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Governor says she won’t veto raises Martinez tells blog her budget trims will not affect salaries of state employees By Steve Terrell
The New Mexican
Gov. Susana Martinez has said she will use her line-item veto power to trim
That’s what Martinez told the conservative blog New Mexico Watchdog on Wednesday. “All teachers will get their some of the spending in the 3 percent [raises], the classi$6.2 billion budget passed last month by the Legislature. fied employees of the state will receive their 3 percent But apparently, she won’t and I don’t intend to disrupt veto raises for state employees. the classified employees in
Rael’s tenure saw some of lowest property crime rates since 1990s
any way,” Martinez said. On Thursday, Martinez’s spokesman, Enrique Knell, stressed that the governor was referring specifically to classified employees — those subject to state Personnel Office rules in state agencies — and wasn’t referring to
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Official says WIPP will reopen Carlsbad holds town hall meeting to discuss investigation into radiation leak. Page B-1
Young e-cig users less likely to quit Report finds that middle and high school students who use e-cigarettes are more likely to smoke real cigarettes. Page a-5
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Mayor-elect says he might undo unpopular 5-day officer workweek
Obama: Crimea plan illegal
Police chief to resign
Region’s authorities prepare referendum to offer citizens a choice of remaining part of Ukraine or joining the Russian Federation. Page a-3
Conservatives revive story of gay stylist who dumped gov. Martinez turned away due to her views on same-sex marriage By Patrick Malone The New Mexican
Santa Fe police Chief Ray Rael, shown with Mayor David Coss at City Hall in March 2011, when he took over as the city’s interim police chief after then-chief Aric Wheeler stepped down, announced Thursday that he plans to resign. NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO
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olice Chief Ray Rael, who drew criticism from recent mayoral candidates despite a reduction in property crime during his tenure, will step down Monday, less than a week after Santa Fe voters picked a new mayor and a couple of new city councilors. Meanwhile, Mayor-elect Javier Gonzales, who will be sworn into office the same day
Rael leaves, said Thursday he would consider supporting action to undo some of Rael’s changes in the department that were unpopular among the rank and file — such as returning to a four-day workweek and revisiting a take-home vehicle policy. Despite the timing of the announcements, Rael said his retirement had been “a long time coming,” and that he had decided a month ago to step down after the mayoral election. Gonzales said he and acting City Manager Brian Snyder will work together to name an
Today Partly sunny; breezy this afternoon. High 62, low 31. Page a-8
Obituaries Arnold A. Rivin, 90, Feb. 25 Maria Veneranda Lopez (Bennie), 89, Pecos, March 1
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u Our View: Gonzales should review what’s working at the police department before making changes. OPiniOns, Page a-7
interim police chief from within the department early next week. The five-day schedule has been a contentious issue in the department since the 2011-12
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El Niño might help relieve drought
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A 2-year-old news story about a gay hairstylist in Santa Fe who declared he wouldn’t serve New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez because of her views on same-sex marriage is being revived by conservative pundits to hammer their point that what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. The story, which gained national attention when it was first reported, is now echoing around the Internet and radio airwaves in connection with arguments over whether business owners should have the legal Antonio right to refuse service to gay custom- Darden ers because of religious beliefs. A New Mexico court ruling that an Albuquerque photography business wrongly discriminated against a gay couple by refusing to photograph their wedding is now on appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court. And last week’s decision by Arizona’s Republican Gov. Jan Brewer to veto legislation that would have allowed businesses to refuse service to customers based on religious beliefs came after widespread criticism that the proposal was anti-gay. Now, radio commentator Rush Limbaugh and others have circled back to gay hairstylist Antonio Darden, who refused to cut Martinez’s hair in 2012. Darden, owner of Antonio’s Hair Studio in Santa
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expected to lead to fewer Atlantic hurricanes and more rain next winter for drought-stricken California WASHINGTON — Relief may and Southern states, and even a be on the way for a weather-weary milder winter for the nation’s frigid United States with the predicted northern tier next year, meteorolowarming of the central Pacific Ocean gists say. brewing this year that will likely While it could be good news change weather worldwide. But it to lessen the Southwestern U.S. won’t be for the better everywhere. drought and shrink heating bills next winter in the far north, “worldwide The warming, called El Niño, is
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it can be quite a different story,” said North Carolina State University atmospheric sciences professor Ken Kunkel. “Some areas benefit. Some don’t.” Globally, it can mean an even hotter year coming up and billions of dollars in losses for food crops. The National Oceanic Atmo-
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