Archive of New Mexico on Monday June 29, 2009
NM: N.M. Secretary of State's computer systems knocked out
By Heath Haussamen and Trip Jennings, New Mexico Independent
A week after a leaked link allowed a handful of people to preview the New Mexico secretary of state's new campaign finance and disclosure system on its Web site, officials now say problems have knocked out that and other systems that are necessary for the office to function.
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NM: New Mexico death penalty repeal set to take effect
By Deborah Baker, The Associated Press, Santa Fe New Mexican
Although New Mexico officially abolishes the death penalty on Wednesday, that doesn't mean there won't be another execution in the state.
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Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. But several states still have not completed spending plans for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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NM: Pearce not ready to play; delays decision on 2010; could guv be his best shot?
By Staff Writers, New Mexico Politics
There's tentativeness in the Steve Pearce camp. The former southern NM Congressman previously said he would make a decision by June 30 on whether to seek his old southern congressional seat or launch a bid for Guv by 2010.
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NM: New Mexico Politics -- Legislative rankings require many grains of salt
By Walt Rubel, Las Cruces Sun-News
A scorecard put out by the Albuquerque-based Association of Commerce and Industry following this year's legislative session would have you believe that Rep. Nate Cote of Las Cruces is the least supportive member of business and industry in the New Mexico House of Representatives, while Sens. Mary Jane Garcia, Cynthia Nava and Steve Fischmann are all among the bottom five in the Senate.
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US: National sex offender registry delayed a year
By The Associated Press, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has given states and American Indian tribes another year to feed a national Internet database set up to protect children by showing where possible predators live and work.
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