Ex-state official disputes drunken driving arrest
Jason Auslander | The New Mexican
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The lawyer for a former state Cabinet secretary who was set to take a new job in the Obama administration this month said his client wasn't drunk at the time she was stopped. Attorney Dan Marlowe acknowledged that Cindy Padilla, 48, did have a b ...Story, »

Lawmaker: Behavioral health system close to collapse
Kate Nash | The New Mexican
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State officials plan an emergency meeting Tuesday to deal with what some say is quickly becoming a crisis for some behavioral health providers. OptumHealth, which has a state contract that could be worth up to $1 billion over four years, is late ...Story, »

Smokers likely target in effort to fix state budget
Steve Terrell | The New Mexican
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Veteran tobacco lobbyist Bobby McBride knows he'll be spending a lot of time early next year trying to convince state legislators to kill an attempt to raise taxes on cigarettes. "I've represented tobacco companies for 20 some years and every ye ...Story, »

Trail Dust: Book tells story of legendary outdoorsman
Marc Simmons | For The New Mexican
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In mid-1961, I was working on the Marvin Ake ranch in the San Agustin Plain southwest of Magdalena. One morning I walked over to the barn on some errand. Mr. Ake was standing by a strange mud-caked pickup, talking with a big-hatted visitor. ...Story, »

Six nominated for Santa Fe judgeship
None | The New Mexican
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The state Judicial Nominating Commission on Friday sent the names of six lawyers to Gov. Bill Richardson, who will appoint one of them to the 1st Judicial District Court bench. The governor has 30 days to make the appointment to replace Judge Ja ...Story, »

Local news in brief, Nov. 7, 2009
None | The New Mexican
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Backhoe and grader still missingThe Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office issued an alert to other law agencies Friday to be on the lookout for two large pieces of construction equipment — a backhoe and a grader — that were stolen earlier this week and ...Story, »