Daily Lobo new mexico
summer June 2-8, 2014 | Volume 118 | Issue 155
The Independent Student Voice of UNM since 1895
Gov. hopefuls talk platform issues McCabe by Chloe Henson
The New Mexico Primary Elections will be held on June 3. Voters from around the state will be able to elect candidates from their prospective parties to par-
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ticipate in the general elections in November. There are five democratic candidates for governor. The winner of the primary election will run against Governor Susana Martinez, who is running unopposed in the republican primary election.
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There are also a number of government positions up for grabs on state and local levels. A full list of candidates filed for the primary is available on the New Mexico Secretary of State website. There will be a number of polling locations for students and faculty
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to vote around the city. A full list of locations is available on the Bernalillo County Clerk’s website.
Chloe Henson is news editor for the Daily Lobo. Contact her at news@ dailylobo.com or on Twitter @ChloeHenson5.
Linda Lopez NM State Senator
Howie Morales NM State Senator
“We have opportunities in a job proposal I am bringing forward to offer an internship for our students between the ages of 17 and 24, offering them opportunities to come to the state government and gain some of that professional experience.”
“We’re going to go and make sure that we free up all monies that have been allocated, but not yet expended within our state … I also believe that we could really increase our tourism. We can increase the exports that we send out from our state and reduce the amount of imports.”
“I have voted for and will continue to support as governor, raising the minimum wage.”
“I propose by the year 2017 that we will have raised our minimum wage to $11 per hour.”
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Job Creation “It starts with our local businesses, making sure that we bring the capital that we’re investing in Wall Street, bring some of that back to New Mexico … but we also have to make sure that we grow the pot. That we look for opportunities to bring more industries to the state.”
“We have enormous opportunities in food, agricultural production and ranching to make New Mexico products branded and available all over the country. We have entrepreneurs who are waiting for a governor to work with them and grow their companies.”
“My plan is to not give tax cuts to big, multi-national corporations, but to focus on tax policy on helping businesses that have 10 employees, to add another employee.”
Minimum Wage “I have to agree that wage should be at $10.10 per hour.”
“We ought to raise the minimum wage to $10.10.”
“I support an increase in the minimum wage to $10 an hour.”
Legistlative Lottery Scholarship “I would make every effort to make sure that we continue to support the Lottery scholarship and fully fund it, even if it means moving dollars from other parts of the budget to support that.”
“We need more choice for all types of higher education opportunities … we need to find a way to cap the rising cost of higher education in general.”
“We need to make sure that we’re willing to spend general fund money if we have to, and we have income streams that come from our natural resources in New Mexico.”
“We do have to make a commitment to the state that we do continue to have funding, whether it be from the general fund, or working with the Legislature to find other strings of money to help support.”
“We need to make sure that we tighten the language, and that we have a language where tobacco companies have to pay the state of New Mexico the dollars that we are due.”
Police Oversight “I would institute a state-wide training oversight committee that is comprised not just of law enforcement individuals, but those who have expertise in the different disciplines, in dealing with mental health issues, in dealing with substance abuse issues.”
“We need better training. We need law enforcement officers who reflect the diversity of the New Mexico population, so we have good law enforcement.”
“I think that what we really need to do is focus on training our law enforcement officers to deescalate these issues and to work more with community policing, to have more people who are trained to deal with persons who have mental illnesses.”
“What we need to invest in is training, making sure that all of our law enforcement officers, first responders know how to de-escalate the issue when it comes up … we need to make sure that we provide funding in our state-wide programs.”
“It’s important as a state that we provide those resources necessary to make sure local governments aren’t working all on their own … I also believe, when we’re talking about the issue of mental illness, that we stop sending SWAT teams into these occurrences and we send trained professionals.”
Marijuana “I believe New Mexicans should have a right to weigh in, I would put this to the voters … I would also say that we have to be mindful about watching what’s happening in other states of the country to ensure that when we walk into this issue we know all the consequences.”
I support the legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana, using the money to both improve our treatment of serious drug problems and to support education.”
“I don’t support the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. I think that it sends a very bad message to our young people.”
“What I believe is that New Mexicans need to have the opportunity to have the choice of saying yes or no, but we also have our neighbor to the north, the state of Colorado. Let’s watch and see what happens in this next year, and if there’s something that needs to be changed, let’s take care of it.”
“I do support the opportunity for the voters to have their say in this as well ... I think we have an opportunity here to see what’s taking place in Colorado and Washington, to see how we can make sure we can benefit from this.”
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New UNM Chief of Police Kevin McCabe
by Mychal Miltenberger Kevin McCabe, commander of administrative services with the University of New Mexico Police Department, will become police chief on July 1, according to a UNM press release. McCabe will replace Kathy Guimond, who is retiring at the end of June. Guimond served nearly 20 years as UNMPD’s police chief. McCabe has nearly 30 years of combined law enforcement experience, he said. In his 24-year career with APD, McCabe said he dealt mostly with criminal investigations and building partnerships between the community and APD. After retiring as APD’s deputy chief of police, McCabe joined UNMPD in 2010. During his four years as commander of administrative services for UNMPD, McCabe said he dealt with the budget, records management and special events. His familiarity with the UNM campus and police force will benefit him in his transition to chief, he said. “The last four years have been a great education,” he said. “The goal here is for young adults to come and get a good education and have a good educational experience, and I think the police department here is part of helping making that happen.” While McCabe believes UNM campus is already safe, he said that won’t stop him from trying to make it better. “I feel it is a relatively safe campus and it’s always an ongoing process of how we can make it better, how we can improve,” he said. McCabe has made improvements to the UNMPD website, and one thing he plans to focus on during his time as police chief is utilizing technology to interact with the campus, he said. McCabe did not say whether he had any specific reforms in mind, but said he does not plan on changing the overall mission of UNMPD. “I would like us to see us stay on course, to continue to make our focus being just that of making this a safe and secure campus,” he said. Mychal Miltenberger is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. Contact him at news@dailylobo.com.