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King releases mental health audit, but blacks out details
A century of tradition Knights of Columbus celebrates 100 years in Santa Fe. PAge A-6
AG: Releasing all information could jeopardize investigation By Steve Terrell
New details on Sandy Hook
The New Mexican
Attorney General Gary King, right before the end of the business day Friday, released part of an audit by a Boston company that had led to a
Upcoming state police report to provide more insight into shooter’s actions. PAge A-4
shakeup in the state mental health system. The report confirmed that a criminal investigation into Medicaid billing fraud is ongoing. But virtually all specific information about the 15 New Mexico providers that were audited in search of possible financial fraud was blacked out in the audit pages released Friday. In a state court filing, King said releasing the rest of the
Please see AUDIT, Page A-5
Gary King
A fashion capital?
High court set to hear case on gay marriage
Santa Fe Fashion Week: Organizer touts growing event, but critics say runway show lacks local designers
N.M. justices to rule on statewide legalization By Barry Massey
The Associated Press
Linda Siegle and her partner of 22 years were first in line when the Santa Fe County clerk started to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in late August. Now, she’s waiting to see whether the New Mexico Supreme Court will legalize gay marriage in all of the state’s 33 counties. Eight counties currently allow it. The five-member high court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could resolve an issue that’s historically stalled in the Democraticcontrolled Legislature. New Mexico law doesn’t explicitly authorize or prohibit gay marriage, but lawmakers have refused to ban it or allow for domestic partnerships. The court agreed to take the case after New Mexico’s county clerks asked the justices to clarify the law and decide whether a decision by a state district judge in Albuquerque was correct. That judge ruled in a lawsuit against two counties that it was unconstitutional to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The Supreme Court’s decision would apply statewide. The justices could rule immediately or take the case under consideration and issue a decision later. “As of today, we all believe that we are officially and legally married and eligible for all of those federal benefits and responsibilities,” said Siegle, a lobbyist in Santa Fe for Equality New Mexico, a gay rights group. Legal marriage entitles gay couples to benefits like joint tax-filing status and Social Security survivor benefits. Gay marriage became a hot-button issue two months ago, when the Doña Ana County clerk decided independently to grant marriage licenses to gay couples. Seven other counties followed. Some took the step voluntarily and some, such as Santa Fe County, faced court orders after
Please see MARRIAge, Page A-4
Stephen Cuomo, shown at the Toni & Guy Salon and Academy in Albuquerque on Thursday, is the organizer of Santa Fe Fashion Week — an event planned later this month in Pojoaque that includes few Santa Fe designers. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN
Montana designer Celeste Sotola, whose work is shown here, said she has many clients in the Santa Fe area and hopes to meet some of them in person during the upcoming Santa Fe Fashion Week event, which will be held Oct. 24-27 at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino.
By Phaedra Haywood
The New Mexican
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unway show? Check. VIP meet and greet? Check. After-party hosted by a celebrity DJ? Check. The Santa Fe Fashion Week event taking place at the Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino later this month promises to include all this and more. One thing the show lacks, however, is a strong Santa Fe presence. Though the city name is in the title, and news releases tout the city’s “artistic tradition,” only a few Santa Fe designers (most of whom are students) will show their collections in the runway show, which event founder Stephen Cuomo esti-
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Union leader cites complaint from mayoral contender in returning ’12 boys club award PAC probe creates rift between Abeyta, Hendry By Daniel J. Chacón
The New Mexican
Things are getting personal in the Santa Fe mayor’s race. Three days after mayoral candidate Roman “Tiger” Abeyta filed a complaint against union leader Jon Hendry, Hendry said he was returning an award that Abeyta gave him as executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Fe.
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Roman Abeyta
Jon Hendry
“I don’t want to fight with Roman,” Hendry said Friday. “If I want to fight with somebody, I want to fight with somebody who actually
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Comics B-12
Lotteries A-2
has a chance of winning the mayor’s race.” Abeyta asked the executive council of the AFL-CIO on Tuesday to investigate Hendry, who is the president of the New Mexico Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO. Abeyta wants the international federation of labor unions to investigate Hendry’s involvement in the mayor’s race, including his ties to a political action committee doing opposition research on mayoral candidates. In an email to Abeyta, Hendry
mated will include more than 14 designers and last more than three hours. The show’s “celebrity designer,” Celeste Sotola, calls Montana home. The show’s “featured designer,” Meredith Lockart, is based in Kansas. The principal sponsor of the event, Savvy Boutique, is an Albuquerque shop that opened in January. The volunteer models were recruited in Albuquerque. Hair and makeup will be done by students from the Toni & Guy Salon and Academy located in Albuquerque. The lineup also includes designers from Colorado, Arizona and Mexico. The Albuquerque founder of the event,
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Plenty of sunshine High 60, low 32. PAge A-12
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Santa Fe Pro Musica Tchaikovsky Serenade, featuring flutist Carol Redman, 6 p.m., St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. $20-$65, 988-4640, santafepromusica.com or ticketssantafe.org, -988-1234, encore Sunday. More events in Calendar, Page A-2 and Fridays in Pasatiempo
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Scholarship changes spur protest at UNM Hispanic groups to meet with UNM officials in protest of aid rule changes, which they say will harm minority students. PAge A-6
Obituaries
Oct. 6 Stephen E. Case, Jack Sinclair 59, Santa Fe, PAge A-10
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