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Tax bill report over $70M short State finance chief says analysis of measure’s impact before rushed House vote used faulty figures
By Steve Terrell
The New Mexican
Gov. Susana Martinez’s finance chief admitted to legislators this week that he gave the state House of Representatives inaccurate information on the controversial tax bill that zipped through the Legislature amid confusion in the closing minutes of the session.
Tom Clifford, secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, admitted that estimates he gave of how much the major tax package would cost the state were wrong. He said the bill, which Martinez predicts will stimulate economic development, could cost more in future years than legislators were told before they passed it. Clifford had told the House that the
bill, which includes a reduction of the state’s corporate income tax rate from 7.6 percent to 5.9 percent over a five-year period, would have a positive effect on state revenue over the next five years. However, a fiscal impact report published a few days after the legislation session ended said the state could end
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Shedding light on a lost artist
Buy the book Edward O’Brien, Mural Artist, 19101975, by Peter E. Lopez, is available at Collected Works Bookstore or Amazon.com for $25.
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Department of Finance and Administration secretary apologized for using the wrong figures to analyze a tax bill’s impact on the state before a House vote.
Obama aims for damage control In flurry of actions, president fires IRS chief, tackles Benghazi attack and AP phone records By Julie Pace
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency targeted conservative political groups. The moves were aimed at halting a perception spreading among both White House opponents and allies that the president has been passive and disengaged as controversies consume his second term. In another action, the White House asked Congress to revive a media shield law that would protect
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InSIde u Holder faces tough questions in Congress. PAge A-4 u Email shows Patraeus objected to CIA’s revision of talking points on Benghazi attack. PAge A-5 Edward O’Brien’s mural in the main building of the St. Catherine Indian School campus in Santa Fe is one of four murals he completed in New Mexico. Peter Lopez, a santero from Montezuma, published the first biography on O’Brien after being awestruck by the mural, Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Love for the Indian Race, in 2009. NATALIE GUILLÉN/NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO
Work of muralist featured in new biography hangs in darkened building on St. Catherine Indian School campus By Tom Sharpe
The New Mexican
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eter E. Lopez was introduced to the work of Edward O’Brien four years ago, when he visited the abandoned main building of the St. Catherine Indian School campus. Lopez, a santero who lives in Montezuma near Las Vegas, N.M., made arrangements to get inside the building at the behest of his sister, a home designer, who had a client request for a rendition of a mural inside the building. The electricity on
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the campus had been shut off, leaving the mural in darkness, so Barbara Tafoya, the real estate agent who led Lopez inside, agreed to remove the window coverings. “When we returned to the room, sunlight was streaming through the windows onto the twenty by ten foot mural that stood before us,” Lopez writes in his new biography of O’Brien. “There was complete silence between Barbara and me as we gazed upon the mural. I was in awe of the magnificent work of art before me.” O’Brien’s mural, Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Love
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Obituaries Lennon James McAdams, 92, May 10 Esequiel Lopez, 97, Pecos, May 13 Carlotta Clark-Van Brunt Luis E. Guzman, 62, Albuquerque, May 8 Dr. Richard Arellanes, 66, Las Vegas, N.M., May 12 PAge A-10
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for the Indian Race, depicts the Virgin of Guadalupe surrounded by images of Native Americans — from ancient Maya masks to more modern images of Southwestern Indians at Roman Catholic services. Lopez said he had never heard of O’Brien before seeing the mural. After viewing the work, he searched the Internet for information on the artist, but found nothing. “He was off the map,” Lopez said. “I wanted to put him back on the map. New Mexicans should know about him.” That led to
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Medical care shortage in N.M. likely to increase Aging population, wider insurance coverage to strain health providers By Barry Massey
The Associated Press
New Mexicans could have longer waits for a doctor or specialist as demand grows for medical services because of an aging population and expanded insurance coverage under the federal health care law, legislative auditors said Wednesday. A report released by the Legislative Finance Committee said state residents could encounter growing problems of access to medical care due to the potential need of 2,000 physicians, 3,000 registered nurses and as many as 800 dentists. Up to 172,000 uninsured New Mexicans are expected to receive medical coverage next year, either
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