Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories
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ABQjournal: Senate OKs DWI Lock for Offenders' Cars
... $60 and $70 per month and that an indigent fund would be established to help people who couldn't otherwise afford them. Senate Majority Leader Manny Aragon, the South Valley Democrat, recommended using state money to buy the devices for poor people convicted of aggravated drunken driving. "If ...
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ABQjournal: 9 Mayors Against Changes in Food Tax
... Corrales, Belen, Los Lunas and Bosque Farms. The bill in question, which Jennings called "a bad idea," is co-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Manny Aragon, D-Albuquerque, and Sen. Ramsay Gorham, R-Albuquerque. It was approved 35-4 by the Senate earlier this week and is scheduled to be heard Saturday ...
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ABQjournal: Think Tank Proposes End of N.M. Food Tax
... in New Mexico would receive some benefit by making food tax exempt," said Fred Nathan, founder and executive director of Think New Mexico. Sens. Manny Aragon, D-Albuquerque, and Ramsay Gorham, R-Albuquerque, plan to introduce bills in support of Think New Mexico's plan. A handful of New Mexico ...
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ABQjournal: UNM Law School Honors Fred Hart's Contributions
... says he has "great admiration" for Hart. Diverse student body Hart also gave a leg up to students. Longtime Senate Majority Leader Manny Aragon says flatly that he owes his legal career to Hart. Hart happened to walk in when Aragon was getting a cold shoulder regarding admission and ...
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ABQjournal: Final Budget Reflects Consensus -- and Progress
... we overrode the governor's veto - and we did it in overwhelming numbers. To accomplish this, we had to beat not only Gary Johnson, but Sen. Manny Aragon, D-Albuquerque, too! Aragon, Johnson's most outspoken critic in the Legislature, hated the budget compromise so much he voted Johnson's way ...
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ABQjournal: Agreements Redraw Legislative Boundaries
... of the Bernalillo County line and part of Albuquerque. The new plan places Chilili and Escabosa within Senate District 14, represented by Sen. Manny Aragon, D-Albuquerque. Torrance County Manager Bob Ayre said the changes in the House and Senate districts really won't impact Torrance County ...
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