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Editor in Watergate scandal dies
5K state workers wait for back pay
Ben Bradlee, the editor who guided
‘Complex calculations’ delay sending money owed, state official says
The Washington Post through the
Watergate scandal, died Tuesday. PAGE A-8
By Steve Terrell The New Mexican
N.M. sees job growth
Despite promises that 10,000 or so state workers who won a lengthy court battle over back pay would get their checks by early October, well over half of those employees are still
The state added 6,400 jobs for the biggest employment jump in more than a year. PAGE B-1
waiting, a State Personnel Office lawyer confirmed Tuesday. Only about 4,200 checks have been mailed to eligible state employees, said Randi Johnson, general counsel for the personnel office. “We continue to work through this process and are preparing additional special payrolls,” Johnson said in an email. “The pending uploads involve more complex calculations, which has required more time for calculation and validation.”
He said the agency is continuing to work closely with an independent contractor “to put together a schedule for special payrolls based upon the contractor’s ability to complete the remaining calculations. We will continue to run special payrolls as we receive completed calculations from our independent contractor, subject to the regular payroll constraints.” Not only is the wait frustrating many state workers, it also is delaying some of the potential economic
Centennial Care still has hits, misses
Survey: Visitors may not return due to lack of nightlife
Attack mailer lies about state rep
will win Senate, voters say Impressions of Dems grown more negative By Jennifer Agiesta and Emily Swanson The Associated Press
GOP PAC claims Garcia Richard voted to clear some criminal records By Milan Simonich The New Mexican
Only one Democrat in the New Mexico House of Representatives voted against a bill last year that would have allowed people to seek expungement of certain criminal records. State Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard of Los Alamos joined 25 Republicans in opposing the bill. Even so, Garcia Richard is the target of an attack ad that falsely says she supported the proposal. A Republican-leaning political committee that is targeting Democrats in closely contested districts paid for the ad against Garcia Richard. The committee, Advance New Mexico Now, says in its direct-mail ad that Garcia Richard “voted to hide arrest records from employers like daycare centers and schools.” “It’s a blatant lie,” Garcia Richard said in an interview. Matt Chandler, a former district
The feedback on Zozobra from visitors comes as the administration of Mayor Javier Gonzales tries to reinvigorate Santa Fe’s nighttime economy. The 90th annual burning was held Aug. 29 at Fort Marcy Park and drew an estimated 40,000 people to the event. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN
By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican
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ut-of-towners who came to Santa Fe to watch Zozobra burn on the Friday before Labor Day got everything from spectacular fireworks to a huge, peaceful crowd watching the past year’s woes symbolically go up in smoke. But for many, gloom resumed shortly after Old Man Gloom was reduced to ashes. Disappointed by the absence of nightlife in the city after the
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INSIDE u GOP Senate hopeful Allen Weh says Sen. Udall took minimum wage comment out of context. PAGE B-1
Aug. 29 event, a large number of visitors surveyed by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe said they had no plans to come back. “If we don’t figure this problem out, not only does Santa Fe miss out on this opportunity to really cash in on Zozobra, but at the same time, we’re going to be back to a smaller crowd and we’re going to be looking at a bigger ticket price,” event Chairman Ray Sandoval said Tuesday. The feedback from visitors comes as the administration of Mayor Javier Gonzales tries to
Candidate got $5K from embezzlers GOP auditor hopeful Aragon was lawyer for person who was also convicted of state tax evasion By Steve Terrell The New Mexican
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Mary Enciso, who works for the Public Defender’s Office in Albuquerque, is one of the workers yet to receive her check. Only five of 35 eligible employees in her office have gotten their checks, Enciso said Tuesday. “I just like to know why the governor doesn’t want to give any information about this,” she said.
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More than 170,000 New Mexicans have enrolled in Medicaid, but access to long-term care still not achieved for some. PAGE B-1
A couple who gave Republican state auditor candidate Robert Aragon nearly a third of his $15,900 in campaign contributions were sentenced last week for embezzling from an Albuquerque construction materials company. Antoinette Greenlee, 37, and her husband, James Greenlee Jr., 48, were each convicted in December of one count of embezzlement and two counts of state tax evasion charges.
impact from the payouts, which are costing the state about $30 million.
Robert Aragon
According to court records, they made “Alford” pleas, in which they did not admit guilt but admitted that prosecutors had enough evidence to convict them. One count of embezzlement was dropped as part of a
plea agreement. Last week, state District Judge Briana Zamora sentenced each defendant to five years of supervised
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probation. The judge also ordered the couple to make restitution to Antoinette Greenlee’s father, Edward Aragon. That restitution will be determined by the Probation Office. The relationship between Edward Aragon and Robert Aragon, if any, is unclear. According to court records, the couple first were charged in a criminal complaint last October. On June 13, six months after their plea, James and Antoinette Greenlee made contributions of $2,500 each to Robert Aragon’s campaign. Aragon would have had to have known that his largest contributors
reinvigorate Santa Fe’s nighttime economy. The city’s efforts include a pilot project to provide free shuttle service on weekends between the Santa Fe University of Art and Design and downtown, as well as a three-night music festival this summer that was funded by taxpayers. A task force on the nighttime economy also is in the works. More than 40,000 people attended the 90th annual ritual burning of the 50-foot marionette this year at Fort Marcy Ballpark. That was an increase over atten-
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INSIDE u Hillary Clinton aids struggling Colorado Sen. Mark Udall. PAGE B-4
N. Korea frees American who left Bible Jeffrey Fowle released by Pyongyang after six-month detention. PAGE A-3
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WASHINGTON — Two weeks before Election Day, most of the nation’s likely voters now expect the Republican Party to take control of the U.S. Senate, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. And by a growing margin, they say that’s the outcome they’d like to see. But the survey suggests many will cringe when they cast those ballots. Most likely voters have a negative impression of the Republican Party, and 7 in 10 are dissatisfied by its leaders in Congress. The Democrats win few accolades themselves. Impressions of the party among likely voters have grown more negative in the past month. In fact, Democrats are more trusted than the GOP on just two of nine top issues, the poll showed. The economy remains the top issue for likely voters — 91 percent call it “extremely” or “very” important. And the GOP has increased its advantage as the party more trusted to handle the issue to a margin of 39 percent to 31 percent. With control of the Senate at stake, both parties say they are relying on robust voter-turnout operations — and monster campaign spending — to lift their candidates in the final days. But the poll suggests any appeals they’ve made so far haven’t
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Obituaries Stella Ortiz, 93, of Santa Fe, Oct. 16 Joe A. Garcia Jr., 71, Santa Fe, Oct. 19 Nicholas S. Balich, 77, Oct. 15 Clark H. Elliott, Santa Fe, Oct. 15 Annie Madrid, 101, Oct. 19 PAGE B-2
Today Partly cloudy with periods of sunshine. High 69, low 42. PAGE A-8
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