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State details governor’s travel costs $27K spent between March 16 and June 5 By Steve Terrell
The New Mexican
Gov. Susana Martinez
Taxpayers spent more than $27,000 this year to send Gov. Susana Martinez, her staff and state police security detail on 11 out-of-state trips
between the end of the legislative session in mid-March and early June. This is according to information The New Mexican received late last week from the Governor’s Office and the Department of Finance and Administration
in response to a public records request. The lion’s share of the expense — $24,021 of the $27,169 — was for transportation, lodging and food for the governor’s state police security team. Another $2,479 paid for the travel expenses of the governor’s staff who accompanied
her to the various out-of-state events. Only $668 was spent on Martinez herself for these 11 trips. Most of her expenses were paid for by her re-election campaign or by organizations who invited her to the various events.
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Big shoes to fill A Santa Fe man takes over the shoe repair shop his grandfather started nearly 40 years ago. LOCAL BUSINeSS, A-8
Sniffing out salamanders
Sampson, a dog from Conservation Canines, is helping researchers locate Jemez Mountain salamanders, like this one, in Northern New Mexico.
Specially trained dogs help researchers track down endangered amphibians
New report finds illegal entry into U.S. on rise By Hope Yen
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The number of immigrants crossing the border illegally into the U.S. appears to be on the rise again after dropping during the recession. The total number of immigrants living in this country unlawfully edged up from 11.3 million in 2009 to 11.7 million last year, with those from countries other than Mexico at an apparent all-time high, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project. The change is within the margin of error, and there will be a more precise census measure released later this year. Still, based in part on other factors such as increased U.S. border apprehensions, the sharp decline in illegal immigration from 2007 to 2009 has clearly bottomed out, with signs the numbers are now rising, Pew said. Pew said that among the six states with the largest numbers of immigrants here illegally, only Texas had
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ON THe WeB u View the Pew report online at www.pewresearch.org.
Today Bright sunshine. High 77, low 46.
From left, Anne Bradley of The Nature Conservancy and Julianne Ubigau of the University of Washington’s Center for Conservation Biology, examine a log that was identified by Sampson, a dog from Conservation Canines, as a salamander hiding spot near the Pajarito Mountain Ski Area on Sept. 17. PHOTOS BY LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN
By Chris Quintana The New Mexican
L
ike most dogs, Sampson excels at finding poop, but he does so with a higher purpose. He’s usually searching for the waste of endangered animals, the discovery of which allows researchers to learn more about the critters without disturbing the animals or their habitats, explains his handler, Julianne Ubigau. And while Sampson has found scat from animals ranging from mice to moose, he and
Ubigau — who are with Conservation Canines, a subdivision of the University of Washington’s Center for Conservation Biology — most recently have been in Northern New Mexico searching for the endangered Jemez Mountain salamander. On a recent chilly morning in the Jemez Mountains near the Pajarito Mountain Ski Area outside Los Alamos, Sampson at first is a quiet dog. He’s not the type of creature that licks people or seeks a pat on the head. But when Ubigau puts him in his red working vest, the dog’s personality suddenly changes. Ubigau pulls out a red rubber ball, and
Sampson barks for a moment before rushing into the thick forest. Ubigau follows closely behind, directing the dog to inspect a rotted log or to ignore others. Sampson paws into the wet dirt when he tracks down a scent, and if the scent is strong, he sits down and waits for Ubigau. As she catches up, his tails starts wagging. After years of training, Sampson knows that Ubigau will toss the ball if he has found a good scent. Usually, two field researchers follow
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Increasing dependence on federal funds puts states in precarious spot Budget cuts pose challenges for states like N.M., which gets large percentage of revenue from feds
Standoff continues
By Reid Wilson
Kenyan security forces say they’ve gained control of much of a besieged mall, although several militants appear ready to fight to the death. PAge A-3
After years of declining tax revenues and federal stimulus payments, states find themselves relying more on the federal government for cash infusions than ever before.
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But thanks to the budget sequester, much of that money is about to vanish. Federal grants accounted for more than one-third of state budget revenues in fiscal year 2011, according to data compiled by the Pew Charitable Trust’s Fiscal Federalism
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Initiative. That’s down slightly from the percentage of federal dollars that flowed into state coffers in fiscal year 2010, but it’s far above historical precedent. The increasing share is a function of two factors, said Anne Stauffer, director of the Fiscal Federalism Initiative. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act pumped
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Obituaries James E. Bradley, 82, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, Sept. 13 Cecilia “Chilita” EscandonReyes, 59, Santa Fe, Sept. 10
Louis Andrew Frey, 67, Santa Fe, Sept. 8 Eddie F. Romero, 57, Los Luceros, Sept. 21 Andrea Trujillo, 43, Sept. 19 PAge A-9
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Christine Nofchissey McHorse The artist and authors Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio sign copies of Dark Light: The Ceramics of Christine Nofchissey McHorse, 6 p.m., Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226. More events in Calendar, A-2 and Fridays in Pasatiempo
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