By Thomas J. Cole

Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories

31. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: State Skirts Rules in Rome

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 State Skirts Rules in Rome By Thomas J. Cole Journal Staff Writer       While in Rome last April, Gov. Bill Richardson hosted a reception for travel agents, journalists and others to promote New Mexico as a tourist destination.     The state Tourism Department later paid ...
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32. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Almost a Funeral, Victim's Father Says

Saturday, August 01, 2009 Almost a Funeral, Victim's Father Says By Thomas J. Cole Journal Staff Writer           Writing from a jail cell in Tucumcari, Moses Earl Ingram pleaded with a judge to release him so he could visit with his two children before they had to return to Texas for the start ...
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33. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Past Political Donations Get a Pass

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Past Political Donations Get a Pass By Thomas J. Cole Journal Staff Writer       Investment firms that made campaign contributions in an effort to influence the awarding of contracts by the State Investment Council don't have to worry any longer about being shut out of new ...
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34. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Ex-Treasurer To Be Home for Holidays

Friday, July 24, 2009 Ex-Treasurer To Be Home for Holidays By Thomas J. Cole Journal Staff Writer       Robert Vigil apparently has been a model inmate while serving time on a corruption conviction.     The 55-year-old former state treasurer is now in a halfway house and scheduled to be released from ...
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35. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Marijuana Program Secrecy Hides Growers' Backgrounds

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 Marijuana Program Secrecy Hides Growers' Backgrounds By Thomas J. Cole Journal Staff Writer       A man arrested for DWI. An alleged marijuana dealer and domestic batterer. A male prostitute. A man accused of cocaine possession.     Those are some of the people associated with ...
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36. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Plan To Clean Up Campaign Reports Troubled

Saturday, July 18, 2009 Plan To Clean Up Campaign Reports Troubled By Thomas J. Cole Journal Staff Writer           Six years ago, the Legislature passed and Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation requiring public officials and candidates for state and county elective offices to file their campaign ...
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37. ABQJOURNAL NORTH: Plan B for Santa Fe Land Deal

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Plan B for Santa Fe Land Deal By Thomas J. Cole Of the Journal       The administration of Gov. Bill Richardson has a Plan B - sort of - for 14 acres of state-owned vacant land, most of which was purchased from a major Richardson campaign contributor and his family ...
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38. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Accuser Becomes Accused; Plan B for SF Land Deal

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Accuser Becomes Accused; Plan B for SF Land Deal By Thomas J. Cole Journal Staff Writer       What a tangled web some people weave.     In 1999, Albuquerque accountant Dennis Kennedy was hired by the state to conduct an audit of how the state Auditor's Office had been run for ...
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39. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Lawmakers Excuse Selves From Hike

Saturday, July 11, 2009 Lawmakers Excuse Selves From Hike By Thomas J. Cole Journal Staff Writer           State Police officers, prison guards, teachers, even Supreme Court justices are contributing more to their pension plans because of a change in law passed by the Legislature to help ease a budget ...
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40. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: N.M. Government Workers Try To Ease Their Pain

Wednesday, July 08, 2009 N.M. Government Workers Try To Ease Their Pain By Thomas J. Cole Journal Staff Writer       Because of the economic times, lawmakers and Gov. Bill Richardson had to cut government spending.     One step they took was to reduce how much the state contributes to the pension plans ...
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