle of the year and just the third of her career. Talk about winning out of Mo-where!
We'd be laughing if we hit the flagstick from 240 yards out, too.
Justin Rose: A two-shot victory at the Scottish Open gave Rose a second straight win, moved him to No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking and has him as many people's No. 1 choice to win this week's British Open. In fact, he went first in Golf Digest's fantasy draft. Tough to argue with that, especially if you remember who won last year's Scottish Open . . .
University of Georgia men: Brian Harman could have been named Brian Anyman. As long as he went to college in Athens, Ga., he was bound to win on the PGA Tour. Harman became the sixth Bulldog to win on the tour this year with his one-shot victory over Zach Johnson at the John Deere Classic. Heck, Harman lost his caddie for most of the first round, picked some random dude out of the crowd and still shot six under for 12 holes. Hopefully, that guy is getting a nice check in the mail this week.
Colin Montgomerie: Now he's not just winning majors in the U.S., he's winning majors in playoffs in the U.S.? Wow, how things have changed. This time Monty captured the biggest event on the Champions Tour, the U.S. Senior Open, topping Gene Sauers in three extra holes after Sauers lipped out a six-footer on the final hole of regulation. It appears the golf gods are finally in Monty's corner. Better late than never, right?
Steve Stricker: We had the Strick Show penciled into this space at the beginning of the week for opting (again) to be a no-show at the British Open. Then he went out and did the unthinkable: shoot over par Sunday at the John Deere Classic to blow a chance to win his favorite tournament (again). OK, so that might be as surprising as Mo Martin winning an women's major.
Rory McIlroy's Fridays: This is just getting ridiculous. McIlroy followed up an opening 64 at the Scottish Open with a second-round 78. Sound familiar? He recently shot 63-78 at the Memorial and is now 0-for-4 on the year when opening a tournament with a 64 or better. McIlroy leads the PGA Tour in first-round scoring, but averages nearly five shots worse on Day 2. According to Golf Channel's Justin Ray, McIlroy is nine over in second rounds worldwide in 2014 and a staggering 90 under in all other rounds combined. I picked Rory No. 5 in our fantasy draft. Can someone across the pond make sure he gets a good night's sleep on Thursday for me? Thanks.
Scott Verplank: It's not often that a golfer turns 50 the day before the U.S. Senior Open. It's more rare when that event just happens to be at the site where you had arguably your best week ever (winning the 1984 U.S. Amateur). But Verplank didn't take advantage, shooting a pair of 75s in his Champions Tour debut and missing the cut. After one final bad drive on Friday, he gave his driver to a kid in the crowd. "I asked him if he was a golfer and he said he was so I gave him my driver. He will hit it better than I will.
Fox Sports: It wasn't enough to take Johnny and Yanni from the U.S. Open? Now you're poaching Holly as well? That's just cruel.
The world's best golfers head to the Open Championship, aka the British Open, aka the British, aka the Open. Look, no matter what people call this week's major at Hoylake, we all know what people are referring to. Let's not get too hung up on names. Please?
Some good info there, Will.
"You can be standing over a putt and the ball's kind of ovulating a little bit." -- Jessica Korda, who quickly laughed off her vocab slip up on Twitter and blamed it on being blonde.
This was a #TBT post from Amanda, but it's a classic.
Luke Donald hit a bunker shot lefty. Phil Mickelson hit a bunker shot righty. They both hit it to about six feet. These guys are good.
Jesper Parnevik breaks a rib while riding a Segway. Ouch.
And from a golfer getting hurt to a golfer's girlfriend appearing indestructible, there's this video of Lindsey Vonn taking the "ab test." She passed.
Golf Digest's Dan Jenkins will not be at the British Open, ending a remarkable streak of covering 179 straight major championships. Jenkins says he plans to start a new streak at this year's PGA Championship, which will be his 223rd major overall. Good luck to anyone trying to top that. . . . Andres Gonzales went wire-to-wire at the Web.com Tour's Utah Championship, winning by four shots. . . . A new ranking system for determining qualifiers for the 2016 Olympics in Rio started this week. Great, another ranking to keep track of. . . . That's me appearing on ESPN's "Outside The Lines" discussing golf addiction. No, I was not asked to be on the show because I'm a golf addict. I don't think . . .
Has Paulina already given up on golf?
What does Rory McIlroy do on Thursday nights?
Am I a golf addict?


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"Thermometer" Protein Regulates Blooming
News Mar 24, 2020 | Original story from the CNRS
Left: Evening Complex (EC) attached to DNA. Right: LUX protein bound to DNA double helix. EC acts like a temperature sensor. At low temperatures, it prevents the expression of growth genes by binding to the DNA. When temperatures are high enough, it separates from the DNA, permitting gene expression and subsequent plant flowering. Credit: Silva et al.
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As average temperatures rise every year, it is no longer rare to see plants flower as early as February.
Behind this phenomenon is a complex of proteins whose activity is controlled by temperature changes, as has just been demonstrated by researchers from the Cell and Plant Physiology Laboratory (CNRS / CEA / INRAE / Université Grenoble Alpes) and their partners.
Composed of three proteins (LUX, ELF3, and ELF4), the Evening Complex regulates the expression of genes involved in plant growth and flowering, as a function of exterior temperatures. The research team has shown, in vitro, that while all three proteins are needed for the complex to function correctly, ELF3 is the only one whose activity directly depends on temperature. When the temperature increases, ELF3 prevents the complex from binding to DNA and repressing plant growth genes. Consequently, growth proceeds.
A study of the structure of LUX nonetheless demonstrated that certain mutations could alter plant sensitivity to temperature.
Silva et al. (2020) Molecular mechanisms of Evening Complex activity in Arabidopsis. PNAS. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1920972117
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By TIM EVANS
MARION, Indiana (AP) – November 2012
Smoke from campfires wafts among the sycamores lining the banks of the Mississinewa River as the sounds of gunfire, drums and war-whoops echo through the woods.
In a clearing, ragtag bands of settlers and more polished soldiers armed with muskets clash with American Indians. The fighting leaves the ground littered with bodies.
It is a gruesome yet oddly engaging scene that takes visitors back to the Battle of Mississinewa, a pivotal turning point in the War of 1812 – and in the history of the territory that soon would become Indiana.
The historic battle site about seven miles north of Marion was bustling this fall with more than 1,000 re-enactors and artisans and an estimated 30,000 more who come to take in the sights and soak up the colors and flavors of a bygone era.
The annual three-day event held each October features America's largest War of 1812 battle re-enactment.
The Mississinewa event – part battle spectacle, part living history fair – is also one of the most visible and enduring reminders of just how little many Hoosiers know about a nearly forgotten war that helped shape the state.
Even the well-honed re-enactment, now in its 25th year, misses the mark historically on at least a couple of counts, as organizers readily admit. First, the actual battle was waged in December, not October. And second, no British troops were involved in the fighting despite their participation in the daily battle re-enactments.
Still, re-enactors and historians agree, the observance is a good introduction to the escalating conflict between Indians and settlers two centuries ago in what then was the "Old Northwest."
For many, the war can be boiled down to two or three touchstones. Probably best-known are the British burning of the White House; the attack on Fort McHenry, which inspired Francis Scott Key to pen the poem that would later be set to music and become "The Star-Spangled Banner"; and the Battle of New Orleans, which actually occurred after the war ended.
David Nichols, associate professor at Indiana State University, said the War of 1812 is much harder to define than the two others wars fought on U.S. soil – the American Revolution and Civil War.
The War of 1812, he explained, was fought on several fronts and for different reasons. There was no clear set of principles, Nichols explained, nor obvious good and bad guys. There were no large-scale battles. And, probably most significantly, there was no real winner – at least in terms of gaining land or power.
But there was a clear loser, particularly in Indiana: the Indian tribes that gave the state its name.
"To the extent that the U.S. won, it did so through imperial aggression," Nichols told The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/OwWN7u ). "The war decisively broke the Native Americans in Indiana."
That victory fueled a rapid expansion of settlement that set the stage for statehood in 1816, when Indiana passed the benchmark of 60,000 free inhabitants and became the 19th state.
"Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison believed the only way to induce settlement was to offer free land," Nichols said. "To procure that land, it had to be taken from the Indians."
Many Hoosiers may not know details of the bloody and sometimes morally disturbing battles fought on Indiana soil between U.S. troops and Indians who opposed the encroachment of white settlers, yet reminders abound.
The war helped propel Harrison to national prominence and the presidency. In fact, his classic campaign slogan – "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too" – is a reference to Harrison's success in the Battle of Tippecanoe, which is often considered the first conflict of the war, even though it occurred in 1811.
Other military leaders who fought or lost their lives on the war's western front became namesakes for more than a half-dozen counties across the state, including Bartholomew, Daviess, Owen, Spencer, Warrick and Wells.
Even some of the key Indian leaders, most notably Shawnee chief Tecumseh – a savvy warrior who aligned with the British and led an effort to establish a pan-Indian confederacy to fight for an independent Native American state – have been memorialized by Hoosiers. Tributes to Tecumseh include a small, unincorporated community north of Terre Haute named in his honor and schools bearing his name in Tippecanoe and Warrick counties.
Tecumseh's younger brother, Tenskwatawa, a spiritual leader known as "The Prophet," also has been the subject of long-lasting tributes. In 1994, the state established Prophetstown State Park near Lafayette. There also is the Prophet's Rock memorial, erected in 1929 at a site along Prophet Rock Road near Battle Ground, marking the spot where Tenskwatawa "sat and sang to encourage the Indians" during the Nov. 7, 1811, Battle of Tippecanoe.
The frontier conflict with Indians had little to do with the United States entering the War of 1812. That was spurred by conflicts with Britain over issues related to maritime activity and trade.
But the Indians were supported by the British, and that gave settlers and the territorial government a rationale to merge their fight into the broader conflict with Britain.
Tensions had escalated between the settlers and Indians following the signing of the Treaty of Fort Wayne, negotiated in 1809 by Harrison.
The treaty – vehemently opposed by Tecumseh – added nearly 3 million acres of former Indian land to U.S. holdings.
Fearing an Indian uprising, Harrison led troops in an attack on Prophetstown in November 1811, sacking the village along the Tippecanoe River where Indians backing Tecumseh had begun to muster.
The fighting is often considered to be the first salvo of the war on the western front.
At least a half-dozen more significant battles would follow over the next year – the most fighting on Indiana soil in any conflict before or since.
In the wake of Tippecanoe, and for much of 1812, the Indians held the upper hand. That changed in December 2012, when U.S. troops and militiamen launched a surprise attack on several Indian villages along the Mississinewa River. The fighting marked the first clear victory for U.S. forces in the land war.
"Mississinewa did a lot to turn the tide of the war," said Roger Laybourn, Loogootee, a historical interpreter and docent at Grouseland, the Harrison mansion in Vincennes.
It would be the last major conflict on Indiana soil, but it would be decades before most of the remaining Indians were removed – some forcibly – from the new state of Indiana.
War or not, however, the removal of Indians from the territory was inevitable, said Dawn G. Marsh, a Purdue University professor who teaches Native American history.
"There was a very clear imperative from Washington that the Indians needed to be removed from the region so that it could be settled," she said.
"Even if the War of 1812 hadn't happened, those processes were in place to get the Indians to go somewhere else."
On the banks of the Mississinewa this weekend, the story of the conflict between the settlers and Indians – as well as glimpses of frontier life, circa 1812 – is being shared with thousands of Hoosiers, from wide-eyed schoolchildren to senior citizens.
"I wanted to create something of lasting value that was educational, historical and cultural as a gift to the community," said Martin Lake, 73, Marion, co-founder of the event called Mississinewa 1812.
Lake considered several possible options before settling on a commemoration of the Battle of Mississinewa.
"Back then, I really didn't know that much about this battle," he admitted. "It really wasn't taught in schools."
Lake visited other re-enactments across the country and begged and cajoled participants to join him in the new venture. The event started slowly but has grown steadily, attracting participants this year from as far away as Canada and New Orleans.
The wooded park along the river was filled Friday with hundreds of schoolchildren, including many fourth-graders who are studying Indiana history.
Anne Eddingfield, a teacher at W.C. Mills Elementary in Wabash, was among those visiting with students Friday. She said the history text her students use does not include much about Indiana's role in the War of 1812, so she has used supplemental materials. The field trip, she explained, helps reinforce her classroom work.
"This gives them a better feel for the period," she said, "and the way people lived at that time. It gets them excited about history."
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Rolfe, Frederick William, and C.H. Pirie-Gordon. Hubert's Arthur: Being Certain Curious Documents Found Among the Literary Remains of Mr. N.C.
What if: Arthur of Brittany escaped from King John.
Summary: Arthur becomes King of Jerusalem and later returns to England to overthrow his uncle.
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Control structures in R allow you to control the flow of an R program.
other types of programming languages.
The basic constructs are things like, if else for testing logical conditions.
The four for executing a loop a fixed number of times.
While executes a loop while a condition is true.
to immediately execute an infinite loop.
Break allows you to break out of any type of loop.
return allows you to exit a function.
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Update: You'll probably actually wish the feather headbands Alexander Wang presented in his spring 2018 collection in the streets of Bushwick, Brooklyn were from Party City when we tell you how much they currently retail for. The pieces, featuring sayings like "Wangover," "Party Animal," and "After After Party" are available now, and prices range from $3,900 to $6,000. Oh, and you can only buy them in-store, which is probably best, to be honest, considering you'll want to be sure about a purchase this costly.
This article was originally published on Sunday, September 10, 2017.
We take Wang's latest offering as indication that the designer no longer wants to be part of that whole "No After Party" narrative. His aptly-named #Wangfest rager (which went into the wee hours of Sunday morning) featured a killer line-up of musical performances (Cardi B! Ja Rule and Ashanti!), donut towers, alcoholic drinks in pouches with Wang-branded lanyards (for a hands-free experience), and a bouncy house. And while last season's presentation was after party-less, like Wang's "No After Party" collection, the more wearable pieces went fast. And we presume these feathered head toppers are going to as well.


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Blade Runner is now easily playable in ScummVM
17th October 2019 / 12:19PM
Westwood's 1997 Blade Runner, still the best video game adaptation of a movie, is now a whole lot easier to play on a modern PC. Wonderful adventure game platform ScummVM has officially added support for Blade Runner after four months of public testing. Previously, the best hope was fan-made patches which worked for many but were crashy for me. Maybe now publishers will resolve the rights issues plaguing this game and arrange a digital re-release. I gave my CDs away a few years back after losing hope and damn it, I would buy it again now.
I've written plenty before about Blade Runner, and how glad I am it doesn't retell the film.
"We don't play Harrison Ford's Deckard but Ray McCoy, a rookie blade runner created for the game. His story runs parallel to the movie, briefly refers to its happenings, and visits so very, very many of the same places and people, but never has us meet Deckard. At no point does an awkward Harrison Ford soundalike tell Ray 'Well done, kid. Keep it up and I'll be able to take retirement' while winking furiously at the camera."
It's an adventure game where I once got stuck and ended up wandering the streets for ages, not sure where to go next, but it felt perfectly fitting with the tone. I'd just been told my life was a lie and lost all sense of myself, after all, and wasn't sure whether it was a conspiracy or real. Moping in the rain, wishing I could go home and see my dog and get a good night's sleep, is what Ray should have been doing.
The ScummVM team are also planning an option for "restored content" in Blade Runner, scraping together and fixing up unfinished bits. I tend to skip such things because bits get cut for a reason, but I've played the game so many times I would look out of academic curiosity.
ScummVM started out focused on making ye olde LucasArts games easier to run on modern systems but has grown oh so much more since. Now it supports over 100 vintage adventure games and adventure-y games and can run games on many consoles and phones and things. This latest update on Friday adding Blade Runner and another 15 other games.
Friday's update seems fairly big in general. It includes cloud support for saves, an overhauled GUI, improved Roland MT-32 sound emulation, a Nintendo Switch port, improvements for the iOS and Android ports… good stuff. They've fiddled with how a number of games run in ScummVM too, from fixing old Sierra script bugs to adding lip sync to newer LucasArts games. See the patch notes for everything.
You can download ScummVM over here. You will need to provide your own copy of Blade Runner. Please GOG, or Night Dive, or someone, anyone, get a downloadable re-release going.
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New Mexico State News for Monday May 22, 2017
PUBLIC SCHOOL EMBEZZLEMENT
Audit: Former public school bookkeeper stole $47K
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former bookkeeper at Bernalillo Public Schools is under suspicion of stealing about $47,000.
The Albuquerque Journal reported Saturday that state Auditor Tim Keller's office released an audit.
According to the audit, the allegedly stolen cash was raised by teachers, parents, staff and students from 2013 to 2016.
She worked at Bernalillo Public Schools from January 2008 until she was fired in March 2016.
No criminal charges have been filed in the case.
PINTO BEANS FARMER HONORED
New Mexico to honor dryland farming pioneer
(Information from: Albuquerque Journal, http://www.abqjournal.com)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is honoring a dryland farming pioneer.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division and the Department of Transportation will dedicate a state historic marker to Mollie Klapp.
The dedication will be held Wednesday at the intersection of N.M. 41 and Madrid Avenue near Moriarty.
Klapp was a widow with seven children who moved to New Mexico in the 1900s.
She was a dryland farmer who took advantage of the climate and sandy soils to grow pinto beans in Estancia Valley.
Klapp as a homesteader at the time contributed to the 2.5 million pounds of pinto beans that were annually harvested and shipped from central New Mexico.
A state historian called her a brave woman whose life illustrated the hardships of a homesteader.
TAX BREAKS-TRANSPARENCY
New rule gradually bringing corporate tax breaks to light
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The amount of money governments give away in corporate tax breaks has for years been stubbornly difficult to calculate.
That's because states, cities and counties have not been directed to uniformly report the value attached to the various tax incentives, abatements and financing deals they agree to as a way of stimulating economic growth.
A major accounting shift taking place across the U.S. now is changing things.
The nonprofit Government Accounting Standards Board changed its guidelines beginning in 2016 to require tax abatement reporting.
For the first time, state and local governments had to include in their annual reports for last year information on their tax abatement programs.
Watchdog groups say it's an important precursor to debating whether localities get their money's worth from such incentives.
SUMMER ELEMENTARY PROGRAM
New Mexico school district looking for money to fund cut
(Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican, http://www.sfnewmexican.com)
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico school district has announced it will restore 30 spots for students interested in an elementary summer program.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the public school district said Friday that it will reallocated $40,000 so that some children from three schools where the K-3 Plus program was recently cut can still attend it at other sites.
The district has also teamed up with the Santa Fe Community Foundation to raise money to fund an alternative summer school program for students from the fourth school where the program was also eliminated.
The district cut the program from four schools because of reduced state funding. K-3 Plus gives participants an additional 25 school days. About 1,000 students took part in the program last year.
HEAVY SNOWMELT-NEW MEXICO
New Mexico river benefiting from heavy snowmelt
PILAR, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico kayakers and farmers are taking advantage of heavy snowmelt feeding the Rio Grande.
Hydrologist Royce Fontenot tells the Albuquerque Journal that the Rio Grande flow at Embudo has reached 4,111 cubic feet per second (116.42 cubic meters per second) this spring. That is the highest it has been since 2014, and Fontenot says there still more snowmelt from Colorado and Rio Grande Basin to come.
Kayakers on the Rio Grande in Pilar on Tuesday said the area was considered a Class 4, which they say is an ideal kayaking condition.
The water is also good news for farmers. A New Mexico association says farmers can grow more crops and afford to have more livestock when river flows are high.
HEROIN TRAFFICKING PLEA
Arizonan pleads guilty to heroin trafficking in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Arizona woman is facing up to a 20-year sentence in federal prison after pleading guilty to a heroin trafficking charge in New Mexico.
Prosecutors say 29-year-old Tabitha Marie Ochoa, of Nogales, entered her plea Friday in an Albuquerque court.
Ochoa and a female co-defendant were arrested in February after law enforcement officers found nine bundles of heroin weighing more than five pounds in their vehicle during a traffic stop.
Prosecutors say Ochoa pleaded guilty to possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
They say Ochoa admitted she was being paid to deliver the heroin to another person.
She remains in custody pending a sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.
DEPUTY SHOOTS DEPUTY-ALCOHOL TESTIMONY
Expert finds high alcohol use in New Mexico 2014 murder case
(Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News, http://www.lcsun-news.com)
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — An expert believes a former New Mexico deputy had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal driving limit the night he allegedly killed his partner.
Las Cruces Sun-News reports psychologist Cecile Marczinski gave her testimony at Tai Chan's retrial on Thursday. Chan is accused of murder in Jeremy Martin's 2014 death.
Marczinski says she calculated Chan's blood-alcohol level from that night by using receipts, witness statements, his body weight and an accepted scientific formula.
She thinks Chan most likely had a blood-alcohol level of 0.24 grams per 100 milliliters — three times higher than the legal limit for driving.
The report says Marczinski's calculation was necessary because Chan's blood-alcohol level was not measured the night of the shooting.
SEX TRAFFICKING RING
3 accused of operating a sex trafficking ring in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities have accused two men and a woman of operating a sex trafficking ring in Albuquerque.
Prosecutors say 34-year-old Cornelius Galloway, 28-year-old Matthew Woods and 43-year-old Danielle Galloway were indicted on charges of commercial sex trafficking, commercial sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy.
Woods also has been indicted for attempting to recruit a victim.
Cornelius Galloway allegedly ran the sex trafficking organization that started last October.
Prosecutors say two unidentified members of the conspiracy killed two people in January "because their activities were contrary to the objectives of the criminal sex trafficking organization."
Danielle Holloway pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday and was ordered detained pending her trial.
Cornelius Galloway remains detained pending May 22 arraignment and detention hearings.
Woods is facing a May 30 arraignment hearing.
New Mexico State News for Sunday May 21, 2017
EX-SOLDIER-SLAIN
5 arrested in West Texas fatal stabbing of former soldier
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Investigators say five people have been arrested on capital murder charges in the slaying of a former soldier at a West Texas apartment.
El Paso police on Friday night announced arrests in connection with the May 7 fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Tyler Kaden Croke. Police say officers responding to reports of an unknown problem found the victim in a unit and evidence of a fight.
El Paso police, in a statement , didn't immediately release a possible motive.
Authorities say two suspects were arrested in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Both listed an Army post — Fort Bliss — as their address. One other suspect faces drug possession charges.
An obituary says Croke was from El Paso and Salem, Virginia, and that he was a combat veteran who served in Afghanistan.
FLIGHT DISTURBANCE-THE LATEST
The Latest: LA airport police says man was looking for food
HONOLULU (AP) — Los Angeles Airport police say a 25-year-old man with a Turkish passport who was arrested after walking through a door leading onto an airfield ramp provided an address in Santa Monica when questioned by authorities.
Airport police spokesman Rob Pedregon said Saturday that Anil Uskanli opened the door and walked up to a contractor early Friday to ask where he could get some food.
Airport police say Uskanli had been drinking but was not drunk. He was cited for misdemeanor trespassing and released.
Pedregon says such incidents are relatively common at the airport. He says Uskanli did not appear to have another motive for walking through the door since he stopped almost immediately to ask about food.
Federal authorities say Uskanli was later arrested in connection with a disturbance on a Hawaii-bound flight.
NEW MEXICO-BUDGET CRISIS
New Mexico governor, Democrats meet over budget stalemate
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Republican Gov. Susana Martinez says she's confident agreements will eventually be reached with Democrats as New Mexico looks to solve a budget crisis.
The governor's office says Martinez met Friday with Democratic leadership from the House and Senate.
They discussed restoring funding for higher education, but there appears to still be an impasse over taxes.
The governor reiterated that she won't support any stand-alone tax hikes but that she's hopeful lawmakers will start talking about overall tax reform.
Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth has said reform is supported by both sides of the aisle but that the state needs to raise new revenues to fund government services.
Some of the pressure on elected leaders has eased now that state finance officials announced an uptick in tax revenues this week.
New Mexico State News for Saturday May 20, 2017
LAS CRUCES-3 SHOT
Las Cruces police: 3 men wounded in shooting at residence
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Las Cruces says a late-night shooting at a residence left three men wounded.
Police say two of the men are hospitalized in critical condition after being shot multiple times Thursday night and that the third wounded man's injuries aren't life-threatening.
Police spokesman Dan Trujillo says circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation but he says police aren't seeking any suspects at this time.
Identities weren't released.
WOMAN FATALLY SHOT-SETTLEMENT
Family of New Mexico woman shot by officer in 2013 paid $3M
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Court documents show the state paid the family of a New Mexico woman fatally shot by a state police officer $3 million to keep them from filing a civil lawsuit.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the family had been paid nine months after a grand jury decided the 2013 shooting was justified.
The newspaper initially requested settlement records in 2015. Officials delayed the release, citing a statute allowing payouts to be kept private for a certain amount of time.
Open government advocates believe the state is misreading the law and should have released the information sooner.
Officer Oliver Wilson had been on the job a few weeks when he fired 16 bullets at Jeanette Anaya's vehicle as she fled. Two bullets hit the 39-year-old — one in the head and one in the back.
BILLY THE KID-SHERIFF
Old document sheds light on lawman who killed Billy the Kid
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Officials in a southern New Mexico county have found a century-old document inside a box of unarchived records that sheds light on the death of the Old West lawman who gained fame for killing Billy the Kid.
Dona Ana County officials say the 1908 coroner's jury report refers to the investigation of the death of former Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett.
Historians long-looked for official documents assigning blame for Garrett's mysterious shooting.
The county says a filing supervisor was combing through unarchived records as part of a preservation effort last fall when she found the handwritten document. Pointing to its value, the county is seeking more grant funding for its preservation work.
The document is locked away in a safety deposit box. The county plans a public unveiling next month.
NEW MEXICO UNEMPLOYMENT
New Mexico unemployment rate remains at 6.7 percent
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in April, the same as March.
A year ago, the state's unemployment rate was 6.6 percent.
The state Department of Workforce Solutions reports that New Mexico's economy added 7,400 jobs between April 2016 and last month.
Six industries added jobs, six posted losses and one was unchanged from March.
Private-sector industries were up 9,000 jobs, representing the largest gain since June 2015.
Leisure and hospitality, which includes accommodation and food services, added 3,300 jobs.
Local government shed 1,600 jobs from March to April while manufacturing was down 900 jobs.
Bernalillo County, the state's most populous county, had a 5.4 percent unemployment rate in April. That was down from 5.8 percent in March.
New Mexico State News for Friday May 19, 2017
ROUTE 66-SAVING NEON
Design sketches for Route 66 neon signs rescued, preserved
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of design sketches for some of Route 66's most memorable neon signs in New Mexico's largest city and other spots along the famous road have been preserved and are now part of a university's special collection .
Two professors teamed up to rescue the colorful, hand-drawn midcentury designs from a cache of old business records at an Albuquerque sign-making shop after they were deemed a fire hazard.
Mark Childs is an associate dean and professor at the University of New Mexico's school of architecture. He and associate sculpture professor Ellen Babcock turned the find into a book in 2016. New Mexico preservation officials honored the two last week for their work to salvage the historic drawings.
The professors say the designs marked the beginnings of what would become touchstones and mementos for travelers and people who lived along the highway.
LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIPS
Funding for lottery scholarships lags by nearly $8M
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lottery officials say transfers to the state's lottery scholarship program through April are lagging by nearly $8 million compared to the same time last year.
They're also projecting a return of about $37.5 million to the scholarship fund this fiscal year. That's about $9 million less than the previous year.
New Mexico has struggled in recent years to find a solution to solvency problems with the program, which provides scholarships for tens of thousands of students through lottery revenues.
Higher education officials have warned that the amount of the scholarships could be reduced.
Lottery Chairman Dan Salzwedel blames artificial barriers for keeping the lottery from maximizing sales. He pointed to an existing requirement that a certain percentage of lottery sales be funneled to the scholarship program rather than be used to bolster sales through higher payouts.
BEER PONG FATAL SHOOTING-SENTENCE
Man accused in fatal Albuquerque shooting gets prison term
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man arrested in connection with a deadly New Year's Day 2016 shooting in Albuquerque that was fueled by a game of beer pong has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Prosecutors say 24-year-old Luis Delgado pleaded no contest to aggravated battery and aggravated burglary in February and was sentenced Wednesday.
Nathan Ware, another defendant in the case, pleaded guilty last November to second-degree murder and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.
Authorities say Ware fought with two men after a drinking game in which teams throw ping pong balls into beer cups.
Ware later returned to the party and shot the two men. Authorities say one victim later died of his injuries.
Delgado reportedly was on probation for a domestic violence case at the time of the incident.
HEALTH CARE-TRUMP
States take legal move in fight over health care reform
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrats in California, New York and other states are trying to intervene in a federal lawsuit that threatens to undercut funding for the Affordable Care Act.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (hahv-YEHR' beh-SEH'-rah) said Thursday that the states want to step into the case in federal court in Washington to protect care for millions of Americans.
At issue is how the Trump administration will handle the pending lawsuit over billions of dollars in insurance subsidies.
The lawsuit was filed by House Republicans against the Obama administration and challenged the constitutionality of the aid payments estimated at $7 billion this year.
Ending the payments could disrupt life for millions of people with coverage.
Becerra says there is no way to predict the direction of the Trump White House.
RAINY DAY FUNDS-THE LATEST
The Latest: New Mexico state tax revenue rebounds in March
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A monthly report from New Mexico finance officials shows a rebound in state tax revenue after a prolonged downward slide.
A report from the Legislative Finance Committee on Thursday says state tax revenues in March increased by about 14 percent from the previous year to $516 million.
Signs of a recovery in state tax income are easing pressure on state lawmakers as they prepare for a special session next week to balance the budget for the coming fiscal year. Gov. Susan Martinez vetoed a variety of tax increases and is seeking further belt tightening by state government.
The March revenue increase was driven by gross receipts taxes on sales and business services that rose to $163 million, up by $20 million from the previous year.
State economists attributed that tax boost to slow economic growth an oil-industry recovery. Overall tax income for the current fiscal year still trails last year by nearly 2 percent.
BORDER PATROL SHOOTING-THE LATEST
The Latest: Elderly man shot in arm in shootout with agents
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Border Patrol has identified an elderly man who fired his gun at agents at a checkpoint near Tombstone and was shot in the arm.
Tucson Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Felix Chavez said Thursday that 76-year-old Gary Smith of Tombstone suffered non-life threatening injuries after a shootout with agents at a checkpoint.
Chavez said Smith crashed into traffic barricades at the checkpoint on State Route 80 on Wednesday afternoon and then started shooting at agents. The checkpoint was temporarily closed at the time of the shooting because of bad weather but has since reopened.
Investigators believe two agents fired back at Smith, striking him in the upper left arm.
Chavez said investigators found two guns belonging to Smith at the scene. Smith was transported to a Tucson-area hospital.
The agents who fired haven't been identified.
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SHOOTING-REPORT
Expert says New Mexico police did not alter shooting videos
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A police expert says the video evidence from a New Mexico fatal police shooting was not tampered with.
The Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday on the copy of the January report by expert Grant Fredericks it obtained from the city.
The report is part of the ongoing investigation in Mary Hawkes' 2014 shooting. Former Albuquerque officer Jeremy Dear says he shot the 19-year-old after she pointed a gun at him. Fredericks' report supports Dear's claim.
The Journal reported Friday that the expert working for Hawkes' family suspected that the video evidence had been altered. Fredericks' report claims the videos filed as evidence are the original recordings.
City officials have said that all relevant video footage has been made public.
SPECIAL SESSION IMPACT-NEW MEXICO
New Mexico county could lose millions with proposed food tax
(Information from: The Daily Times, http://www.daily-times.com)
AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — Officials in San Juan County say the outcome of an upcoming special legislative session could force drastic changes in the county's own budget.
The Daily Times reported Wednesday that County Commission Chairman Jack Fortner says the county's budget will be contingent on what lawmakers and the governor do next week.
Legislators will be discussing so-called hold harmless payments, which are given to local governments in place of food tax revenue.
Gov. Susana Martinez has considered bringing back a food tax, which would eliminate the need for the hold harmless payments.
County Executive Officer Kim Carpenter says the county could lose $2 million if the move goes through. He says there are contingency plans in the works if the payments end and the county is unable to collect food tax.
New Mexico State News for Thursday May 18, 2017
NEW MEXICO WEATHER
Winter-like weather to return briefly to parts of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Much of New Mexico will be getting another dose of winter-like weather.
National Weather Service forecasters say many locations in northern and western New Mexico will have freezing or near-freezing temperatures Thursday night and Friday morning thanks to a cold front pushing into the state.
The front will enter the state in the northwest and slowly move eastward, with rain in higher elevations and snow in the north.
Chama and Red River are each expected to get up to an inch of snow.
ENDANGERED TOADS
New Mexico Highlands donates endangered toads to US zoos
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Three zoos across the United States will be getting endangered boreal toads raised by students at New Mexico Highlands University as part of a nationwide effort to preserve the species.
School officials say the Detroit Zoo's National Amphibian Conservation Center, the Denver Zoo in Colorado and the Staten Island Zoo in New York are accepting the live toads.
The amphibians were raised from eggs in a biology lab at the northern New Mexico school.
Highlands biology professor Sarah Corey-Rivas says the toads are essential to mountain ecosystems and provide nourishment to other species. She says losing the toads makes it harder for ecosystems to recover from disturbances such as drought.
Corey-Rivas says the decline in boreal toads and other amphibians in North America is due to the chytrid fungal disease.
RAINY DAY FUNDS
Cash-strapped New Mexico may overhaul savings strategy
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico policy makers are looking for ways to restore full faith in the state's credit as they negotiate a solution to a budget crisis.
Lawmakers on Thursday were studying new strategies for rebuilding state financial reserves that do not involve abrupt spending cuts or tax increases.
The state's dwindling rainy-day funds are on the agenda for next week's session, in efforts to protect the state's credit rating and keep borrowing costs affordable for local construction projects.
As recently as 2015, New Mexico had $712 million socked away in the event of a downturn in its oil-infused economy. Now the money is mostly gone.
Experts in state government finance at the Pew Charitable Trusts say consistent planning can restore confidence among ratings agencies and investors.
ZIKA VIRUS-DONA ANA COUNTY
New Mexico mosquitoes capable of transmitting the Zika virus
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State health officials say mosquitoes capable of transmitting the Zika virus have been found in Dona Ana County.
The New Mexico Department of Health says it's the first time this season that the mosquito species has been found in that part of the state.
Mosquito surveillance in New Mexico's southern counties is part of an ongoing joint project to map the range and distribution of the species that can transmit the Zika virus.
Zika virus can be transmitted to people primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito.
The mosquitoes become infected when they feed on a person already infected with the virus.
Infected mosquitoes can then spread the virus to other people through bites.
Ten cases of Zika virus disease were reported in New Mexico last year.
New Mexico Bowl to help kick off college postseason Dec. 16
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Bowl will help kick off the college postseason on Dec. 16.
Organizers announced that the 12th annual game will take place at 4:30 p.m. EST. in Dreamstyle Stadium at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
The game will air on ESPN and ESPN Radio.
The 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl is scheduled to feature teams from the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA.
Last year, New Mexico posted its second bowl victory in a half-century, topping Texas-San Antonio 23-20 Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl.
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE-ARRESTS
Albuquerque chief urges citations for low-level crimes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden has issued a special order that directs officers to issue citations rather than make arrests when it comes to some low-level misdemeanor crimes.
Despite the order, the chief said officers will still have discretion. If they end up making an arrest, they'll be required to outline their reasoning in an incident report.
The order, issued last week, is part of a recent settlement the city agreed to in a decades-old lawsuit concerning jail conditions and arrest procedures.
The directive applies to numerous offenses, including littering, panhandling, criminal trespass, criminal damage under $1,000, possession of drug paraphernalia, shoplifting under $500, drinking in public and others.
Police union president Shaun Willoughby says taking the fear of jail time away from criminals will do more harm than good.
FIGHTING OPIOIDS-NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque added to federal effort to fight opioid epidemic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials have included Albuquerque to a program aimed at helping similar cities deal with the scourge of heroin and prescription drug addiction.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday will formally add Albuquerque as its seventh city selected to participate in the agency's 360 Strategy program.
Under the program, the DEA coordinates with local law enforcement agencies against drug cartels and traffickers. It also fosters community outreach and works to engage drug manufacturers in increasing awareness of the opioid epidemic.
The DEA first rolled out the 360 Strategy in November 2015 in Pittsburgh.
Last month, New Mexico became the first U.S. state to require all local and state law enforcement agencies to provide officers with antidote kits as the state works to curb deaths from opioid overdoses.
LOS LUNAS-FATAL CRASH
Peralta man dies after crash with Los Lunas school vehicle
LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say a Peralta man is dead after car crash involving a Los Lunas school resource vehicle.
They say a Los Lunas Public School resource officer was trying to assist a Valencia County Sheriff's deputy on a call about 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Police say the unidentified resource officer was trying to pass a passenger vehicle in front of the patrol car and drove into the opposite lane of the two-lane roadway.
At the same time, the passenger car driven by 69-year-old Robin Arthur turned left into a private driveway.
Police say the resource officer's vehicle struck the passenger car along the driver's side door.
Arthur and the resource officer were taken to an Albuquerque hospital for treatment of injuries.
Police say Arthur died Wednesday afternoon.
New Mexico State News for Wednesday May 17, 2017
NM-EXECUTIVE PAY
New Mexico utility execs could earn $8.6M in compensation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The top executives who oversee the parent company of New Mexico's largest electric utility could earn more than $8.6 million in total compensation if they meet their performance goals.
New salaries, benefits and incentive pay were approved Tuesday at the annual shareholders meeting for PNM Resources.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the combined compensation is down from about $10 million in 2015 but up from nearly $7.5 million in 2014.
PNM spokesman Pahl Shipley says ratepayers are responsible for just a small percent of the executives' base pay. Shareholders pay for all of the incentive-based compensation.
On Tuesday, shareholders also voted against climate change-related proposals, including one that would have required the utility to prepare a report on transitioning away from fossil fuels.
The utility already has plans to go coal-free by 2031.
WHITE SANDS-MISSILE TEST
Highway closures planned Thursday for test of Army missile
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (AP) — Portions of three southern New Mexico highways will be closed for an hour Thursday morning for a test launch of an Army tactical missile.
White Sands Missile Range officials say closures are planned between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
U.S. 54 and adjacent railroad tracks will be closed between Orogrande and the McGregor Range exit. U.S. 70 will be closed between San Augustine Pass and Alamogordo, and U.S. 380 will be closed between San Antonio and Carrizozo
White Sands spokeswoman Cammy Montoya says people near U.S. 380 may hear an explosion from the missile's impact during the time the highways are blocked.
Montoya says the missile will produce a contrail similar to an aircraft contrail but thicker.
TV-GRAVES
'Graves' returns to film second season in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The political satire television series starring Nick Nolte has returned to New Mexico to film its second season.
The New Mexico Film Office says "Graves" is being shot starting this week in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo and Santa Fe. Crews will be working on the production through July.
The series is produced by Lionsgate for the EPIX network. It tells the story of the character Richard Graves and his journey to reclaim his sense of authenticity two decades after serving as the president of the United States.
Aside from Nolte, the series stars Sela Ward, Skylar Astin, Helene Yorke, Chris Lowell and Callie Hernandez.
The series was created by Joshua Michael Stern, a director and writer who is also known for the movie "Swing Vote."
Republicans propose fix for New Mexico state budget
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republicans in the New Mexico House of Representatives want to use money from pensions and construction projects to shore up state spending and resolve a budget crisis.
GOP House minority leader Nate Gentry on Tuesday announced a plan to restore vetoed funding to the Legislature and state universities for the coming fiscal year by suspending capital outlay projects.
The proposal also would claw back retirement funds set aside for the state's unsalaried legislators to help bridge a projected $70 million deficit.
Republican Gov. Susana Martinez has called a special legislative session next week to resolve a feud with the Democratic-led Legislature over how to solve the state's budget crisis. Martinez is signaling support for a House Republican plan that slightly increases spending on student aid and a university cancer center.
GIRL'S ABDUCTION
Authorities: No apparent abduction; both parties safe
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI and Santa Fe police say the apparent abduction of a young girl Tuesday was instead a domestic dispute and both people have been found safe.
An FBI spokesman says in a statement late Tuesday that an investigation revealed both of the people involved are accounted for and their identities will not be released because no charges have been filed.
The incident was reported near the Tuscany Apartments in Santa Fe around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Witnesses told authorities they saw a man throw a girl into the back of a car.
ALBUQUERQUE-SWAT-SHOTS FIRED-THE LATEST
The Latest: Man shoots, damages police robot during standoff
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police say a man shot and damaged one of their robots during a SWAT situation.
Police spokesman Officer Fred Duran says authorities first arrived at the home on Albuquerque's northwest side Tuesday morning to arrest the man on a felony warrant.
The suspect opened fire as police sent in the robot. No one was injured and the man was taken into custody hours later after officers fired gas into the home.
Authorities have not identified the man but confirmed he had been under investigation for some time.
Duran says other people were also detained but it wasn't clear if they will face any charges.
The SWAT situation forced roads in the area to be shut down while police negotiated with the suspect.
RAIL RUNNER-PEDESTRIAN KILLED
New Mexico State Police release name of man killed by train
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police have released the name of a pedestrian who was killed last week after he ran onto the tracks and was hit by a Rail Runner Express commuter train in Santa Fe.
They say 21-year-old James Chavarria of Santa Fe was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday.
Police say the incident occurred on the tracks nearest Interstate 25 in Santa Fe County.
Witnesses told police that Chavarria got out of his vehicle that was parked on the shoulder of the interstate and crossed the roadway.
Police say Chavarria ran onto the tracks as the train was passing him and sustained fatal injuries.
NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR'S RACE
AG Balderas won't be entering race for New Mexico governor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas will not be entering the race for governor and instead will focus on his re-election as the state's top prosecutor.
The Democrat ended the speculation Tuesday with a statement that detailed the work his office has done — from pursuing internet criminals who target children to recovering Medicaid fraud dollars.
Balderas also said his office has a responsibility to hold the federal government accountable. He pointed to recent filings against President Donald Trump's travel ban and the sale of federal coal leases.
Republican Gov. Susana Martinez is limited to two terms. No Republican has entered the race, though U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce says he may pursue the GOP nomination.
The Democratic nomination is being sought by Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham, former media executive Jeff Apodaca and Peter DeBenedittis of Santa Fe.
New Mexico State News for Tuesday May 16, 2017
NEW MEXICO-FIRE DANGER
Forecasters warn of dry, windy weather in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Forecasters with the National Weather Service are warning about increased fire danger in New Mexico thanks to more dry and windy conditions.
A red-flag warning will be in effect Tuesday from noon until the evening hours for the northeast and east-central plains.
Forecasters say a low-pressure system racing from Southern California toward New Mexico is expected to reach the state late Tuesday.
Ahead of the system will be strong winds and very dry air that will combine for critical fire weather across much of the central and southern parts of New Mexico. The winds are expected to shift further to the east later Tuesday.
Officials say any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly, and outdoor burning is being discouraged.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CAMPUS CLOSURE
Dona Ana Community College to close Hatch campus
HATCH, N.M. (AP) — Dona Ana Community College is blaming stagnant enrollment and budget constraints for the decision to close a satellite campus in the southern New Mexico community of Hatch.
School officials said Monday that the campus will close next month.
Dona Ana Community College President Renay Scott said in a statement that the recession and resulting market declines have negatively impacted overall enrollment and use of the learning center in Hatch.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the branch campus taught three in-house courses per semester and served 42 regular students and 16 English-as-a-Second-Language students in the recent spring semester.
In addition to its Hatch campus, the community college operates learning centers in Sunland Park, Anthony and Chaparral. It is part of the New Mexico State University system.
Santa Fe progressive launches run for New Mexico governor
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alcohol-prevention teacher Peter DeBenedittis of Santa Fe is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for governor of New Mexico.
DeBenedittis formally announced his candidacy Monday, describing himself as a progressive Democrat and political outsider who does not owe favors to past political contributors.
A New Mexico resident since 1995, DeBenedittis wants to pursue policies that expand early childhood education and provide universal health insurance coverage, while increasing taxes on alcohol and cigarettes. He has not previously run for public office.
Republican Gov. Susana Martinez's cannot run for a third term in 2018. The Democratic nomination also is being sought by businessman Jeff Apodaca and U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
No Republican has entered the race, though U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce says he may pursue the GOP nomination.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA-NEW MEXICO
New Mexico marijuana enrollment above 40,000 patients
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The medical marijuana industry in New Mexico has grown substantially since being organized in 2007.
The Albuquerque Journal reports about 8,000 New Mexico residents have obtained a medical marijuana license since Jan. 1, which brings the statewide total to more than 40,000 patients. The amount of patients has increased by 84 percent since March 2016.
The number of dispensaries has also increased. The statewide total is at 56 after being at just 36 in January 2016.
New Mexico Department of Health data also shows first quarter sales this year topped $19 million, up 91 percent throughout the same period in 2016.
State Rep. Bill Rehm says he thinks the system is being abused. But R. Greenleaf & Associates Director Willie Ford says while that might be true, most people are using the system for legitimate medical conditions.
POLICE OFFICER KICKED-ARREST
Woman arrested, accused of kicking Las Cruces police officer
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been released on bond after being arrested for allegedly kicking a Las Cruces police officer.
Police say they responded to a domestic disturbance around 11 p.m. Saturday at Monica Salazar's home.
They say the 36-year-old Salazar allegedly was breaking windows on vehicles and appeared to be irate.
Officers arrived to find a bleeding Salazar at the doorstep of her residence.
She refused their help and reportedly yelled expletives at the officers.
After taking her into custody and while escorting her to a patrol unit, police say Salazar kicked the arresting officer in the leg.
The officer was not seriously injured.
Salazar was charged with battery upon a peace officer and released on a $1,000 secured bond Sunday from the Dona Ana County Detention Center.
AIR FORCE-PILOT DECORATED
Cannon officer receives Distinguished Flying Cross
CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — An Air Force officer assigned to a special operations unit at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico is being honored for his actions while under enemy gunfire in the African nation of Djibouti (jih-BOO'-tee) in 2013.
Base officials planned Monday to present the Distinguished Flying Cross to Maj. William J. Mendel.
Mendel is now assigned to the 20th Special Operations Wing at Cannon but was a captain and an aircraft commander in the 8th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron in late 2013.
Cannon officials did not respond to a request for details of how Mendel earned the decoration but a statement announcing the ceremony cited "his quick-thinking actions under heavy enemy gunfire."
Mendel flies the C-22 Osprey, an aircraft that can fly like a plane and land like a helicopter.
HEAD ON CRASH-NEW MEXICO
Authorities: Alcohol factor in head-on crash that killed 5
CUBA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities say alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a fiery head-on crash that left five people dead, including a two children.
Sandoval County Sheriff's Lt. Keith Elder said Monday that a large work truck traveling north on US 550 on Friday night crossed into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into an SUV just south of Cuba.
Two adults, a toddler and an infant in the SUV died, and the driver of the truck was also killed.
Elder says authorities have yet to confirm the identities of the family, but indications are they were from Aztec, New Mexico.
The other driver was identified as 47-year-old Paul Ortega. He and his landscaping crew were headed home after working in Albuquerque. The other workers in the truck told investigators they drank alcohol before the collision.
BIRD DISPUTE-CHARGES
Man accused of holding family at gunpoint over bird dispute
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Bernalillo County man is facing child abuse and aggravated assault charges for holding a family at gunpoint because he believed they had shot and killed a federally-protected bird.
Carlos Proffit remained jailed Monday on a $25,000 bond. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney.
The incident happened Saturday on the Pajarito Mesa southwest of Albuquerque. Proffit told deputies he saw the family shoot at a red-tailed hawk and admitted to keeping them there at gunpoint until authorities arrived.
In a criminal complaint, deputies say they observed one of the children holding what appeared to be a shotgun. The father said the family was attempting to get a closer look at the bird when Proffit drove up and pulled a gun on them.
Authorities did not say if the bird was actually harmed.
FROZEN BURRITOS-LISTERIA
Frozen burritos maker relocates after recall, listeria scare
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico company that recalled more than 252,000 pounds of frozen burritos because of possible listeria contamination says it's relocating.
Green Chile Concepts LLC said it will start making food products at its new manufacturing plant starting Monday in a long-planned move.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday announced the Green Chile Food Company recall for various frozen burritos containing meat and poultry, after a routine sample of a beef and potato burrito found a problem.
The Las Cruces, New Mexico-based company voluntarily recalled the burritos, which have been sold frozen, refrigerated or served hot at convenience stores, vending machines and stores through distributors in California, Illinois, Oregon and South Dakota.
There have been no reports of people getting sick. Listeria can cause serious illness and even death.
ATV PETITION
New Mexico residents want to see ATVs on the streets
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico residents are asking city officials to changes rules on all-terrain vehicles.
The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports the Pecos Valley Riders ATV club presented Carlsbad City Council with a petition on Tuesday. The petition asks that the city council adopt an ordinance that would allow ATVs on the road with cars and motorcycles.
Club Founder Gary Hardesty says hundreds of people supported the petition.
The petition cites a recently passed bill that allows local governments to decide on whether off-road vehicles belong on the streets.
Under state law, ATVs need brakes, mirrors and mufflers and at least one headlight and one tail light before they can hit the streets.
Hardesty says the group is willing to work with city officials to draft an ordinance.
NEW MEXICO POLICE-CRASH RATE
Concerns over New Mexico police department crash rate rise
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico police department continues to be responsible for a high number of crashes.
The Albuquerque Journal reported Saturday that Albuquerque police officers were involved in 66 crashes in March. Police Oversight Board Member Leonard Waites says concerns on issue have been increasing for eight months.
Officer Johnathan McDonnell's fatal crash in March that led to the deaths of two children added to the concerns. The board is looking to organizing the data so they can see if some officers are involved in crashes than other. They also want to compare the number of Albuquerque police crashes with other departments.
Police officials are expected to make a presentation on the issue at the board's June meeting.
SCHOOL BUS CONCERNS-NEW MEXICO
New Mexico school bus drive over potential sinkhole
(Information from: Carlsbad Current-Argus, http://www.currentargus.com/)
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — A potential massive sinkhole worries some New Mexico parents whose kids ride the school bus.
The Current-Argus reported last week that about half of Carlsbad school buses drive over the former I&W Brine Well, which was closed after the area was consider unstable.
According to experts, the area could collapse as early as 2020. They say it could create a crater up to 300 feet (91 meters) deep and hundreds of feet wide. Experts predict the collapse could cause deaths. As of last week, school bus routes remain unchanged.
Eddy County Emergency Services has partnered with other agencies to form a plan that would alert traffic of the danger hours before the collapse. Manager Jennifer Armendariz says the school district will be the first to be warned.
NEW MEXICO-COMMENCEMENTS
Santa Fe mayor urges Highlands graduates to work together
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales is urging some of the state's newest college graduates to stay in New Mexico and pursue their careers.
Gonzales delivered the commencement address Saturday at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, telling the crowd that he was there to offers his congratulations but also to recruit.
The Democratic mayor said with every generation of leaders sent out into New Mexico's economy, the state moves one step closer to taking control of its destiny.
Gonzales was the first in his family to attend college. He said a college degree changes lives and opens doors.
Gonzales also urged the graduates to resist division and hatred. He said potential for achievement is limitless when people put aside the things that keep them from working together.
New Mexico crash kills 5; alcohol may have been factor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials say alcohol may have been a factor in a fiery head-on crash that left five people dead, including a two small children.
The Albuquerque Journal reported a large work truck traveling north on US 550 in the northern part of the state Friday night crossed into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into an SUV, which burst into flames. The Sandoval County Sheriff's Office said two adults, a toddler and an infant in the SUV died, and one of the four people in the truck was also killed.
Lt. Keith Elder said the people in the SUV burned to death. Elder says the truck driver died and the three other passengers were taken to a hospital. Elder said "alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash."
Frozen burritos recalled for possible listeria contamination
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — More than 252,000 pounds of frozen burritos are being recalled because of possible listeria contamination.
The Las Cruces, New Mexico-based company made and packaged the ready-to-eat foods between March 8 and May 10, and the products have the establishment number listed as EST. 21740.
The burritos were sent to sellers in California, Illinois, Oregon and South Dakota.
Though there aren't any confirmed reports of people getting sick eating the burritos, the USDA cautions that listeria can cause serious illness, particularly among those who are elderly, pregnant, newborn or suffering from weak immune systems.
SUPREME COURT-BURP ARREST-THE LATEST
The Latest: 'Burper' case returns to Gorsuch's court
WASHINGTON (AP) — The case of the burping teenager is heading to Neal Gorsuch's court once again.
When the newest Supreme Court justice was an appeals judge, he dissented in the case of a New Mexico student accused of disrupting class with fake burps. Now that case is coming before the Supreme Court.
Usually a justice steps aside when a previous case in which he's ruled reaches the high court. Justices may decide as early as Monday whether to deny the burping case a hearing.
Gorsuch sided with the seventh-grader, who was handcuffed and arrested. Lawyers for the boy's mother are citing Gorsuch's dissent, in which he wrote that arresting a "class clown" for burping was going "a step too far."
The issue is whether the mother has a right to sue the arresting officer.
NEW MEXICO-BUDGET CRISIS-THE LATEST
The Latest: New Mexico will get budget boost from oil leases
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state finances are likely to get a $70 million boost this month after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management rejected environmental protests over oil and gas lease sales.
In an email obtained Friday, the Bureau of Land Management says the state's share of sale proceeds from a batch of oil leases in southeastern New Mexico should be available by the end of May.
The money would ease financial pressure on New Mexico state government amid a budget crisis. The state is struggling to conserve cash as Gov. Susana Martinez contemplates unpaid furloughs for state workers.
The Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians have expressed numerous environmental concerns about drilling operations under the leases.
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and other New Mexico congressional delegates had urged the BLM to resolve the protests quickly.
ALBUQUERQUE HOMICIDE-CONVICTION
Albuquerque man convicted of 2nd-degree murder in 2016 case
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque man accused of a fatal stabbing last year has been convicted of second-degree murder.
Prosecutors say jurors on Friday also found Jarek Lovesee guilty of false imprisonment in the April 2016 death of Lawrence Graczyk.
A sentencing date hasn't been set.
The 29-year-old Lovesee was arrested after his father called police to report a dead body in his son's apartment.
Police say officers found Graczyk in a pool of blood with a neck wound.
Officers say Lovesee was shirtless and had blood on his pants and scratches on his body.
Police say Lovesee and the victim went out drinking at a bar and then got into an argument that led to the stabbing.
Lovesee told police he had met Graczyk a few days earlier at the same tavern.
Border agency says it has picked finalists to design wall
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The federal government says it has settled on finalists to design President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, but it won't identify them.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday that it will notify finalists over the next several days. It won't say how many there are, but it has said previously that it would pick up to 20.
An agency document released last month by Senate Democrats says authorities plan to select winners by June 14 to build prototypes in San Diego on a short stretch of land near the Otay Mesa border crossing with Mexico.
Building a wall on the Mexican border was a cornerstone of Trump's presidential campaign and a flashpoint for his detractors. A stopgap measure to fund the government through September doesn't provide money for construction.
EMU CHASE-NEW MEXICO
Stray emu lassoed on highway by New Mexico authorities
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A stray emu that had become notorious throughout a three-day span in southern New Mexico has been captured by law enforcement.
Authorities caught up with the emu Tuesday after about 40 minutes of trying to lasso it on an interstate.
Calls about the bird started coming into the Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office three days before the emu was captured.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Kelly Jameson says the bird first led authorities through a residential area and then onto I-10. She says two truckers helped to stop traffic while officers caught the bird.
The incident was caught on camera by a passer-by.
New Mexico State University housed the bird at one of its agricultural facilities until the owner picked it up Thursday.
The owner wasn't identified, and authorities say it's unclear how the bird got loose.
FEDERAL NOMINATIONS-NEW MEXICO
Delegation makes nominations for US attorney, marshal
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of the state's congressional delegation have nominated a former federal prosecutor and a current one as candidates to serve as the next U.S. attorney in New Mexico.
Democrat Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Republican Rep. Steve Pearce also nominated State Police Chief Pete Kassetas and three others for the U.S. marshal's post.
The names are included in letters sent by the delegation to President Donald Trump. The letters were made public late Thursday.
Nominated for U.S. attorney are John Anderson, a former assistant U.S. attorney now practicing law for a Santa Fe firm, and assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Federici.
Aside from Kassetas, the list for marshal includes Assistant Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal James Burrell; FBI supervisory special agent Sonya Chavez and supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Larry Harper.
FRIEND RUN OVER
Zuni woman faces charges in death of friend run over by SUV
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 25-year-old Zuni Pueblo woman faces federal charges accusing her of driving after drinking and using methamphetamine before killing a friend by running her over following an argument.
A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Albuquerque charges Bree Lynn Coonsis with manslaughter, driving under the influence, reckless driving and committing offenses on an Indian reservation.
The complaint says Coonsis argued with friends riding in her SUV and that she swung wide and ran over one of them after they got out and walked alongside a road I Zuni on April 29.
Court documents don't identify the victim.
Defense attorney Alonzo Padilla didn't not immediately return a call from The Associated Press for comment on the allegations.
FROM FENCE TO WALL
As Trump seeks billions for wall, US still paying for fence
HOUSTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump tries to persuade a skeptical Congress to fund his proposed multibillion-dollar wall on the Mexican border, government lawyers are still settling claims with Texas landowners over a border fence approved more than a decade ago.
Two settlements were completed just this week.
The legal battles over the stop-and-start fence covering just one-third of the border have outlasted two presidents.
Depending on what kind of wall the government now decides to build, it might have to take hundreds more landowners to court.
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Video: Title Rex Hoggard shares the latest from the 2015 Barclays where Bubba Watson and Spencer Levin are among the leaders after the first round. Jason Day battles back pain aftering lifting a heavy box on Tuesday night.
Rex Hoggard shares the latest from the 2015 Barclays where Bubba Watson and Spencer Levin are among the leaders after the first round. Jason Day battles back pain aftering lifting a heavy box on Tuesday night.


The pump back bite is killer for fly fisherman and usually happened somewhere between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM from August through late October. That bite has become unpredictable as power demands changed with cooler weather.
We are focusing on fly fishing at night under dock lights right now. This bite is good all over the lake. On the upper end, the water can become stained with rain, but so far it has not been a problem. I had a guest out Monday 11/6 and he boated 6 smaller hybrids, serval nice crappie, and had some much bigger fish break off on a 10-lb. leader. All with only one fly and in just a few hours.
There are a few keys to success doing this. First, a clouser type fly that sinks quickly and a retrieve of 3 to 5 short strips as soon as the fly hits the water, then pause and repeat. The pause is key.
Secondly, the hook set; it must be a striping hook set with the rod tip down. This is not like fly fishing for trout where a high rod hook set works well.
Most importantly, a 4 lb. Hybrid is a heck of a fight at night on a fly rod. Getting the fish on reel as soon as possible will keep the fish from breaking the leader. Fight the fish with the part of the rod closest to the reel. It's an adrenaline rush to catch a big Hybrid at night on a fly, just remember they play by their own rules and landing one means getting it away from the dock and any other structure as soon as possible.
Crappie – The cooler weather has made the crappie move off the deep-water structure and start to disperse in open water. The trolling bite has not started on the upper end of the lake, but I am hearing good reports from people long lining in the area near lick creek. The fishing on the docks at night has been fair, the fish are good size slabs. We are catching them on crappie minnows and on the same flies used for Hybrids.