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Officials launch review of procedures for treating patients. PAGE A-2
Driver’s license law among most divisive social issues
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New filings show Dunn, Balderas ahead in fundraising Candidates given extra time to file because of Columbus Day holiday
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By Steve Terrell The New Mexican
Vatican views on divorce, gays shift Tone of bishops’ report suggests more tolerance
New Mexico Dreamers in Action organizer Carlos Deoses fires up the crowd during a rally in support of driver’s licenses for immigrants outside the Capitol in January 2013. Gov. Susana Martinez has tried five times to repeal the state’s driver’s licensing law. Her opponent, Gary King, says he would keep the essential framework of the law, though he might seek adjustments. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO
By Elisabetta Povoledo and Laurie Goodstein The New York Times
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VATICAN CITY — In a marked shift in tone likely to be discussed in parishes around the world, an assembly of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis at the Vatican released a preliminary document Monday calling for the church to welcome and accept gay people, Pope Francis unmarried couples and those who have divorced, as well as the children of these less traditional families. The bishops’ report, released midway through a landmark two-week meeting, does not change Roman Catholic doctrine or teaching, and will now be subjected to fierce debate and revision at the assembly. But it is the first signal that the institutional church may follow the direction Francis has set in the first
This is third article in a series looking at issues important to New Mexicans in the 2014 governor’s race. On Sunday, we looked at the economy. On Monday, we covered education. Today, we focus on social issues, followed by the environment, transparency, and health and welfare. View earlier stories and additional election coverage at www.santafe newmexican. com/elections.
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Gubernatorial candidates have different ideas on licenses, abortion, same-sex marriage, marijuana The New Mexican
ew political fights energize Gov. Susana Martinez more than one over the law that allows New Mexico residents without proof of immigration status to obtain a state driver’s license. In one speech last year, Martinez called it “a magnet for human trafficking, fraud and crime rings.” The governor also has discussed the licensing law throughout her re-election campaign, saying those who support it are out of touch with the public. She says it makes no sense to issue driver’s licenses to people who entered the country illegally. Her opponents on this issue, including most Democratic legislators, the state’s three Catholic bishops and the New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association, say the licensing law helps the economy and improves public safety.
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Despite complaints, local VA leaders paid bonuses State administrators received extra $24K By Susan Montoya Bryan The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE — Five top administrators in the Veterans Affairs’ health care system in New Mexico received more than $24,000 in bonuses in 2013 despite complaints from veterans about lapses and delays in care. Documents obtained by The Associated Press through a Freedom of Information request show the director of the New Mexico system collected more than $8,700 in 2013. Nearly 100 other employees — from emergency room doctors to surgeons — shared more than $2.4 million in performance pay last year. Bonuses for VA senior executives and administrators nationwide have been a point of contention since investigators following up on whistleblower complaints discovered large-scale improprieties in the way hospitals and clinics around the country scheduled veterans for
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appointments. Tens of thousands of patients, including veterans in New Mexico, waited months to see a doctor. While administrators in New Mexico have been able to whittle down the waiting list for some patients, there will be no extra pay this year for senior executives as the embattled VA works on reform. A national directive issued by the agency’s leadership has frozen bonuses. Still, physicians will be able to earn up to $15,000 in performance pay, New Mexico VA spokeswoman Sonja Brown said. For example, doctors can earn bonuses for improving care or developing systems that would allow for better access and coordination between different clinics. “Being able to provide this pay to our physicians helps us to be more competitive when recruiting physicians and helps to retain physicians,” Brown said. A wide-ranging national audit released earlier this year showed
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Martinez, a Republican, has tried five times to repeal the 2003 licensing law. Republican or independent legislators introduced repeal bills that she favored in four regular legislative sessions and one special session. All of them failed. The push has been the most contentious of the social issues that Martinez has tried to advance. The issue is among several — including her support for parental notification when a minor seeks an abortion and reducing penalties for marijuana possession — that help define the differences between Martinez and her Democratic opponent, Gary King, on important social policy questions in the Nov. 4 election. On immigrant driver’s licenses, King says he would keep the essential framework of the law, though he might seek adjustments to eliminate some weaknesses. He disagrees with Martinez that the law is inherently dangerous.
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Obituaries Juanita ChavezRoybal, Oct. 11 Rose Daneman, Oct. 1 Mabel Esquibel, 88, Oct. 5 Rose K. Fernandez, Oct. 6
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Hector Balderas, the Democrat running for attorney general, has a wide lead in fundraising over Republican opponent Susan Riedel. But in the state land commissioner race, Republican challenger Aubrey Dunn Jr. continues to lead incumbent Democrat Ray Powell Jr. in the money chase. This is according to the latest round of campaign finance reports filed Monday. While 5 p.m. Monday was the legal deadline to file the reports, because of the Columbus Day holiday, Ken Ortiz, chief of staff for the Secretary of State’s Office, told the Associated Press that his office will be accepting reports until 5 p.m. Tuesday. Neither candidate for governor filed financial disclosures on Monday, which was the case for several candidates in statewide and legislative districts. Incumbent Secretary of State Dianna Duran also didn’t file her campaign finance report on Monday. Her Democratic challenger, Maggie Toulouse Oliver, reported raising nearly $92,000 since early September and spending almost $164,000. Oliver had more than $148,000 cash on hand. In the attorney general’s race, Balderas reported that he had raised $114,129 since early September, and he spent nearly $334,825 in the same period, leaving him with $601,692 cash on hand, which is more than eight times Riedel’s total. Riedel raised $52,857 in the last period and spent $161,527. She has $69,627 in her treasury. Riedel loaned herself $3,517 during the last period. She has $13,535 in unpaid campaign debt, according to her report. In the land commissioner race, Dunn reported raising $57,120 in the last period and spending $132,481. He
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Adoption date for new map could be pushed back amid property owners’ concerns By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican
When Nancy Burgas and Jerry Rogers eat dinner under the back portal of their Rancho San Marcos home off N.M. 14, swallows perform aerial ballet. At night, they hear owls hooting in the trees and coyotes singing in the distance. They’ve even had antelope stroll onto their 18-acre property in unincorporated Santa Fe County and nibble on their rose bushes. “It’s an absolutely beautiful place,” Burgas said Monday. But under a new zoning map that county commissioners are considering, the couple fears that their bucolic way of life is in jeopardy. Under the new map, the area north of their property would be zoned mixed-use.
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“We appreciate the fact that the county is trying to plan and to zone well ahead of time,” Rogers said. “We just think this is a small detail in the overall plan that is a very big thing to those of us who are immediately affected by it.” They’re not alone. County commissioners may push back a December target date for adopting a new zoning map, which affects thousands of property owners in the unincorporated areas of the county, amid citizen issues and concerns. Revising the target date to adopt the zoning map to early fall 2015 is one of three options the county’s Planning Division is recommending the board consider during a special meeting Tuesday. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at the County Administrative Building, 102 Grant Ave. The delay would go against current expectations regarding the adoption of the zoning map and the effective date of the new Sustainable Land Development Code. But
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