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State pushes to revive work rule for food benefits
City panel puts brakes on free shuttle plan
Pecos Canyon fires under investigation
Committee unanimously votes to postpone action on mayor’s proposal. PAGE A-6
Blazes that destroyed two structures might be acts of arson, officials say. PAGE A-6
Proposal would require recipients to work 20 hours a week, perform community service or job training By Patrick Malone The New Mexican
Low-income food benefit recipients would be required to work, perform community service or receive job training in order to be eligible for assistance under a change proposed by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration. Food benefits have been a source of controversy for the administration. In May, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Gonzales ordered the New Mexico Human Services Department to immediately begin reducing a backlog that had thousands of applicants waiting for food and health care benefits, according to the most recent court documents in the case. The work requirements proposed by New Mexico Human Services Department Secretary Sidonie Squier would restore steps that had been required in the state until 2009, when they were suspended by a federal waiver during the recession. Announcement of the proposed rule change came less than two weeks after Squier advocated for work
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Reclaiming market’s mojo Tesuque Flea Market aims to attract more vendors and customers after a difficult stretch. PAGE C-1
Search for hiker ends in tragedy
RESCUE CREWS LOCATE BODY OF MISSING WOMAN NEAR SKI BASIN
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S.F. woman lands behind bars after disrupting flight 55-year-old being held in Tenn. on assault, disorderly conduct charges By Uriel J. Garcia The New Mexican
A Santa Fe woman is being held in a Tennessee jail after she allegedly disrupted an American Airlines flight en route from Dallas to Boston on Saturday. Flight 2214 was diverted to Nashville after Mary L. Lentz, 55, verbally assaulted a flight attendant and ran toward the cockpit of the Boeing 737 aircraft, police said. According to a Nashville police report, Lentz attacked three officers who arrested the woman when the plane landed in Tennessee at about 9 p.m. Mary L. Lentz Online jail records show Lentz is being held in lieu of $30,000 bond on charges including three counts of assault on an officer, one count of assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
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Search and rescue official Judy Allison escorts Norman Kaplan, husband of Audrey Richman Kaplan, into the command post at the Santa Fe ski basin on Monday as search volunteer Larry Zentner speaks on the phone. Audrey Richman Kaplan’s body was found at about 2 p.m. Monday. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN
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earch and rescue crews found the remains Monday of a 75-year-old hiker who had been missing in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains since Wednesday. State police confirmed Monday night that the body, found about 2 miles north of the Santa Fe ski basin, is that of Audrey Richman Kaplan. The cause of death will be determined by the Office of the Medical Investigator. The discovery came at about 2 p.m. Mon-
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Historic casitas could stand in way of new state building State moves forward with plans for structure near Roundhouse By Steve Terrell The New Mexican
The state of New Mexico is going ahead with a long-discussed plan to build a multistory $25 million government office building near the state Capitol building — a plan that would require the demolition of four 80-year-old buildings. The state Facilities Management Division on Monday gave a presentation on the planned 56,000-square-foot building to the state Capitol Buildings Planning Commission. It would be built on South Capitol Street adjacent to the
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state parking garage near the intersection at Don Gaspar Avenue. But objections by the city government over the proposed destruction of the four “casitas” are a sticking point, officials said. The state owns the small houses located in the 400 block of Don Gaspar Avenue across the street from the Roundhouse. “We would need to go to the city [Historic Districts Review Board], hold public hearings and get public comment,” Pam Nicosin told the commission. General Services Secretary Ed Burckle, who chairs the commission, said he plans to call a meeting of the commission and city officials to discuss the project. This will happen sometime after the commission reviews the report of
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day, less than half an hour after rescue crews found the first clues in the five-day search: a Trader Joe’s shopping bag and a second bag that may have held a poncho, both of which belonged to Kaplan. They also came across the remains of a small fire that Kaplan may have made. Search and rescue crews had been looking for Kaplan since she went missing off the Winsor Trail on Wednesday. Her body was found about 1.2 miles northwest of Wilderness Gate. Torrential rains, fog and cold nighttime
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temperatures — constant factors during the monsoon season in Santa Fe — hampered search efforts Friday night and Saturday. More than 50 people were out Monday looking for Kaplan. Just as her body was discovered by one of seven search teams, search and rescue leaders called in all of their teams due to incoming rain, fog and thunderstorms enveloping the mountains. Judy Allison, a longtime hiking friend, said Monday night that there was no way to know if Kaplan had been injured or how
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U.S. airfares on the rise, outpacing inflation Round-trip tickets up 2.7 percent from 2013 By Scott Mayerowitz The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Travelers, prepare to pay more for your flight. The average round-trip ticket within the U.S., including taxes, reached $509.15 in the first six months of this year, up nearly $14 from the same period last year. Domestic airfare continues to outpace inflation, rising 2.7 percent compared to the 2.1 percent gain in the Consumer Price Index. Airfare has gone up 10.7 percent in the past five years — after adjusting for inflation — according to an
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Associated Press analysis of data from the Airlines Reporting Corp., which processes ticket transactions for airlines and more than 9,400 travel agencies, including websites such as Expedia and Orbitz. The formula for rising fares seems simple, but it eluded the airlines for years: Match the supply of seats to passenger demand. “Airlines have reduced the number of seats while more people want to fly because of the economic recovery. All this leads to higher airfares,” says Chuck Thackston, managing director of data and analytics at Airlines Reporting Corp. “This trend in airfares is likely to continue for the near future, as the economy continues to grow.”
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