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Gov.’s budget proposal seeks pay hikes for teachers, cops $10.5B spending plan would be nearly 10% increase over the current fiscal year

By Robert Nott

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In what might be one of the last years of record state revenues from the booming oil and gas industry, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled a proposed $10.5 billion budget Thursday that includes raises for state workers and increased education spending.

In an effort to shore up public safety in a state considered one of the most violent, per capita, in the country, the recommended budget would give state police officers a 14% raise. Corrections, probation and parole officers would get 8% raises, while public school teachers and most other state employees would get 3% raises in the governor’s proposal.

The budget would put $35 million toward recruiting corrections and law enforcement officers while another $35 million would go into the Firefighter and EMT Recruitment Fund.

In a news release announcing the proposal, the governor touted her past budgetary policies and promised to “continue to push for programs, services and solutions that work” while spending within the state’s means.

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Traffic backs up at the scene of a car crash Thursday on U.S. 84/285 near Pojoaque. More winter weather is forecast this weekend.

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nowstorms are like snowflakes — no two (or in this case, three) are alike.

Santa Fe likely will experience a wide range of inclement weather in the next several days, if Thursday’s bout with snow and an extended forecast are any indication.

The storm prompted Santa Fe Public

Schools to call a two-hour delay Thursday evening for Friday classes, due to icy road conditions.

At least an inch of snow fell on the city through early Thursday evening, occasionally causing traffic-snarling crashes on major roadways — though most businesses, schools and government agencies went about the day with no delays.

But the El Niño weather pattern that will buffet Northern New Mexico for the next several days promises differing kinds of

precipitation, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

Santa Fe could see another, milder storm Saturday that might bring light snow, perhaps less than what the city saw Thursday. But a third, colder storm front moving in from the Pacific is expected to bring snowfall of 3 to 6 inches Sunday night and into Monday morning, National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Shoemake said.

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Defendant’s wife’s injuries in crash could delay trial in road rage slaying Attorney: Woman in coma is key witness in 2021 case of man run over three times

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Legal questions dim Española holiday lights prize Some argued prizes could violate state anti-donation provision

By Nicholas Gilmore ngilmore@sfnewmexican.com

As the excitement of the holiday season fades, the city of Española has gone dark about a Christmas light contest with promised prizes that had raised legal concerns.

In a Nov. 27 video announcement, Mayor John Ramon Vigil invited residents and businesses to register for the “second annual Christmas lighting contest,” which he said would offer first- and second-place prizes of $300 and $200 utility bill credits, respectively, with a total city commitment of $1,000.

Judging was supposed to take place shortly before Christmas Day, Councilor Justin Salazar-Torrez said in a recent

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interview. But he said he heard there were too few contestants to move forward.

Winners were to be posted on the city’s website. But Christmas has come and gone, and that never happened.

Vigil, City Attorney Charles Rennick and City Manager Eric Lujan did not return calls seeking comment on the light contest, so it’s unclear what happened after critics questioned whether the prizes violated the anti-donation clause of the state constitution.

Salazar-Torrez, a regular, vocal critic of Vigil, raised that question during a council meeting the day after the contest was announced.

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A man accused of repeatedly running over another motorist during a road rage incident in 2021 is asking the court to delay his murder trial because his wife is in a coma after being hit by a car.

Eleazar Flores-Torres, 49, was scheduled to stand trial later this month in connection with the death of Joaquin Martin, 32, whom he’s accused of having run over three times during an altercation near the intersection of Rufina Street and Richards Avenue.

His attorney, John Huntley, filed a motion Tuesday asking the court to postpone the trial because Flores-Torres’ wife, Maria Flores, is incapacitated in an Albuquerque hospital. The motion described Maria Flores as a “critical witness” for the defense.

Huntley’s motion provided no details of the incident, and he declined to comment for this story. The Santa Fe Police Department could not immediately provide information Thursday regarding what happened to Maria Flores or when.

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IN BRIEF Judge: West Point may continue to use race in determining admissions The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., can continue considering race in its admissions process for now, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Philip Halpern rejected the petition for a preliminary injunction, filed by Students for Fair Admissions, which would have prohibited the school for training Army officers from considering an applicant’s race when making admissions decisions. The group organized the lawsuits that led the Supreme Court in June to reject race-based affirmative action in college admissions, though the military’s service academies were not included in that decision.

“A full factual record is vital to answering this critical question whether the use of race in the admissions process at West Point furthers compelling governmental interests and whether the government’s use of race is narrowly tailored to achieve that interest,” Halpern said in his opinion Wednesday, adding that an injunction would cause major disruptions to the school.

Ex-Harvard president says critics attacked her in ‘war’ on institutions Claudine Gay, who resigned as Harvard University president this week, spoke out against her critics and claimed that the events that led to her departure were “merely a single skirmish in a broader war to unravel public faith in pillars of American society.”

“The campaign against me was about more than one university and one leader,” she wrote in an op-ed published in The New York Times on Wednesday, the day after she stepped down.

“Campaigns of this kind often start with attacks on education and expertise, because these are the tools that best equip communities to see through propaganda. But such campaigns don’t end there,” she added. “Trusted institutions of all types — from public health agencies to news organizations — will continue to fall victim to coordinated attempts to undermine their legitimacy and ruin their leaders’ credibility.”

U.S. to award chip supplier $162M to bolster critical industries WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to provide $162 million in federal grants to Microchip Technology, an Arizona-based semiconductor company that supplies the automotive, defense and other industries.

The agreement is the second award announced under a new program intended to help ensure American companies that rely on semiconductors have a stable supply. Last month, the Biden administration announced a $35 million grant for BAE Systems, a defense contractor.

The investment will enable Microchip to increase its production of semiconductors that are used in cars, airplanes, appliances, medical devices and military products.

The administration said it expected the award to create more than 700 jobs in construction and manufacturing.

“Today’s announcement with Microchip is a meaningful step in our efforts to bolster the supply chain for legacy semiconductors that are in everything from cars to washing machines to missiles,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a statement.

Winter storm traps hundreds of motorists overnight in Sweden STOCKHOLM — Thick blankets of snow and strong winds trapped hundreds of motorists in their vehicles overnight Wednesday on a major roadway in southern Sweden, forcing emergency workers to call for help from the Swedish military.

Rescue workers evacuated all those who wanted to leave their cars by Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Many cars and trucks were expected to remain stuck along a 12-mile stretch of the road, European Route E22, until Friday morning — and many drivers and their passengers had spent a difficult night and morning with few supplies.

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People pray during a candlelight vigil Thursday following a shooting at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa. One student died and the suspect killed himself, police said.

Teen kills one, self in Iowa school shooting Two students say suspect was bullied for years, escalating when younger sister picked on

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PERRY, Iowa 17-year-old opened fire at a smalltown Iowa high school before classes resumed on the first day after the winter break, killing a sixth grader and wounding five others Thursday as students barricaded in offices, ducked into classrooms and fled in panic.

The suspect, a student at the school in Perry, died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation official said. Authorities said one of the five people wounded was an administrator, later identified by his alma mater as Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger.

Authorities identified the shooter as Dylan Butler, 17, and provided no information about a possible motive. Two friends and their mother who spoke with The Associated Press said Butler was a quiet person who had been bullied for years.

Perry has about 8,000 residents and is about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines, on the edge of the state capital’s metropolitan area.

It is home to a large pork-processing plant and low-slung, single-story homes. The high school and middle school are connected, sitting on the east edge of town. Authorities said Butler had a pump-action shotgun and a small-caliber handgun. Mitch Mortvedt, the state investigation division’s assistant director, said during a news conference authorities also found a “pretty rudimentary” improvised explosive device and rendered it safe.

The suspect’s motive is being investigated, and authorities are looking into “a number of social media posts” he made around the time of the shooting, Mortvedt added.

A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said federal and state investigators are interviewing Butler’s friends and analyzing Butler’s social media profiles, including posts on TikTok and Reddit, as they work to identify a motive.

Shortly before Thursday’s shooting, Butler posted a photo on TikTok inside the bathroom of Perry High School, the official said. The photo was captioned “now we wait” and

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the song “Stray Bullet” by the German band KMFDM accompanied it. Investigators have also found other photos Butler posted posing with firearms, according to the official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.

Sisters Yesenia Roeder and Khamya Hall, both 17, said alongside their mother, Alita, that Butler was bullied relentlessly since elementary school, but it escalated recently when his younger sister started getting picked on, too.

His parents brought it up to the school, they said, and that was the “last straw” for Butler.

“He was hurting. He got tired. He got tired of the bullying. He got tired of the harassment,” Yesenia Roeder Hall, 17, said. “Was it a smart idea to shoot up the school? No. God, no.”

Calls to Perry Community Schools’ Superintendent Clark Wicks, as well as school board members, were unanswered Thursday, and an emailed request for comment on the situation was not immediately returned.

Perry High School senior Ava Augustus said she was awaiting a counselor in a school office when she heard three shots. Unable to flee through a small window, she and others barricaded the door and were ready to throw things if necessary.

“And then we hear ‘He’s down. You can go out,’ ” Augustus said through tears. “And I run, and you can just see glass everywhere, blood on the floor. I get to my car, and they’re taking a girl out of the auditorium who had been shot in her leg.”

Three gunshot victims were being treated at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, a spokesperson said. Others were taken to a second hospital, a spokesperson for MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center confirmed. Mortvedt said one person was in critical condition, but the injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening. The others were stable, he said.

Hundreds of community members gathered for a candlelight prayer vigil Thursday evening at a park where hours earlier, students had been dropped off to reunite with their families after the shooting. Bundled up against freezing temperatures, they listened to pastors from many faiths and heard a message of hope in both English and Spanish.

A post on the high school’s Facebook page said it would be closed Friday and counseling services would be available for students, faculty and others in the community.

Poll: Quarter of Americans say FBI behind Jan. 6 The Washington Post

Twenty-five percent of Americans say it is “probably” or “definitely” true the FBI instigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a false concept promoted by right-wing media and repeatedly denied by federal law enforcement, according to a new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll.

The Post-UMD poll finds a smaller 11% of the public thinks there is “solid evidence” that FBI operatives orga-

nized and encouraged the attack, while 13% say this is their “suspicion only.”

Among Republicans, 34% say the FBI organized and encouraged the insurrection, compared with 30% of independents and 13%of Democrats.

The results confirm that misinformation about Jan. 6 is widespread as the United States heads into a presidential election year, during a campaign in which the former president and leading 2024 Republican candidate, Donald Trump, has repeatedly expressed support for those who participated in

the insurrection. Despite a detailed congressional investigation and more than 725 completed federal prosecutions of Jan. 6 participants that did not yield evidence of FBI involvement, a substantial minority of Americans still embrace conspiracy theories not unlike the ones that drove many rioters to storm the Capitol three years ago.

“The people that went there to express their views, to support Trump, were peaceful,” said Richard Baum, 61, an independent voter from Odessa, Texas. “The government implants were

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As COVID-19 rises again, killing about 1,500 Americans each week, medical researchers are trying to understand why so few people are taking Paxlovid, a medicine that is stunningly effective in preventing severe illness and death from the disease.

A study of 1 million high-risk people with coronavirus found only about 15% who were eligible for the drug took it.

If half of the eligible patients had gotten Paxlovid, 48,000 deaths could have been prevented, authors of the study, conducted by the National Institutes of Health, concluded.

It’s not because people don’t know about the drug — most do — but the reluctance seems to come from doctors worried about interactions with other drugs and people wary of a possible rebound case or the metallic aftertaste.

Regional differences offer a clue, with uptake highest in the Democratic strongholds of the Northeast and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States and lowest in deep-red areas including Florida and Indiana. Yet no careful study has clarified why so few people used the medication, which cut the risk of death by 73% for high-risk patients in the NIH study.

“I don’t know why there is such variability and why uptake isn’t higher across the board,” said Dr. Josh Fessel, a senior clinical adviser on the NIH team that studied the drug’s use. “If you can take Paxlovid and you do take Paxlovid within the recommended time frame, the likelihood of death or hospitalization are significantly reduced. That’s a big deal.”

Coronavirus deaths have been elevated since September at 1,200 to 1,300 deaths per week, inching up to about 1,500 per week in December. Researchers say they will likely continue to rise unless more people get the updated vaccines and antiviral treatments.

Fessel said over the course of the million-person NIH study, about 10% of high-risk patients eligible for Paxlovid took it, though the rate rose to about 15% toward the end of the study period in early 2023. All told, the NIH authors estimated about 135,000 hospitalizations and 48,000 deaths could have been avoided if half the patients eligible for the antiviral got it.

Paxlovid, made by Pfizer, is a two-medication treatment meant to be taken within five days of the onset of coronavirus symptoms to quash viral spread within the body. It was approved for adults who are at high risk for severe COVID, which tends to include those 65 and older and people with diabetes, obesity, asthma and other conditions.

Reasons for not prescribing or taking it have varied: Doctors balk at the long list of medications not to be mixed with Paxlovid, including common drugs meant to lower blood pressure or prevent blood clots. Patients tend to complain about the drug’s metallic aftertaste. Many wave off the drug in the early days of the coronavirus when symptoms tend to be mildest, bypassing the chance to limit early viral growth.

Price has also become a factor. The federal government provided the fiveday course of the medications at no cost in the months since its initial emergency authorization in December 2021.

Federal officials still have more than 1 million free doses out to pharmacies, and the medication will be free through 2024 for Medicaid and Medicare patients. But in recent weeks, officials have handed distribution of the drug off to Pfizer, which has priced it around $1,400 per course, though private insurers are expected to cover some portion of the price, and Pfizer is offering copayment assistance.

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Islamic State says it was behind suicide bombings at Iran event As chaos grips region, extremists may be looking for advantage

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The site of an apparent U.S. airstrike Thursday in central Baghdad. The Pentagon called it a “necessary and proportionate” response to attacks on American personnel.

U.S. strike rattles Baghdad, raises specter of bigger war militia-linked locations in Iraq and Syria several times in recent The Washington Post months, an American operation in such a central location of BAGHDAD — A U.S. airstrike Iraq’s capital is exceedingly in Baghdad on Thursday killed an rare. The Harakat Hezbollah Iran-linked militia commander al-Nujaba group falls under the and risked accelerating the command of the Iraqi army, regional fallout from Washingwhich responded swiftly, and ton’s support for Israel’s military in anger, to the strike, saying it operation in Gaza, even as the undermined agreements between Biden administration scrambles Baghdad and Washington. to contain the bloodshed.

In a statement, the Defense Explosions occurred in the Department described the strike central part of the city, rattling as “necessary and proportionate,” windows and prompting Iraqi saying the slain commander was authorities to close off streets nearby. Harakat Hezbollah al-Nu- “actively involved in planning and carrying out attacks against jaba, a militia that has claimed American personnel.” several attacks on U.S. forces, Photographs released by said in a statement that its deputy Sabereen News, a militia-run commander of operations in the outlet, reveal weapons fragments Baghdad region, Mushtaq Jawad consistent with the U.S.-made Al-Saidi, was killed in a strike at a logistical support headquarters Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, or JAGM, a new missile fielded by on Palestine Street.

“It’s an indication that peace is U.S. aircraft that is set to replace older munitions such as the Hellnot lasting,” said Sarah Jamal, 27, who lived several blocks from the fire. The Washington Post was unable to independently verify strike. “It started in Syria, then Lebanon, then Iran and now here. the images’ authenticity.

Black smoke rose from resWe’re being dragged into this, idential alleys in the location and we have no say.”

While the U.S. has targeted of the strikes, with blood and

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human remains scattered. Some residents nearby cried. Others promised revenge against the United States.

About 2,500 U.S. personnel are based in the country, ostensibly to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State terrorist network.

Another 900 are spread across several outposts in Syria.

The Biden administration says it is working to limit the regional fallout from Israel’s military campaign in Gaza following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

honoring Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, held as an icon by supporters of the country’s theocracy and viewed by the U.S. military as a deadly foe who aided militants who

By Jon Gambrell killed American troops in Iraq. and Bassem Mroue On Thursday, chunks of The Associated Press asphalt appeared missing from the roadway where one bomb DUBAI, United Arab Emirwent off, suggesting the bomb ates — The Islamic State group had been packed with shrapnel claimed responsibility Thursto increase its deadly effects. day for two suicide bombings Another spot still bore congealed targeting a commemoration blood from the wounded. for an Iranian general slain in The Islamic State group claim a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the identified the two attackers as worst militant attack to strike Omar al-Mowahed and Seif-Allah Iran in decades as the wider al-Mujahed. The claim said the Middle East remains on edge.

Experts who follow the group men carried out the attacks with explosive vests. It also used confirmed the statement, circulated online among jihadists, disparaging language when discame from the extremists, who cussing Shiites, which the Islamic likely hope to take advantage of State group views as heretics.

The group likely hoped to see the chaos gripping the region Iran strike at Israel, widening its amid Israel’s war on Hamas in war on Hamas into a regional the Gaza Strip. conflict that Islamic State could Wednesday’s attack in Kerpotentially take advantage of, said man killed at least 84 people Aaron Y. Zelin, a senior fellow and wounded an additional 284. It targeted a ceremony at The Washington Institute for

Near East Policy.

“This falls under the modus operandi of IS, especially since it was such a mass casualty attack,” Zelin said. “They are kind of like the Joker. They want to see the world burn.”

The claim came as the extremists separately called on supporters around the world to avenge the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip by attacking Christians and Jews. The group also criticized Palestinian factions for allying with Iran, saying Tehran only has taken advantage of the situation to appear as the defender of Palestinians.

Iranian government officials did not immediately acknowledge the claim although state media reported on it. Officials had been indirectly blaming Israel.

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Epstein docs offer little to salivating Trump allies

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Days before a federal court late Wednesday began identifying dozens of associates of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, one far-right website predicted that former President Bill Clinton would top a new “Epstein client list.”

The New York Post had flagged a “bombshell court records dump,” helping fuel a frenzy of interest that briefly crashed the court website after the court posted nearly 950 pages of documents.

Despite the hype, the first batch of what is expected to be thousands of pages that will be posted by the court in coming days did not immediately point to any major revelations about the politically connected multimillionaire who was accused of abusing dozens of teenage girls before he died in custody in 2019.

Rather than a directory of Epstein “clients,” the documents were in actuality pages and pages of previously released deposition transcripts and legal briefs, including formerly blocked-out names, many of which were already publicly known — an outcome widely predicted by attorneys most closely familiar with the Epstein case.

The document release followed an order two weeks ago by U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska to reveal the identities of about 150 people connected to Epstein in a defamation suit against his former partner, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Many of the Epstein associates have already either been identified in the media or in court, the judge said of the order, which came in response to a Miami Herald lawsuit. The identities

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A federal prosecutor points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a 2020 news conference in New York. Right-wing buzz over a potential “Epstein client list” hasn’t been borne out by a release of documents offering few revelations.

of several minors alleged to be sexual abuse victims would be kept secret, the judge said.

Speculation about the documents was particularly agitated among right-wing media and Trump allies. Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump Jr. and political allies such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., all posted about the release on social media, warning of a cover-up of alleged Epstein conspirators.

By contrast, some attorneys for Epstein’s accusers predicted the court documents would contain only a scintilla of serious news, and possibly none at all, because most of the previously redacted names have been tabloid

fodder for years. Clinton’s travels two decades ago on Epstein’s private jet, for example, have been widely reported.

In a 2019 statement, Clinton said he knew nothing about Epstein’s “terrible crimes.”

But more than four years after the 66-year-old Epstein hanged himself in federal custody while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, Trump’s MAGA movement remains fixated on the notorious financier — even though Epstein and Trump shared overlapping, high-flying social circles for years in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Fla. Clinton, impeached in part for lying about his affair with a White House intern, and his wife, Hillary Clinton,

defeated by Trump in the bitter 2016 presidential race, still arouse conservative passions after more than two decades dominating Democratic politics.

A widespread belief among Epstein’s accusers that his wealth and connections led to a miscarriage of justice reinforces Trump supporters’ hostility toward the legal system as Trump faces four criminal cases while campaigning for a second presidential term.

“This is made-up outrage in an election year,” said Jose Lambiet, a longtime South Florida gossip columnist turned private investigator. “The real outrage is that this case is treated as a political pawn when it should be about underage girls who were harassed and sexually abused.”

Epstein, accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls and young women, pleaded guilty in Florida state court in 2008 to two felony counts and served only 13 months in jail. Intense public scrutiny of the case, led by the Miami Herald, led to Epstein’s arrest in July 2019 on federal charges of sex trafficking minors. He pleaded not guilty and died by suicide one month later.

Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking young sexual abuse victims to Epstein. She and Epstein are the only people to have been prosecuted in connection with a sex trafficking ring alleged to include minors who were lured to Epstein’s mansions in New York, Palm Beach and New Mexico.

The latest court development comes from a 2015 defamation lawsuit brought

by Virginia Giuffre, who said Maxwell recruited her as a teenager to serve as Epstein’s “sex slave.” The case, which was settled in 2017, exposed disturbing details about the operation run by Maxwell to supply teenage girls to Epstein

at his private mansions stocked with sex toys.

In the Dec. 18 order, Preska gave the John and Jane Does two weeks to object to their names being disclosed.

“There’s going to be a lot of nervous [people] over Christmas and New Years … who’s on the naughty list?” Giuffre tweeted at the time.

The judge is still weighing requests from two people named in the suit to remain private. More records from the case are expected to be released soon.

The documents posted Wednesday include references to major figures like Clinton, Trump and Prince Andrew, but did not appear to feature any smoking-gun details about their ties to Epstein.

In a 2016 filing, Maxwell’s attorneys said that FBI and Secret Service records disproved claims that Bill Clinton visited Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean and said that Clinton has not been accused of any sexual misconduct tied to Epstein. Maxwell said in a deposition that the “allegations that Clinton had a meal on Jeffrey’s island is 100% false.” She added she was “sure he had a meal on Jeffrey’s plane.”

Trump is mentioned in a 2016 deposition of Johanna Sjoberg, a woman who has also accused Epstein of abuse.

Sjoberg said she was on Epstein’s private plane once when it diverted to Atlantic City, N.J., because of bad weather. She said they went to one of Trump’s casinos, where she and Giuffre, who was then too young to gamble, walked around before returning to the plane, where Epstein mentioned an idea to “call up Trump.”

It was not clear from the deposition whether Epstein and Trump had a conversation about the visit.

Asked if she ever massaged Trump, Sjoberg said she did not.

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The scene of a two-vehicle crash Thursday on U.S. 84/285 near Pojoaque.

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Other areas near Santa Fe got more snow than the city did on Thursday.

Golden, south of the city, received 3 inches, the weather service said.

Thursday’s storm was not without issues: a crash on Interstate 25 near Cañoncito left a semi-trailer truck on its side, blocking the roadway, around noon. A New Mexico State Police

spokesman said there were no injuries.

Traffic also was backed up on U.S. 84/285 near the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder on Thursday after a pickup and an SUV collided, causing severe front-end damage to both.

Temperatures are expected to cool Friday, with the high near 32 and perhaps some lingering flurries, meteorologist Andy Church said Thursday night.

Saturday will be a little bit colder, he

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“Because of our historic — but prudent — investments made over the last few years in New Mexico in everything from small businesses to hospitals, childcare to college, free school meals to law enforcement, the future of our state is brighter than ever,” she said.

The proposed spending plan comes on the heels of another year of record revenue projections for the state of New Mexico and represents a nearly 10% increase over the current fiscal year, not including $2.1 billion in proposed nonrecurring funds for one-time initiatives.

Recurring revenues for the upcoming fiscal year are projected to reach close to $13 billion, including about $3.5 billion in so-called new money.

But some lawmakers and critics have cautioned the good times may be coming to an end since so much of the state’s revenue is dependent on the boom-and-bust industry of oil and gas.

New Mexico’s oil production jumped to 658 million barrels in fiscal year 2023 from 531 million barrels the previous year, but the industry’s growth is expected to slow in another year or so.

Wayne Propst, secretary of the state Department of Finance and Administration, wrote in an email Thursday that state leaders are “fully aware that growth is projected to slow in future fiscal years, but the state is in a unique

position to continue to make smart investments now, while maintaining historically high reserves of 34.2%.

“It’s also important to note that as we improve health outcomes, lift families out of poverty and bolster the state’s economy, costs for programs and services go down,” he wrote.

The $4.46 billion earmarked for public education, a $283 million increase over this year’s budget, comes as no surprise — Lujan Grisham has pushed for more school funding for years to address challenges that have kept the state near or at the bottom of most national rankings on the issue.

The proposed education budget includes $101.2 million for school districts and charter schools that extend their current academic calendars beyond 180 days — an idea that has not found full favor with educators and other public school advocates. Another $33 million is aimed at adding 1,380 slots for prekindergarten programs.

Lujan Grisham is also proposing nearly $88 million for Medicaid provider rate increases for some programs and about $25 million to create a new Family Services Division at the Children, Youth and Families Department.

She also wants to put $250 million in nonrecurring money into the New Mexico Housing Trust Fund to help with affordable housing initiatives.

Her budget proposes spending $500

said, with a high of 30 degrees and the possibility of a light storm that could bring some “slight snow showers or flurries.”

Sunday will bring increasing winds and clouds, Church said, with the stronger storm arriving Sunday morning. Highs on Monday will be around 27 degrees, with brisk winds from the west accompanying expected snow.

Church said that system will clear out

by Tuesday morning, but noted “perhaps there will be another storm system moving in Thursday.”

million from severance tax bonds over a two-year period to help create a strategic long-term water supply for industrial uses by tapping brackish water and wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking.

The Legislative Finance Committee is expected to announce its proposed budget Friday afternoon. Often — though not always — the legislative and executive branch budgets align to a great degree on where to commit money to improve state services.

The release of the two spending plans, which serve as blueprints to develop the state’s budget, comes as state legislators prepare for the start of a 30-day legislative session beginning Jan. 16.

The 30-day sessions, which take place in even years, focus primarily on building and approving a budget for the coming year, and that’s when lawmakers will work with members of the governor’s staff to hammer out a budget both sides find acceptable.

Some leading state lawmakers have said all that money may not lead to all that many hand outs when it comes to prioritizing needs and services around the state.

A Legislative Finance Committee report issued late last year said agencies representing about 44% of the state’s general fund spending were requesting an additional $890 million for fiscal year 2025, an average increase of 20.5%.

Sen. George Muñoz, a Gallup Democrat who chairs the powerful Senate Finance Committee, said at the time that such yearly funding increases may be “unsustainable” in the coming years.

motion Thursday in which Huntley had asked Flores-Torres to be released from jail and allowed to live with his son while awaiting trial.

Flores-Torres had been on house arrest since shortly after the incident and “has an excellent record of staying in compliance with his home arrest requirements,” according to his attorney’s motion, but was jailed after being evicted from his home in November “due to having no established residence.”

The state opposed the motion on the basis that Flores-Torres son’s home was within 2.5 miles of the school attended by Martin’s son, who witnessed his father’s death at age 10 and is a witness in the case.

Both men had children with them at the time of the altercation, according to court records.

Flores-Torres, his wife and their 1-year-old child were driving west on Rufina Street in a Jeep Cherokee around 5 p.m. when he attempted a U-turn, cutting off two other drivers, including Martin, who got out of his car and began arguing with Flores-Torres, according to a criminal complaint.

The argument escalated, the complaint says, and Flores-Torres struck

Martin with his Jeep Cherokee.

Martin was clinging to the Jeep’s hood when Flores-Torres made another U-turn, driving up and over a curb, which caused Martin to fall to the ground in front of the Jeep, the complaint says. After Martin fell, Flores-Torres drove over him, reversed back over him and then drove over him again before fleeing, the complaint says.

Sommer said she had been prepared to release Flores-Torres so he could visit his wife in the hospital, but “that does not appear possible given her physical state now.”

“I was concerned about him not being able to see her, but the basis for the motion for a continuance is that she is in a coma so unfortunately there can be no communication between these two for comfort,” she said.

The judge said she would be happy to consider a motion for Flores-Torres to be granted leave from the jail to visit his wife in the hospital, as he has been allowed to do at least once previously.

Huntley did not attend Thursday’s hearing, but the judge asked an attorney who stood in for him to let Huntley know he should continue preparing for trial despite his “11th-hour” continuance request.

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“I’m all for it, if it’s all legal and we’re good to go,” Salazar-Torrez said at the meeting, “but I’m wondering if legal has had a chance to look at that.”

Rennick, the city attorney, said he had not reviewed the matter.

Lujan, the city manager, said the prizes would not violate the constitution’s anti-donation clause “in any way.”

The clause didn’t apply, he said, because “we’re not giving a cash prize.

This goes against a utility bill, so it’s not donating to anything other than the fact that you won a contest.”

Lujan said such contests also had been organized by the city governments in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.

Albuquerque spokeswoman Ava Montoya and Santa Fe City Manager John Blair said, however, they had no recollection of holiday lighting contests in their cities in recent years.

The loudest critics see the contest controversy as another sign of what they call widespread incompetence in the administration.

Former city employee Cynthia Lentini addressed the issue on a Facebook group she moderates called “Española Voices Speak UP.” The group, which has drawn nearly 1,000 members since it was created in October 2022, features daily posts from Lentini and other residents criticizing the city government.

Española has a long history of Christmas display competitions, with the Española Valley Chamber of Com-

merce sponsoring an event with cash prizes for decades. Vigil announced the city’s own contest in December 2022, less than a year after he was elected.

Retired Albuquerque attorney Alan Hall, who has studied and written about the state’s anti-donation clause for years, said the proposed lighting contest prizes appeared to be potential violations.

Such minor violations of the law are common in local governments statewide, he added.

“When it comes to small things like this, you see it a lot, and nobody, generally, has a conniption about it,” Hall said. “There are many, many other abuses that are much larger, in my view.”

Lentini said she fears the administration’s errors are adding up — creating liabilities for the city.

In the last month, she has posted messages on Facebook questioning the city’s pending “emergency” procurement of two sanitation trucks; alleging public records requests she submits are routinely mishandled; and claiming the water department has applied an improper tax to recent bills.

“I’m really worried about the city for all these errors. It takes years to come back, and the lawsuits are lining up for all of the administration’s errors,” she said.

“I think they have a very easy way of dispelling any doubt the public might have in them,” Lentini added. “Just answering questions.”

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Ex-president uses fear, favor Report: Trump businesses raked to nail down GOP support in foreign cash during presidency methodical political operation and by the rallying effect his criminal charges have had The New York Times on Republicans, Trump has demonstrated a remarkable show On his last day as president of force for a former president on Jan. 20, 2021, Donald Trump whose impeachment on the way stood in a snapping wind and out of office was supported by waved goodbye to relatives and more members of his own party supporters before he took his than any previous impeachment final flight on Air Force One in American history. And he has back to Mar-a-Lago. No elected done this while facing 91 felony Republican of any stature showed charges across four criminal up at Joint Base Andrews for the cases. bleak farewell.

Although he still brands Trump, at that moment, was a himself an outsider, Trump is pariah among Republican elites. now unequivocally the favored The party’s leaders in the House candidate of Republican insiders. and Senate, Kevin McCarthy and His rivals, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Mitch McConnell, blamed him Florida and former Gov. Nikki for the Capitol siege. Party fundHaley of South Carolina, are raisers assured donors they were promoting their endorsements done with him. On conference by the governors of the first calls, House Republican leaders two nominating states in Iowa contemplated a “post-Trump” and New Hampshire. Beyond GOP. that, the endorsements race, at Today, three years after Jan. 6 the national level, has been a and more than a week before the wipeout.

Iowa caucuses, Trump has almost Trump has endorsements from entirely subjugated the elected nearly 100 members of the House class of the Republican Party. As of Representatives. The next of this week, every member of closest candidate, DeSantis, who the House Republican leadership served in the House, has only is formally backing his campaign five. Haley has one. to recapture the White House.

In the Senate — the body Trump has obsessed over his of elected Republicans most score card of endorsers, accordresistant to Trump — he has 19 ing to more than a half-dozen endorsements. DeSantis and Trump advisers and people in Haley have zero. More GOP senregular contact with him, most of ators will soon follow. Sens. John whom insisted on anonymity to Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis describe private conversations. of Wyoming are expected to He sees gathering the formal endorse Trump before the Iowa endorsements as a public validation of his triumphant return that serves his strategy of portraying himself as the inevitable victor.

He calls endorsements the “E word”; when lawmakers merely say they “support” him, he considers it insufficient and calls that the “S word.” In recent weeks, his allies have told lawmakers that Trump will be closely watching who has and hasn’t endorsed him before the Iowa caucuses Jan. 15.

Trump works his endorsements through both fear and favor, happily cajoling fellow politicians by phone while firing off ominous social media posts about those who don’t fall in line quickly enough. In October, he felled a top candidate for House speaker, Rep. Tom Emmer, by posting that voting for him “would be a tragic mistake!” On Wednesday, Emmer capitulated and endorsed him.

“They always bend the knee,” Trump said privately of Emmer’s endorsement, according to a person who spoke to him.

And Trump is privately ranting about and workshopping nicknames for other holdouts, like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

“Ted — he shouldn’t even exist,” Trump said recently of Cruz, a 2016 rival, according to a person who heard the remarks and recounted them soon after.

“I could’ve destroyed him. I kind of did destroy him in 2016, if you think about it. But then I let him live.”

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caucuses, according to two people briefed on their thinking.

The chairs of the Republican Party’s House and Senate campaign committees were both early endorsers of Trump. He has almost four times as many endorsements from governors as DeSantis has. Trump’s political team, meanwhile, has told people it plans to not work with the Republican Governors Association because the group’s executive director advises Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa, who endorsed DeSantis.

Trump has been courting Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, placing several calls to him since he ended his campaign Nov. 12 and deploying allies like Lindsey Graham, a fellow South Carolina senator, to make the case for Scott to issue an endorsement before their state’s primary Feb. 24, two people familiar with the outreach said.

Trump has dealt with his 2024 campaign rivals differently from 2016 — with a longer view to gaining their endorsements.

In 2016, he derided nearly all of his competitors in deeply personal terms, mocking their physical appearances and even giving out the phone number of Graham, then a candidate, at a rally.

In this campaign, Trump has saved his attacks for DeSantis and Haley but has avoided criticizing others whose support he hopes to gain.

By Jacqueline Alemany

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During Donald Trump’s presidency, his businesses received at least $7.8 million in payments from the foreign governments and officials of 20 countries, including China, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, according to a report released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.

The report argues the payments were in violation of the Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause, a provision that bars federal officials, including the president, from accepting money or gifts from foreign governments without permission from Congress. That clause was central to a protracted legal debate when Democrats controlled the House and sought access to Trump’s financial records.

The issue eventually landed at the Supreme Court, but there was no definitive ruling on

whether Trump illegally profited from his presidency. Instead, the justices in 2021 said the cases were moot because Trump no longer held office.

Three years later, Trump could win a second term as president. He’s the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination and poised for a potential rematch against President Joe Biden. Many recent polls show Biden trailing Trump in support nationally and in key battleground states.

When Republicans took control of the House in 2023, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., ended the congressional investigation into Trump’s alleged violations of the emoluments clause. He also declined to enforce a court-ordered agreement that Mazars USA, Trump’s former accounting firm, produce evidence related to Trump’s financial dealings.

Before Comer’s chairmanship, Mazars had started document production and turned over a subset of documents to Oversight Committee Democrats, led by ranking Democrat Jamie Raskin of Maryland. That tranche of documents showed payments by foreign governments to three Trump properties in New York, Washington and Las Vegas, Nev. Committee investigators also identified, from public records, significant spending at a fourth Trump property, Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York.

“These payments were made while these governments were promoting specific foreign policy goals with the Trump Administration and even, at times, with President Trump himself, and as they were requesting specific actions from the United States to advance their own national policy objectives,” according to the 155-page report released Thursday.

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Houthi rebels ignore warning to stop attacks on shipping Within hours, militant group sends sea drone toward U.S. Navy, commercial vessels

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WASHINGTON — An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating Thursday, hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a final warning to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military action.

Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Navy operations in the Middle East, said it was the first time the Houthis had used an unmanned surface vessel, or USV, since their harassment of commercial ships in the Red Sea began after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. They have, however, used them in years past.

Fabian Hinz, a missile expert and research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said the USV’s are a key part of the Houthi maritime arsenal and were used during previous battles against the Saudi coalition forces that intervened in Yemen’s war. Most of the Houthis’ USVs are likely assembled in Yemen but often fitted with components made in Iran, such as computerized guidance systems, Hinz said.

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DeputyAmbassador Christopher Lu said at an emergency Security Council meeting Wednesday that Iran has supplied the Houthis with money and advanced weapons systems, including drones, land attack cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. He said Iran also has been deeply involved in planning the Houthis’ attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. He said the United States isn’t seeking a confrontation with Iran, but Tehran has a choice.

“It can continue its current course or it can withhold its support without which the Houthis would struggle to effectively track and strike commercial vessels navigating shipping lanes through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden,” Lu said.

A statement Wednesday signed by the United States, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom gave the Houthis what a senior Biden administration official described as a final warning.

“Let our message now be clear: we call for the immediate end of these illegal attacks and release of unlawfully detained vessels and crews,” the countries said in the statement. “The Houthis will bear the responsibility of the consequences should they continue to threaten lives, the global economy, and free flow of commerce in the region’s critical waterways.”

Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder would not say whether any military action would follow Thursday’s launch of the sea drone.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s defense minister on Thursday laid out his vision for the next phase of the war in Gaza, describing how Israeli forces would shift to an apparently scaled-down “new combat approach” in northern Gaza, while continuing to fight Hamas in the south of the territory “for as long as necessary.”

Ahead of a visit by the U.S. secretary of state, Yoav Gallant also outlined a proposal for how Gaza would be run once Hamas is defeated, with Israel keeping security control while an undefined, Israeli-guided Palestinian body runs dayto-day administration, and the U.S. and other countries oversee rebuilding.

Israel has come under heavy international pressure to spell out a post-war vision but so far has not done so. The issue is likely to be on the agenda in Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s talks this weekend in Israel and other countries in the region. The United States has pressed Israel to shift to lower-intensity military operations in Gaza that more precisely target Hamas, after nearly three devastating months of bombardment and ground assaults.

The vagueness of many of Gallant’s provisions made it difficult to assess how much they mesh with the U.S. calls.

The document issued by Gallant was titled a “vision for Phase 3” of the war, and Gallant’s office said the phase had not yet begun. It also said

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Gallant, who is a member of both cabinets, may be aiming to put his personal plan before the Americans ahead of others in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, which includes hard-right members likely to want a tougher approach.

Israel’s campaign in Gaza has killed more than 22,400 people, more than two-thirds of them women and children, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamasrun territory. The ministry’s count does not differentiate between civilians and combatants. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack, in which militants killed some 1,200 people and abducted around 240 others.

Much of northern Gaza has been flattened beyond recognition, and some 85% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been driven from their homes and squeezed into smaller slivers of the territory, creating a humanitarian crisis with a quarter of the population starving because not enough supplies are entering, the U.N. says.

With the focus now in the south, Israeli forces are battling Hamas militants in the city of Khan Younis and in urban refugee camps in the center of the territory.

Israel’s siege of the territory has caused a humanitarian crisis,

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fter four days of 2024, traditionalists would say it’s a touch early to select New Mexico’s legislator of the year.

I say the timing is perfect based on state Rep. Matthew McQueen’s gutsy, principled decisions this week.

The Legislature doesn’t go into session until Jan. 16, but McQueen already has filed two proposals that put the public interest ahead of any political protection for himself.

A Democrat from Galisteo, McQueen has submitted a proposed constitutional amendment that would abolish the governor’s power to kill legislation through pocket vetoes.

In plain language, a pocket veto occurs when the governor ignores a bill until the deadline for acting on legislation expires.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, last year killed 21 bills through pocket vetoes. New Mexico’s archaic system of executive authority meant Lujan Grisham didn’t have to explain what she disliked or how legislators could correct those bills to satisfy her.

One of the measures Lujan Grisham pocket vetoed was McQueen’s proposal to stabilize the understaffed New Mexico Game Commission.

Under existing law, the commission is supposed to have seven members, all appointed by the governor. The Game Commission dipped to three members a year ago, too few to constitute a quorum. The panel for a time was paralyzed from acting on matters of wildlife conservation, or regulations on hunting, fishing and trapping.

McQueen’s bill would have changed the balance of power in appointing members. Legislators would have filled four seats on the Game Commission; the governor would have made three appointments.

Another facet of McQueen’s bill would have shielded members of the commission from shifting political winds. Members could be removed only for malfeasance, incompetence or neglect of duty.

As of today, the Game Commission has five members. With the agency still shy of managerial strength and broad representation, McQueen has revived the same reform measure Lujan Grisham pocket-vetoed. It is designated as House Bill 23.

Bills unrelated to finances usually have to be added to the agenda by the governor for 30-day legislative sessions like this year’s. But McQueen’s renewed bill on the Game Commission cannot be stopped on the front end by Lujan Grisham.

“Because she vetoed it, the bill is automatically germane for this session,” he said.

McQueen also has introduced House Joint Resolution 2, the proposed amendment to the state constitution that would abolish the governor’s pocket-veto powers.

Under McQueen’s proposal, bills approved by the Legislature would become law if the governor were to take no action on them. Vetoes would require at least a brief written message from the governor.

“If she’s going to veto something, she should at least tell us why,” McQueen said.

He’s accurate, logical and potentially at more risk than ever of seeing his bills go to the Capitol graveyard, either through pocket vetoes or the more traditional brand of signed rejections.

One point in McQueen’s favor is Lujan Grisham cannot veto proposed constitutional amendments. If the Senate and the House of Representatives approve those measures, they go on the statewide ballot.

My bet is New Mexico residents by a landslide would eliminate the governor’s pocket veto power.

As for McQueen’s bill to reform the appointment process for the Game Commission, Lujan Grisham can continue spiking that one, though she shouldn’t.

Governors share one trait, regardless of political party: They hate to give up any power.

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Councilor pulls plutonium pit proposal Cassutt, Castro say they will first study LANL’s safeguards for workers, whistleblowers

By Carina Julig

cjulig@sfnewmexican.com

A resolution before the City Council opposing plutonium pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory has been withdrawn because one of the co-sponsors is no longer in office.

The resolution was introduced at a City Council meeting last month by Councilors Jamie Cassutt and Renee Villarreal.

Cassutt said she decided to withdraw the resolution at Wednesday’s Quality of Life Committee meeting because she realized she did not have enough

expertise on the topic to carry it through the process without co-sponsor Renee Villarreal, whose term expired at the end of 2023.

“I just didn’t feel ready to carry it,” Jamie Cassutt Cassutt said. “As people asked questions, I realized I also had questions and didn’t want to be rushed by the timeline of the committee process.”

Cassutt said she plans to look further into the issue along with new District 1 Councilor Alma Castro, and a new version of the resolution may be introduced in the future.

Castro said she is most interested in the issue from a labor rights perspec-

tive. “If we are going to be working on a resolution involving LANL, I really want to address their use of contractors and the protections that their employees have around whistleblowing,” she said.

The resolution was championed by Villarreal, who has sponsored previous legislation opposing plutonium pit production, a task the lab is undertaking.

The resolution was supported by the Los Alamos Study Group, which opposes nuclear weapons production.

Members of the group have been regular speakers during public comment at City Council meetings over the past several months.

If approved, the resolution would have sent a letter from the City Council to the state’s congressional delegation, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and

federal officials calling for a halt to preparations for pit production, the prioritization of disposal of legacy plutonium waste at the lab and a decrease in federal spending for nuclear weapons.

It’s unclear whether the resolution would have been supported by a majority of the City Council. Mayor Alan Webber, who met with Los Alamos Study Group Executive Director Greg Mello and other group members Tuesday, said he encouraged them to think about “a much broader community dialogue.”

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Judge rules address of director is private David Halls, who took plea deal, says he will cooperate in armorer’s trial next month

By Phaedra Haywood

phaywood@sfnewmexican.com

Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham directed the state Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to consult with a variety of stakeholders and develop its own robust set of proposed reforms to the New Mexico Oil and Gas Act, which regulates production of the two fossil fuels.

The results of that process will include the establishment of setbacks from schools, hospitals, medical facilities, multifamily housing, single family homes and water bodies statewide.

Lujan Grisham spokeswoman Maddy Hayden said in an email Wednesday the distance of the setbacks has yet to be determined.

A draft of the agency’s proposal includes language that refers to a setback of 2,640 feet — a half-mile — for schools, homes and health care facilities.

Sariñana, a retired high school math teacher, said her proposal would likely affect about 800 existing wells of more than 65,000 across the state.

“It’s about our kids. This year it’s about our kids,” she said.

The state and governor are being sued by environmental groups over alleged failures to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas pollution. The groups have pointed to buffers around schools, homes and health care facilities as one way the state could meet its obligations. Plaintiffs and other advocates say limiting the buffer to just a halfmile doesn’t go far enough.

In a letter sent to the state Oil Conservation Division in December, they argued research shows a setback of at least one mile is necessary to protect public health. As setback distances decrease, they said, the likelihood and magnitude of exposure risk for people who live, work, go to school or frequent places near oil and gas production increases.

“We feel this should be a no-brainer,” Gail Evans, a senior attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a recent interview

life-threatening, police said.

Edgewood police shared photos on the department’s Facebook page, urging anyone who has seen the man in the photos to call 911.

Santa Fe County Magistrate Court.

The girl, who was intoxicated at the time, told investigators she was in a relationship with Sena and lived with him, police wrote in the complaint.

She told police she had been drinking with Sena before he ordered her out of his car and threatened her with a gun, according to the complaint.

An officer who pulled Sena over on Hopewell Street struggled to detain him, the complaint states, adding the officer threw Sena to the ground, causing a gash on his face. Along with the count of raping a child over 13, Sena was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and resisting an officer, the complaint says.

A district judge has ordered attorneys working on a criminal case tied to the 2021 shooting on the Rust movie set to redact the address of a former defendant from future court filings.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Thursday granted a request by assistant film director David Halls to seal records containing his address. Halls pleaded no contest in March to a charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon in the fatal shooting.

His attorney, Lisa Torraco, said the state and the court had agreed at the time of the plea Halls could have his address under seal. However, she said, it has since been “put out in the public record,” resulting in a barrage of unwanted phone calls that caused Halls anxiety and stress.

The attorney said Halls is still willing to cooperate in the pending criminal case against the film’s armorer, as required under his plea deal, even though his probation period has expired.

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died after she was struck by a bullet discharged from a revolver held by Rust star and producer Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal Oct. 21, 2021, on a movie ranch south of Santa Fe. By most accounts, Hutchins’ death was caused by the mistaken commingling of live rounds and dummy ammunition on the set, which the state characterized early in the case as reckless negligence that justified criminal charges against Halls, Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.

The state later dismissed an involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin “without prejudice,” meaning it could be refiled. That hasn’t happened yet, though prosecutors said in October new evidence that could implicate Baldwin would be presented to a grand jury.

Court records said Halls had called out “Cold gun!” on the day of the shooting before handing the revolver to Baldwin, indicating it contained no live ammunition. But he did so without checking the gun to ensure every round was indeed a dummy, prosecutors have said.

Halls accepted a plea agreement with District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies on the weapons charge. The deal called for him to serve a suspended six-month sentence, perform 24 hours of community service, pay a $500 fine, complete a gun safety course and cooperate with the state in the prosecution of his co-defendants.

Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey objected to Halls’ request to seal documents.

She said the state was unable to schedule an interview with him through Torraco, and that’s the reason his address and phone number appeared on a petition for a subpoena and a subpoena issued in October ordering him to appear for a pretrial interview in the involuntary manslaughter case against Gutierrez-Reed.

Torraco indicated in September Halls was unwilling to submit to the interview, Morrissey added. She cited

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Attorney Gail Evans of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute speaks about pollution from oil and natural gas development and frustration with state oversight of the industry in May outside First District Court in Santa Fe. A bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile of schools and day care centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals as the Legislature prepares for its 30-day session.

OIL AND GA S P OLLU TION

Clearing the air for kids As state faces lawsuit, lawmaker proposes banning wells near schools, day cares

By Morgan Lee and Susan Montoya Bryan

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bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile of schools and day care centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals as the state Legislature prepares for a 30-day session that could bring an overhaul to fundamental oil and gas regulations.

Amid pressure from environmental groups and other advocates to bolster pollution controls and fulfill constitutional obligations to regulate the industry, regulators are considering reforms including setback requirements aimed at protecting children from pollution.

Published Wednesday, a bill introduced by Democratic state Rep. Debra Sariñana of Albuquerque would halt approval of new drilling permits within a mile of school facilities starting in July. It also would halt most oil and natural gas operations in those zones by 2028.

IN BRIEF Police: Man shot at Edgewood Walmart in car theft attempt A suspect in a shooting and attempted car theft in Edgewood is at large and should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.

Around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, a man left the Edgewood Walmart and found another man trying to steal his vehicle, Edgewood police said in a statement.

The other man shot him in the forearm and ran off.

The victim was taken to a hospital and treated for injuries that were not

Design and headlines: John R. Roby, jroby@sfnewmexican.com

Man accused of sexual relationship with teen faces child rape charge A Santa Fe man is charged with second-degree child rape and other counts after a 14-year-old girl told police she was having a sexual relationship with him.

Santa Fe police arrested Javier Sena, 23, early Thursday during a traffic stop on Hopewell Street, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in

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an email she said Torraco had sent to Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, Jason Bowles, indicating Halls did not want to cooperate.

“I have a copy of that email. I can share it with the court if you want to see it,” she said.

Morrissey said she found Halls in his home state of Minnesota and obtained the subpoena there compelling him to submit to an interview.

Sommer said Torraco’s motion to seal records containing Halls’ address did not follow the court’s rule. “However, we do have the rule that protects personal identifier information, and I’m going to allow redactions with the Court Clerk’s Office through that rule,” the judge said.

Bowles attended the hearing but said he took no position on the motion.

Torraco assured the court Halls intends to cooperate with the state and is making travel arrangements to appear at Gutierrez-Reed’s trial, set to begin Feb. 21 and last nearly two weeks.

“Your honor, Mr. Halls wants to cooperate,” Torraco said.

“We’re not trying to evade the court. That was a private communication with Mr. Bowles that was taken completely out of context.”

Prosecutors: Man texted fears abandoning clients’ bodies would land him, his wife in jail

By Colleen Slevin and Mead Gruver The Associated Press

DENVER — An owner of a Colorado funeral home accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies in a building for years was worried as far back as 2020 about getting caught, a prosecutor said Thursday at a hearing where the prosecution objected to lowering his bond.

“My one and only focus is keeping us out of jail,” said one text message attributed to Jon Hallford a prosecutor read in court.

Arguing for maintaining a high bond for Jon Hallford, Senior Deputy District Attorney Rachael Powell said Hallford wrote that text in May 2020. Some of the decomposing human remains in the Return to Nature Funeral Home facility in the Rocky Mountain town of Penrose were labeled as dating to 2019, four years before the bodies’ discovery by authorities in October.

In November, police arrested Hallford and his wife, Carie Hallford, in Oklahoma. They are accused of abusing corpses, stealing, laundering money and forging documents and were jailed on $2 million bond.

Judge William Moller lowered bond Thursday for Jon Hallford to $100,000 and said he would be required to wear

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A hearse and van outside a funeral home in October where more than 100 bodies were being stored in Penrose, Colo., after a funeral home owner was accused of abandoning the remains to decompose in a storage building for years.

a GPS monitor, if released, to track his whereabouts. Carie Hallford’s next court appearance is set for Thursday.

Moller de-emphasized the text message’s relevance, saying he did not have the full context in which they were written.

“It is difficult for me to make a finding based on a text message that is picked out

from a number of them,” Moller said.

Hallford is an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran with no significant prior convictions, his attorney, Adam Steigerwald, pointed out.

Return to Nature Funeral Home was based in Colorado Springs and had a facility for storing remains in nearby Penrose. Some of the Rocky Mountain

Co-pilot: Threat to shoot pilot was a joke

By Hannah Schoenbaum The Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY — Attorneys clashed Thursday in a Utah courtroom over opposing characterizations of a fight between two commercial airline pilots in which the co-pilot is accused of threatening to shoot the captain for suggesting they divert the flight for a passenger’s medical emergency.

Former Delta Air Lines pilot Jonathan J. Dunn, 42, made his first federal court appearance Thursday in Salt Lake City after being indicted by a grand jury in October on charges of interfering with a flight crew. His lawyer, John W. Huber, who was once Utah’s top federal prosecutor, tried to characterize the altercation as “a misunderstanding,” while prosecutors described it as a “grave offense.”

The heated argument had erupted in the cockpit of a

2022 flight from Atlanta to Salt Lake City, on which Dunn was the first officer, or co-pilot.

The captain, who is not named in court documents, had proposed diverting their commercial flight to Grand Junction, Colo., if the passenger’s medical condition worsened, the U.S. Attorney’s Office alleges.

Dunn objected and threatened multiple times to shoot the captain, whom he accused of “going crazy,” the documents state.

If convicted, Dunn could face up to 20 years in prison.

Judge Jared C. Bennett set his trial date for March 12.

Dunn acknowledged threatening the captain but said his remarks were intended as a joke, according to new court documents detailing the altercation.

The captain did not perceive the threats as a joke and told authorities he was concerned Dunn would use his firearm to

“relieve” him of command of the aircraft.

Huber argued Thursday that Dunn should not be considered dangerous, telling the judge his client has no criminal history.

New court documents reveal Dunn seemed to recognize the gravity of his actions, telling Delta officials, “This could have been much worse.

In hindsight if I had been threatened, I would not be able to operate.”

Dunn, of Rapid City, S.D., had been authorized by the Transportation Security Administration to carry a firearm on board. The TSA has since revoked that authority, and Delta says Dunn no longer works for the airline.

The program authorizing some pilots to carry guns on domestic flights emerged as a security measure after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, said Ross Aimer, an aviation expert and CEO of Aero

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engagement on nuclear nonproliferation and “aggressive cleanup” of nuclear waste and safety precautions for lab employees, many of whom are Santa Fe residents.

“A resolution that talks about LANL and nuclear weapons shouldn’t demonize or in any way make the people who live in Santa Fe and work at LANL feel less welcome,” he said.

Mello said the Los Alamos Study Group is “not on the same page” as Webber and was critical of the mayor’s comments about what he described as “emotional victimhood of LANL employ-

ees,” who he said are a net burden on Santa Fe. He said if a reintroduced resolution does not categorically oppose plutonium pit production, the study group will oppose it.

In an email, spokesperson Steven Horak said the lab is committed to prioritizing the safety of its workforce and the public and will not be conducting high-hazard work outside Los Alamos.

“We value our growing presence in Santa Fe and because more than 3,500 of our employees and their families live in the city and county, they clearly value this community as well,” he wrote.

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clout, as legislators would make four of the seven appointments.

Hiring Cabinet secretaries and filling seats on boards and commissions are among Lujan Grisham’s weak points. She once selected a well-known figure to serve on the state Public Regulation Commission only to discover her appointee lacked the requisite college degree.

Ceding some power to legislators might enable Lujan Grisham and her ample staff to be more efficient in selecting members of boards and commissions.

McQueen also has devised a third reform to improve state government, one that would not grow bureaucracy. He has introduced House Joint Resolution 1 to make all regular legislative sessions 45 days long.

Currently, sessions last 60 days in odd-numbered years and 30 days in even years. Thirty-day sessions carry restrictions on what issues can be considered.

McQueen’s amendment would

enable lawmakers to tackle any topic every year.

His pitch for 45-day sessions also is a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voter approval.

All three of his proposals have the common theme of good government.

Because the Senate and House of Representatives last year approved McQueen’s proposed reforms for the Game Commission, they could fasttrack that bill. The measure could reach Lujan Grisham’s desk in the first week of the session.

Bills sent to a governor that early must be acted on within three days, and Lujan Grisham could not use a pocket veto during a session.

McQueen has set a good tone. Who knows? His style might inspire reforms as well as vetoes.

Ringside Seat is an opinion column about people, politics and news. Contact Milan Simonich at msimonich@sfnewmexican. com or 505-986-3080.

Consulting Experts. After the government realized it would be too expensive to have an armed air marshal on every flight, it allowed pilots to volunteer for a training program to become federal flight deck officers.

Participating pilots must be vetted and attend a training course at a federal law enforcement center in New Mexico before they’re authorized to carry a gun on board, according to the TSA. And all pilots undergo regular medical exams in which they’re required to disclose whether they have depression or anxiety, as well as their use of medications, drugs and alcohol.

“There are extensive protocols attached to how you carry this weapon,” Aimer said of the officers’ training. “You’re not supposed to take it out of the cockpit, or even out of the holster, unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

town’s 4,000 residents reported foul odors coming from the building before authorities went in and found the corpses.

Both Hallfords are charged with approximately 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, five counts of theft, four counts of money laundering and over 50 counts of forgery.

The discovery of bodies prompted an effort to identify them using fingerprints, dental records, medical hardware and DNA. With their work on the scene wrapping up, officials plan to level the building in coming weeks.

Several who hired Return to Nature to cremate loved ones have told The Associated Press the FBI confirmed their remains were among the decaying bodies. Return to Nature gave some of them substitute materials that were not their loved ones’ ashes, prosecutors allege.

Jon Hallford is being represented by the Colorado public defender’s office, which does not comment on cases to the media. Carie Hallford is represented by attorney Michael Stuzynski, who likewise has declined to comment on the case.

Return to Nature started in 2017 and offered cremations and “green” burials, without embalming fluids. The owners missed tax payments, were evicted from one of their properties and were sued for unpaid bills by a crematory that quit doing business with them almost a year ago, according to public records and interviews with people who worked with them.

Two on Navajo Nation face charges of illegally growing marijuana WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Authorities on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. have charged two tribal members with illegally growing marijuana on the Navajo Nation, marking the latest development in a yearslong case.

Tribal prosecutors announced the charges Thursday, claiming Navajo businessman Dineh Benally and farmer Farley BlueEyes operated a marijuana growing operation in and around Shiprock.

Benally had previously been charged with interfering with judicial proceedings after a Navajo judge granted a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in 2020 that was aimed at halting operations at the farms in northwestern New Mexico.

David Jordan, an attorney who has represented Benally, is expected to also represent Benally on the new charges.

He said Benally maintains he was growing hemp and declined to comment further.

TAKEAWAYS ◆ A resolution opposing plutonium pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory was withdrawn by co-sponsor Jamie Cassutt, who said she did not feel confident enough to carry the resolution by herself without former councilor Renee Villarreal. She and new councilor Alma Castro plan to study the issue. ◆ LANL has been tasked by the Department of Energy with producing new plutonium pits for nuclear weapons, which officials say is necessary to upgrade the nation’s aging nuclear arsenal. The plan is opposed by nuclear weapons critics, including the Los Alamos Study Group. ◆ Los Alamos Study Group executive director Greg Mello said the organization will not support a reintroduced measure unless it categorically opposes pit production. Mayor Alan Webber said he would like the resolution to have a broader focus, including support for compensation to downwinders.

sioner Anna Hansen said she would like the county to pass its own resolution opposing pit production. She is the sponsor of a resolution opposing a proposed power line for the lab going through the Caja Del Rio. It is to be introduced at the commis-

sion’s Jan. 9 meeting.

Local and state level politicians do not have any jurisdiction over the lab’s activities, which are overseen by the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration.

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with The Associated Press. She represents the plaintiffs in the constitutional case.

While the State Land Office has imposed its own buffer around schools, Evans and others say the mandate should be expanded beyond state trust land. They accuse the state Legislature of failing to address the issue of contamination and pollution that led to the legal challenge.

The Legislature convenes from Jan. 16 though March 15 to approve an annual budget.

FUNERAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS JAN ROOT

APRIL 10, 1935 - DECEMBER 16, 2023 Las Vegas, NM - Jan Root (Jeanette Ruth Montgomery Root) peacefully passed away on December 16, 2023, at home with family.

Born in Amarillo, TX, Jan grew up primarily in Las Vegas, NM, graduated from Robertson High School, then earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry and mathematics from New Mexico Highlands University.

Jan taught chemistry at the University of Illinois before returning to New Mexico to teach math in the Santa Fe, Mountainair, and Española public schools. She was well loved and respected by her students. Jan had many interests and an unquenchable thirst for learning.

She cherished Christian fellowship, nature, oil painting, and her family. From 1969-2013, she and her late husband, Mel, owned and operated Western Life Camp, a beloved kids’ summer sleep-away camp. Their influence left lasting, positive impacts on those who attended.

Jan was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Anna Mae Montgomery, and her husband, Mel. She is survived by her brothers Dan Montgomery of Austin, TX, his daughter Kimberly Rogers and her husband John, and their children Jack, Lincoln, and Maggie of Kingsburg, CA and Ted Montgomery of Las Vegas, NM her children Annette Haggard and her husband Eric and son Joshua of Las Vegas, NM, Mary Kay Root and her husband Martin Brown of Santa Fe, NM, and Mike Root and his child Bella of Santa Fe. A public viewing will be held at Rivera Funeral Home in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 7th, 2024, from 5 - 7 p.m. Please join us as we celebrate her remarkable life.

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Book banning, er, restriction, is happening

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anipulating language has long been a theme in politics — the death tax beat the more neutral estate tax, emphasizing once more that how you spin a phrase matters.

The same is happening today. Who doesn’t know what it means to ban a book?

It means the books is no longer widely available, whether in a library or a classroom.

Now, in an attempt to change the conversation, there has been a pushback against the word “ban.” Books aren’t being banned, they simply are being “restricted” at school or at a library. All people, after all, are free to buy any book they choose. See? No bans.

A National Review article from September forcefully argues book bans are overstated.

To wit: “ ... reading material cannot be appropriately labeled ‘banned’ just because it is not readily available to every single stu-

dent. Restricted material is not prohibited material. Similarly, barriers to access — like parental permission slips — do not mean material is prohibited. (Is alcohol ‘banned’ because you must be 21 and show ID to buy it? Obviously not.)”

There’s that argument, and then there’s the reality of what is happening on the ground in Florida, specifically Orange County, home of Orlando and a still-strong local newspaper, the Orlando Sentinel.

That paper went to the trouble of looking at the impact of a new state law that requires schools to pull and review books with pornography or sexual conduct — which, by the way, is in the eye of beholder.

That beholder is usually a parent who wants to control what all children, not just their own child, sees.

Here’s how that has played out in Orange County, where the newspaper put together

an exhaustive list of books pulled — not from school libraries, but from classrooms.

Some 637 books no longer are available for a curious child to pick up and read in a free moment.

The list includes a number of classics — Slaughterhouse-Five, Brave New World and even John Milton’s Paradise Lost.

Best-sellers were removed, including Game of Thrones by Santa Fe author George R.R. Martin. Students won’t have easy access to The World According to Garp, Beloved, The Color Purple or even The Firm. Removal runs the gamut from classic to popular bestseller, all because school officials didn’t want to — even potentially — violate a vague state law. Many of these books once were standard reading in high school classes, too, begging the question what Florida students now study.

Some high school teachers, rather than

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Views from the web Final chapter for great bookstore giveaway, Ringside Seat, Dec. 28 I love Peggy Frank — what a great human. What a wonderful gift and legacy.”

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She is the best. I worked “ in three libraries that needed

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It’s a great story in the spirit of the season and let us hope it rubs off on others in the new year.”

Gerald G. Stiebel

Hurray for Peggy Frank “ and all she’s done for Santa Fe’s literary community.

You’ve earned some R&R, Peggy, and glad that Book Mountain is in good hands now. Happy New Year and happy retirement.”

Barbara Harrelson

Hurrah for Peggy in “ finding a new owner for Book Mountain. The students at Salazar Elementary were always amazed at this ‘cool book store’ in their neighborhood.” Donna Piatt

THE PAST 100 YEARS From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Jan. 5, 1924: In keeping with the annual custom, Governor and Mrs. Hinkle kept an open house at the mansion New Year’s Day for those who wished to call. Over one hundred friends arrived during the afternoon. In the house party were Governor and Mrs. Hinkle, Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Baca of Las Vegas; Judge and Mrs. Sam Bratton, Judge and Mrs. F.W. Parker, Ex-Governor and Mrs. M.A. Otero, and Judge and Mrs. N.B. Laughlin.

Jan. 5, 1949: With the elevation of Rio Arriba and San Juan counties from fifth to fourth class, New Mexico now has only four remaining in the lowest bracket. These were among the changes announced today by State Auditor E.D. Trujillo’s office today in the annual classification of counties.

Jan. 5, 1999: If your phone bill has you feeling bewildered, angry, longing for the simple days of the Ma Bell monopoly — you ain’t seen nothing yet.

New Mexico could be about to jump the train of utility deregulation that is careening about the nation — causing confusion, bouncing prices and even backlash among residents of some states.

The 1999 Legislature, set to open Jan. 19 will consider bills to deregulate telephone service even further, by opening local service to competition, and to deregulate the $2 billion electricity market.

WRITE US Send letters, preferably on local topics, up to one a month. Include your name, street address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. We edit all letters for style, grammar and factual content. Send letters using the online form at santafenewmexican.com.

risk trouble, removed all books from their classrooms. That’s decreasing opportunity for students, especially children whose parents don’t value reading or who are too broke to buy books. Not everyone can pay $25 for a book.

Orange County Public Schools will review the list, and some of the missing books could find their way back into classrooms.

For now, students in Orange County are missing out on the pleasure of thumbing through an unfamiliar book, finding a passage that holds them, and being lost to another world. Remember, though, the right wing says these books aren’t being banned.

Just restricted.

And with kids less able to read, it follows that they will be less able to understand how language is being manipulated to disguise what is happening — book banning.

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Marketing vapes to kids must stop

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he Food and Drug Administration must start enforcing its own rules and crack down on illegal, flavored vapes marketed to kids.

New data shows vaping is up among middle schoolers — and that it’s the fruity flavors and gimmicky packaging that’s luring them in.

Vaping, especially among kids because their bodies are still developing, has serious health risks, including addiction, high blood pressure and pulmonary disorders.

As a Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education member and as a mom, I insist schools be safe places where kids can learn and thrive.

Until the FDA does its job and gets vapes out of kids’ hands, they are not safe.

It’s time for action. I urge Sens. Martin Heinrich, Ben Ray Luján and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández to do everything in their power to get the FDA to do its job. Our kids are counting on us.

Two moments with former President Barack Obama illustrate this.

During his presidency, Obama came out from behind his desk in the Oval Office and in a memorable picture leaned forward to let 5-year-old Jacob Philadelphia, a Black son of a departing staffer, touch his hair so the boy could see it was the same as his.

Another is the historic moment at the 2015 funeral of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney where Obama, speaking to the congregation, paused, then began to sing a heart-stopping version of “Amazing Grace.”

I would like my role models to bring to the table at least three major traits — intelligence, integrity and empathy.

Grading the leading candidates for the 2024 election, there is no doubt the score comes comes out: Joe Biden, 3; Donald Trump, 0.

It would be an epically sad day if America turned away from President Biden to his shameful and shameless rival.

Sascha Anderson

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Santa Fe

Dumb bombs The standard 155 mm shell used by the Israeli army in Gaza is provided by the United States. It is a dumb bomb (not a precision-guided missile).

Thousands of them have been fired from Israel into Gaza since the war began in October. They often miss the intended target.

Furthermore, this missile can’t differentiate between an enemy combatant and a civilian. When it hits, it explodes and sends 2,000 metal fragments 1,000 feet in every direction.

International law prohibits its use near concentrations of civilians.

From the mounting civilian deaths in Gaza, it is clear the Israeli army is reckless in the use of 155 mm shells and other weapons of mass destruction.

Are we expected to remain silent as our country contributes to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza by supplying Israel with these weapons?

L.C. Shank

Santa Fe

A role model Recently watching media star Charles Barkley, the former Auburn and the Sixers’ “Round Mound of Rebound,” I recalled his controversial “I am not a role model” commercial for Nike Air in 1986.

Ideally, America would have to look no further for its role models than the White House’s Oval Office.

Editorial page editor: Inez Russell Gomez, 505-986-3053, igomez@sfnewmexican.com, Twitter @inezrussell

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Bad behavior Early Jan. 1, we headed up to Taos Pueblo to witness the annual Turtle Dance. But when we arrived, we were told to turn around — the dances were no longer open to the public.

They had confiscated so many cellphones that the decision was made to close that incredible event to the public.

What a disappointment so many people ignored the sacredness of the ceremony.

What’s wrong with people?

Teri Thomas

Santa Fe

Magic night The most magical event in Santa Fe is Joe Illick’s concert on New Year’s Eve at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.

This year the guest was the phenomenal violinist, Augustin Hadelich.

We were mesmerized and spellbound by the orchestra, Illick’s piano playing and conducting and the spirit and sounds Hadelich provided.

We invited friends who had never been, and it now will be their yearly tradition, too.

A heartfelt thank you to Joe Illick and the Lensic for the gift to Santa Fe community. It’s the best way to start a happy new year.

Shelly Brock

Santa Fe

recent Ringside Seat column by Milan Simonich (“Another $3.4 billion makes legislators dangerous,” Jan. 2) raised questions regarding legislator support for creating a state public bank in the upcoming session. There will in fact be legislation introduced, with revisions from past proposals.

It is a viable answer to the lack of equitable access to capital, especially for small business start ups and expansions, as well as agricultural and food system needs.

Yes, the Bank of North Dakota, a huge success for the state, is often cited for good reason. In 2022 this bank generated a 19% return on investment on a loan portfolio of $5.4 billion and investments. The bank holds a credit rating of A+/Stable. It’s all done with a focus on investing in North Dakota business, agriculture and people. That kind of outcome can be developed in New Mexico.

The public bank failures noted are not so recent. Several occurred in the 1800s and early 1900s. The weak link in their failures was typically the governance structure — too much cronyism and weak business practices.

The proposed Public Bank of New Mexico legislation addresses those issues as has the Bank of North Dakota, which is why it is so healthy.

In the history of the United States there have been four successful federal public banks, all closed due to sunset clauses in legislation demanded by Wall Street banks.

Each bank was successful in achieving its purposes.

That track record is why legislation is being proposed in Congress for a national infrastructure bank, a federal public bank.

It is not “gambling public money” to create an additional tool in the state’s finance system to enhance the ability to invest in New Mexicans.

Initially the state public bank would focus on developing partner loans with community banks and credit unions to create more equitable access to capital for small-business entrepreneurs and to enhance lending for agriculture-related needs. More support then would be available to invest in climate-impacted adaptive practices by farmers and ranchers, along with food processing and distribution expansion. Why are we exporting 95% of our food production and importing 94% of what we consume?

Finally, loans made by the bank would be repaid with interest. The anti-donation clause would not apply because no gifts are being made. The state owns the bank and it is managed independently, similar to how the New Mexico Finance Authority is operated.

That charge is a boogeyman.

What is so scary about placing at least a portion of the state’s revenue in a state public bank rather than in a Wall Street bank? At a state public bank, lending could be focused on local needs rather than exploiting regulations to enhance executive compensation and stock prices. Let’s invest in New Mexico.

Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity has indeed been advocating for a state public bank for four years. Operating by more democratic processes than the big banks and focusing on innovative ideas that community banks and credit unions cannot, or will not, engage on their own, will expand community wealth. These are not high-risk loans; rather, they don’t fit into those dark boxes that hold the computer-driven formulas driving decision-making. The public bank is in partnership to create those loans and small businesses expand and thrive. New Mexico revenue will remain safe, local and working for New Mexicans.

Angela Merkert lives in Albuquerque and has lived and worked in New Mexico for 18 years.

She serves as executive director of Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity.

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Prices ‘unacceptably’ high, says grocer that runs 3K supermarkets

By Liz Alderman

The New York Times

PARIS — The economic headlines in Europe have been glowing recently: Inflation, according to official statistics, is finally coming down. But tell that to consumers still facing runaway prices when they head to the supermarket.

On Thursday, France’s biggest food retailer took a step to confront the situation, announcing it would no longer sell PepsiCo products because the prices were “unacceptably” high for consumers, escalating a showdown by French retailers to name and shame brands that aren’t lowering prices as inflation eases.

Carrefour, a global retail giant, put up posters Thursday throughout its 3,440 supermarkets in France where Lay’s potato chips, Pepsi and 7-Up soft drinks, Doritos, Quaker cereals and other PepsiCo products are typically displayed. “We are no longer selling this brand due to an unacceptable price increase,” the signs said.

A spokesperson for PepsiCo said the company had “been in discussion with Carrefour for many months, and we will continue to engage in good faith in order to try to ensure that our products are available.”

The move was the latest broadside — encouraged by the French government — to try to strong-arm manufacturers to lower food costs that have continued to buffet families despite a slowdown in price increases across Europe.

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The north polar region of Jupiter’s moon Io in October, photographed by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

New photos of large Jupiter moon reveal colorful, infernal landscape

By Katrina Miller

The New York Times

A NASA spacecraft swooped past Io, one of Jupiter’s largest moons and the most volcanically active world in our solar system.

The spacecraft, the Juno orbiter, made its closest flyby yet of Io’s turbulent landscape and sent back snapshots speckled with sharp cliffs, edgy mountain peaks, lakes of pooled lava and even a volcanic plume.

“I was in awe,” said Scott Bolton, a physicist at the Southwest Research Institute and principal investigator of the Juno mission. Bolton noted how “incredibly colorful” Io is — tinted in orangy browns and yellows because of the presence of sulfur and flowing lava. He likened the moon’s apperance to a pepperoni pizza.

Studying those features can help scientists figure out what drives Io’s volcanoes, some of which shoot lava dozens of miles into space, and confirm the

activity comes from an ocean of magma beneath the moon’s crust. Deciphering the secrets of the volcanoes may eventually reveal the influence Jupiter has over its eruptions, which could be a clue to how the gas giant and its satellites formed.

The Juno spacecraft, designed to study the origin and evolution of Jupiter, arrived at the planet in 2016. NASA extended the mission in 2021, and the orbiter has since captured photos of the Jovian moons Ganymede, Europa and most recently, Io. It’s not the first time a NASA spacecraft has flown by Io. During its journey to interstellar space in 1979, Voyager 1 discovered Io was volcanically active.

Two decades later, NASA’s Galileo mission sent back what Bolton called “postage stamps,” or close-ups of specific features on Io’s surface.

Juno conducted a number of more distant observations of Io in recent years. Its latest flyby occurred Dec. 30, when

the spacecraft came within 932 miles of the moon. The images captured during the visit were made with an instrument called JunoCam and are in visible wavelengths, yielding some of the highest-resolution views to date of Io’s global structure. The mission’s managers shared six images of Io on the mission’s website, and members of the public have since uploaded digitally enhanced versions that highlight features on Io’s surface.

Mission scientists are already at work analyzing the images, searching for differences across Io’s surface to learn how often its volcanoes erupt, how bright and hot those eruptions are and how the resulting lava flows. According to Bolton, the team will also compare Juno’s images with older views of the Jovian moon to determine what has changed on Io over several encounters.

They’ll get a second set of data to work with when Juno completes another close flyby of the explosive world Feb. 3.

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SEOUL, South Korea — The young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who has frequently accompanied her father at public events, including long-range missile tests, is Kim’s most likely successor upon his death, the South Korean intelligence agency told lawmakers Thursday.

North Korea has not revealed any personal details about Kim’s daughter, including her name or age. South Korean officials have identified her as Kim Ju Ae. Ju Ae is believed to be about 10 years old. As a baby, Ju Ae drew headlines when retired NBA star Dennis Rodman said he was allowed to hold the child upon meeting Kim in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2013.

The North’s state media has referred to her as a “most beloved” or “respected” child of Kim and has shown military generals and other high-ranking officials kneeling before her.

Such scenes have triggered widespread speculation among outside analysts Kim’s daughter was being groomed as heir apparent to her father.

But until now, the South Korean government has been cautious in speculating about the girl’s status within North Korea’s secretive regime. South Korean officials have said though the dynastic rule of the Kim family would probably continue in the North after Kim’s death, they were not sure which child would succeed him.

Kim has a child younger than Ju Ae, according to South Korean officials. They said they were checking reports Kim may also have a child older than Ju Ae. So far, Ju Ae is the only child of Kim known to have appeared in public.

“As of now, Kim Ju Ae is seen as the most likely successor,” the National Intelligence Agency, South Korea’s main Kim Jong Un government-run spy agency, said in an assessment released Thursday through a member of the National Assembly. The assessment was included in written answers the agency provided to questions from Youn Kun Young, a member of the assembly’s intelligence committee.

But the agency cautioned it was also considering “all possibilities” in the North’s succession plan, given “many variables.” It did not elaborate, other than noting Kim was still young — he turns 40 on Monday — and was not known to have serious health issues.

Ju Ae made her first public appearance in November 2022, when she watched a long-range missile test with her father. She has since accompanied Kim to state events, sharing the center stage with her father in North Korean media coverage. State media has often shown the father and daughter hooking arms and touching each other’s faces in loving gestures.

In a New Year’s Eve celebration in Pyongyang on Sunday, Kim was seen on North Korean television hugging and kissing his daughter on the cheek.

North Korea is not a monarchy, but it has had dynastic leadership since the end of World War II. Its top leader is supposedly elected through a ruling Workers’ Party congress.

In reality, though, the Kims have run the country like a private family enterprise since its founding.

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COMING SUN. 1/7/24 It’s a new year and everyone’s hoping for mucho prospero in the months ahead. To see what might be coming, we asked some of the city’s top realtors and builders and others what they see for Santa Fe’s future. We also asked one of last year’s favorite roomies, Chef Johnny Vee, for tips on entertaining at home. Which he gladly offered up. In addition, this month’s favorite roomer is artist Joanne LeFrak, who, ironically, unlike Chef Johnny, spends most of her me-time in her kitchen. (Go figure.)

Elsewhere, Saguna Severson talks with La Fonda ambassador and woman about town Jenny Kimball, and Ylise Kessler takes stock of AI in art.

And this month’s cover home is . . . just . . . well, beyond.

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NCAA, ESPN agree to deal for women’s March Madness $920 million, eight-year agreement also includes 39 other championships

By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press

The NCAA and ESPN announced Thursday a $920 million, eight-year agreement that will give the network exclusive rights to 40 championships, including the Division I women’s basketball tournament, an event growing in popularity that the association has been accused of undervaluing in the past.

NCAA President Charlie Baker told The Associated Press the deal

has an average annual value of $115 million, an increase of more than 300% per year on what the previous 14-year deal with ESPN was paying the association.

“Yes, it’s a bundle, but it’s a bigger bundle and it’s a bigger bundle that will be much better,” Baker said.

The deal covers 21 women’s and 19 men’s sports, adding tennis, track and field, men’s gymnastics, the women’s Division II and III volleyball and basketball championships and the men’s DII and DIII basketball championships.

The deal guarantees national championship events in Division I women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, women’s gymnastics, and

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the second-tier of Division I football known as FCS will be aired on ABC, though it does not guarantee any start times.

ESPN will also air selection shows for at least 10 championships on its linear networks.

“We had lots of conversations with lots of third parties and lots of interested parties, but we stayed with ESPN as long as they continued to make progress on the deal,” Baker said. “I do believe this was the best deal that was available.”

Baker said the NCAA’s media consultant, Endeavor’s IMG and WME Sports, has estimated about 57% of the value of the deal — or

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, right, celebrates in front of Michigan State guard Moira Joiner after her 3-point basket at the end of Tuesday’s game in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa won 7673.

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Raw Rangers best Panthers Mora overcomes inexperience, mistakes with late push to beat Peñasco, advance to semifinals against Pecos

By James Barron

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John Harbaugh, left, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens and Jim Harbaugh, head coach of the Michigan Wolverines.

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By Noah Trister

The Associated Press

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Eleven years after turning the Super Bowl into one of football’s most memorable family reunions, John and Jim Harbaugh are again at the forefront of the sport.

This time, the two coaches are chasing different prizes — and won’t be in each other’s way.

John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens have the NFL’s best record and have clinched the top seed in the AFC playoffs. Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan team faces Washington on Monday night in Houston for college football’s national title, a game John said he’s planning to attend.

“I’ve never seen either of them have as much fun with their team as they’re having now,” said Joani Crean, their younger sister. “It brings a pure smile to my face.”

The family should be used to the publicity by now. At the end of the 2012 season, John’s Ravens defeated Jim’s San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.

Jim took over the Michigan program after the 2014 season and now has the Wolverines playing for the national championship.

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ESPAÑOLA anuel Romero could not hide his frustration with the Mora Rangers on Thursday afternoon.

Romero, the Rangers’ thirdyear head coach, muttered that his team “was not ready” after yet another empty possession in the fourth quarter of the Rangers’ first-round matchup against a plucky Peñasco squad in the Northern Rio Grande Tournament. He reiterated that point to his players during a timeout, as Peñasco built a 48-43 lead.

Romero said afterward he could tell even before the game Mora was not quite ready to take on the 2-7 Panthers — perhaps in part because the Rangers saw Peñasco get walloped in two games at the Dual Cities Tournament in Santa Rosa last week.

“It was like it was a just-another-game type of thing,” Romero said.

But faced with the prospect of playing in the consolation “sunshine” bracket snapped the Rangers out of their funk. Paced by seven points over the last 2 minutes by senior guard Lincoln Alcon, Mora finished the game on an 11-3 run to pull out a 54-51 win to advance to a semifinal matchup against Pecos at 4 p.m.

Friday.

While Mora went through the motions for most of its game against Peñasco, Romero sees signs that his team is buying into his vision of “Ranger basketball.”

It’s one he built during an 11-year stretch in the late 1990s and early 2000s that brought two Class 2A titles to the community. It’s a style predicated on intensity, discipline and speed, and Romero sees the Rangers displaying elements of each quality — he just would like to see them more consistently.

While Mora has fashioned a 6-2 record so far, it has played five games decided by five points or less. The Rangers have produced a 3-2 mark in them.

“The good news is they

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Peñasco’s Kaileb Atencio, left, and Shia Romero, right, double team Mora’s Lincoln Alcon during the first quarter of Thursday’s game at the Northern Rio Grande Tournament at Española Valley High. Mora won 54-51 to advance.

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Cowboys can clinch NFC East by beating last-place Commanders SUNDAY ON TV 2:25 p.m. on Fox — Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, left, and wide receiver Brandin Cooks celebrate after they combined for a touchdown pass and catch against the Detroit Lions during the second half of Saturday’s game in Arlington, Texas.

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The task in front of the Dallas Cowboys is simple: win and clinch the NFC East. Their opponent is the last-place Washington Commanders, who have lost seven in a row under a lame-duck coach.

Easy, right?

It should be, and the Cowboys could be celebrating their division title in the same visiting locker room the San Francisco 49ers did when they wrapped up the conference’s top seed. But Dallas — though not in the same circumstances — got whacked 26-6 by Washington at FedEx Field a year ago in the regular-season finale, and the memory of that game and what’s at stake

now is plenty of fuel not to trip up this time.

“We’ve got an opportunity to win the division and go out there and make a statement win and get ready for the playoffs,” Pro Bowl linebacker Micah Parsons said. “We have to go make a statement that we are the better team, the more dominant and aggressive team. We just have to prove that.”

The Cowboys (11-5) have proved to be among the NFL’s elite even after some recent struggles. They beat Detroit and got a surprise loss by Philadelphia to Arizona last weekend to put them in line for the division crown and potentially two playoff games at home, where they’ve got a 16-game winning streak and are 8-0 this season.

There’s no place like home, but the road has not been so kind: The Cowboys are 3-5, though four of the losses have come to teams either in the playoffs or close to clinching. One more road victory clinches a third consecutive 12-5 record.

“Winning on the road is something that, it’s just great for your football team,” coach Mike McCarthy said. “Road wins give you a different kind of confidence that you bring home.”

Long eliminated from contention, the Commanders (4-12) have only draft position to play for, but players and coaches don’t care about that. Receiver Jahan Dotson called it “just a distraction.”

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 4:30 p.m. FS1 — UConn at Butler 5 p.m. CBSSN — Miami (Ohio) at Toledo 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Illinois at Purdue 7 p.m. CBSSN — Bowling Green at Akron 8:30 p.m. FS1 — Boise St. at San Jose St.

HORSE RACING 12:30 p.m. FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races IIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S) 7 a.m. NHLN — World Junior Championship: TBD, Bronze Medal Game, Gothenburg, Sweden 11:30 a.m. NHLN — World Junior Championship: TBD, Gold Medal Game, Gothenburg, Sweden

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 4 p.m. BTN — Iowa at Rutgers 6 p.m. PAC-12N — Colorado at Arizona 8 p.m. PAC-12N — Washington St. at Stanford

NBA 5:40 p.m. ESPN — New York at Philadelphia 5:40 p.m. ESPN2 — New York at Philadelphia 8:05 p.m. ESPN — Memphis at L.A. Lakers

COLLEGE GYMNASTICS (WOMEN’S) 6:30 p.m. SECN — Ohio St. at LSU

SOCCER (MEN’S) 4:30 a.m. Saturday CBSSN — Serie A: Hellas Verona at Inter Milan

COLLEGE WRESTLING 5 p.m. ESPNU — Oklahoma St. at NC State 6 p.m. BTN — Cornell at Ohio St.

TENNIS 4 a.m. TENNIS — United Cup Quarterfinals; Brisbane-ATP/WTA, Auckland-WTA, Hong Kong-ATP Quarterfinals 4:30 p.m. TENNIS — United Cup Semifinals; Brisbane-ATP/WTA, Auckland-WTA, Hong Kong-ATP Semifinals 4 a.m. Saturday TENNIS — United Cup Semifinals; Brisbane-ATP/WTA, Auckland-WTA, Hong Kong-ATP Semifinals

GOLF 4 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: The Sentry Tournament Of Champions, Second Round, Kapalua Plantation Course, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (BOY’S) 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Thornton (Ill.) vs. Richmond Heights (Ohio)

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Atlanta at New Orleans, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at New England, 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 2:25 p.m.

Denver at Las Vegas, 2:25 p.m.

Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 2:25 p.m.

L.A. Rams at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 2:25 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 2:25 p.m.

Buffalo at Miami, 6:20 p.m.

PLAYOFF SCENARIOS WEEK 18 AFC

CLINCHED: Baltimore Ravens (13-3) — AFC North division title, No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and homefield advantage, Kansas City Chiefs (106) — AFC West division title, Cleveland Browns (11-5) — playoff berth, Miami Dolphins (11-5) — playoff berth BUFFALO BILLS (10-6) at Miami (11-5); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC Buffalo clinches AFC East division title with: -BUF win Buffalo clinches playoff berth with: -BUF tie OR -PIT loss or tie OR -JAX loss or tie OR -HOU-IND tie HOUSTON TEXANS (9-7) at Indianapolis (9-7); Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC Houston clinches AFC South division title with: -HOU win + JAX loss or tie Houston clinches playoff berth with: -HOU win OR -HOU tie + JAX loss + PIT loss or tie INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (9-7) vs. Houston (9-7); Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC Indianapolis clinches AFC South division title with: -IND win + JAX loss or tie OR -IND tie + JAX loss Indianapolis clinches playoff berth with: -IND win OR -IND tie + PIT loss or tie JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (9-7) at Tennessee (511); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS Jacksonville clinches AFC South division title with: -JAX win OR -JAX tie + IND-HOU tie Jacksonville clinches playoff berth with: -JAX tie + PIT loss or tie OR PIT loss + DEN loss or tie + HOU-IND doesn’t end in tie MIAMI DOLPHINS (11-5) vs. Buffalo (10-6); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC Miami clinches AFC East division title with: -MIA win or tie PITTSBURGH STEELERS (9-7) at Baltimore (133); Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC Pittsburgh clinches playoff berth with: -PIT win + BUF loss OR -PIT win + JAX loss or tie OR -PIT win + HOU-IND tie OR -PIT tie + JAX loss + HOU-IND doesn’t end in tie OR -JAX loss + DEN win + HOU-IND doesn’t end in tie CLINCHED: San Francisco 49ers (12-4) — NFC West division title, No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and homefield advantage, Detroit Lions (115) — NFC North division title, Dallas Cowboys (11-5) — playoff berth, Los Angeles Rams (9-7) — playoff berth, Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) — playoff berth ATLANTA FALCONS (7-9) at New Orleans (8-8); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS Atlanta clinches NFC South division title with: -ATL win + TB loss DALLAS COWBOYS (11-5) at Washington (4-12); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX Dallas clinches NFC East division title with: -DAL win OR -DAL tie + PHI tie OR

7-1-0 7-2-0 4-5-0 1-7-0

4-4-0 3-4-0 2-5-0 3-5-0

6-3-0 4-4-0 4-5-0 4-4-0

263 331 314 370

PA

282 386 317 385

PA

305 401 397 480

DIV

3-2-0 3-2-0 4-1-0 0-5-0

HOME

AWAY

AFC

NFC

DIV

HOME

AWAY

7-1-0 3-4-0 4-3-0 3-5-0

5-4-0 5-4-0 5-3-0 2-6-0

5-2-0 3-4-0 2-6-0 3-5-0

HOME

AWAY

8-0-0 6-2-0 3-4-0 1-6-0

3-5-0 5-3-0 2-7-0 3-6-0

AWAY

PA

HOME

AWAY

4-3-0 4-4-0 5-3-0 2-5-0

5-2-0 4-3-0 5-3-0 2-6-0

PA

NFC

DIV

4-5-0 4-4-0 2-6-0 0-9-0

HOME

5-2-0 5-3-0 5-3-0 2-5-0

6-3-0 4-5-0 2-6-0 5-3-0

AWAY

7-2-0 4-4-0 3-5-0 2-7-0

8-3-0 8-3-0 6-5-0 3-8-0

AFC

8-3-0 5-6-0 5-6-0 3-8-0

AFC

3-2-0 4-1-0 1-4-0 2-3-0

AFC

3-2-0 2-3-0 3-2-0 1-4-0

AFC

4-1-0 2-3-0 1-4-0 1-4-0

AFC

2-3-0 2-3-0 2-3-0 1-4-0

5-0-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 5-0-0

NFC

2-3-0 3-2-0 2-3-0 2-3-0

NFC

8-3-0 7-4-0 4-7-0 2-9-0

NFC

5-6-0 6-5-0 4-7-0 1-10-0

NFC

7-4-0 6-5-0 6-5-0 6-5-0

NFC

10-1-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 3-8-0

3-2-0 3-2-0 4-1-0 0-5-0

DIV

3-2-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 1-4-0

DIV

4-1-0 4-1-0 2-3-0 0-5-0

DIV

3-2-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 1-4-0

DIV

3-2-0 3-2-0 2-3-0 2-3-0

DIV

5-0-0 4-1-0 1-4-0 0-5-0

-PHI loss GREEN BAY PACKERS (8-8) vs. Chicago (7-9); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS Green Bay clinches playoff berth with: -GB win OR -GB tie + SEA loss or tie + NO loss or tie OR -GB tie + SEA loss + TB loss OR -GB tie + SEA tie + TB loss or tie OR -MIN loss or tie + SEA loss + TB loss OR -MIN loss or tie + SEA loss + NO loss MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-9) at Detroit (11-5); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX Minnesota clinches playoff berth with: -MIN win + GB loss + SEA loss + TB loss OR -MIN win + GB loss + SEA loss + NO loss NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (8-8) vs. Atlanta (7-9); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS New Orleans clinches NFC South division title with: -NO win + TB loss or tie OR -NO tie + TB loss New Orleans clinches playoff berth with: -NO win + SEA loss or tie + GB loss or tie OR -NO tie + SEA loss + GB loss PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (11-5) at N.Y. Giants (511); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with: -PHI win + DAL loss or tie OR -PHI tie + DAL loss SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8-8) at Arizona (4-12); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX Seattle clinches playoff berth with: -SEA win + GB loss or tie OR -SEA tie + GB loss + TB loss or tie OR -SEA tie + GB loss + NO loss or tie TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-8) at Carolina (214); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX Tampa Bay clinches NFC South division title with: -TB win OR -TB tie + NO loss or tie Tampa Bay clinches playoff berth with: -TB tie + SEA loss + GB loss or tie

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCORES, SCHEDULE

Rose Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal Pasadena, Calif.

No. 1 Michigan 27, No. 5 Alabama 20, OT Allstate Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal New Orleans No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31

NBA W

L

Boston Phila.

New York Brooklyn Toronto

26 23 19 15 14

7 10 15 20 20

Miami Orlando Atlanta Charlotte Washington

20 19 14 8 6

14 15 19 24 27

Milwaukee Indiana Cleveland Chicago Detroit

24 19 19 15 3

10 14 15 21 31

SOUTHEAST

CENTRAL

W

W

W

L

Minnesota Oklahoma City Denver Utah Portland

24 23 24 16 9

9 10 11 19 24

L.A. Clippers

21

12

PACIFIC

W

— 1 5½ 11 13½

.706 .576 .559 .417 .088

— 4½ 5 10 21

PCT

14 15 15 23 28

W

.588 .559 .424 .250 .182

L

21 20 17 11 5

NORTHWEST

— 3 7½ 12 12½

PCT

New Orleans Dallas Houston Memphis San Antonio

L

L

GB

.788 .697 .559 .429 .412

L

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST

PCT

PCT .600 .571 .531 .324 .152

PCT .727 .697 .686 .457 .273

PCT .636

Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers Golden State

20 18 17 16

13 16 18 17

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

.606 .529 .486 .485

1 3½ 5 5

Cleveland 140, Washington 101 Indiana 142, Milwaukee 130 Atlanta 141, Oklahoma City 138 New Orleans 117, Minnesota 106 Toronto 116, Memphis 111 Houston 112, Brooklyn 101 New York 116, Chicago 100 Dallas 126, Portland 97 L.A. Clippers 131, Phoenix 122 Utah 154, Detroit 148, OT Miami 110, L.A. Lakers 96 Sacramento 138, Orlando 135, 2OT

FAVORITE

FAVORITE

Boys basketball — Northern Rio Grande Tournament at Española Valley: championship, 7 p.m.; third place, 4 p.m.; fifth place, 1 p.m.; seventh place, 10 a.m.

Horsemen Shootout at St. Michael’s: Abq. Bosque School vs. Crownpoint, 5:30 p.m.; Española Valley vs. St. Michael’s, 7 p.m.

ATC at Panther Invitational at Jal: TBA Cuba Invitational: round robin, Coronado vs. Roy, 3:30 p.m.

Portales Shootout at Portales: round robin, Lovington vs. Pojoaque Valley, 2:45 p.m.; Las Vegas Robertson vs.

Portales, 5:30 p.m.

Clovis at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m.

West Las Vegas at Thoreau, 3 p.m.

Girls basketball — Northern Rio Grande Tournament at Española Valley: championship, 5:30 p.m.; third place, 2:30 p.m.; fifth place, 11:30 a.m.; seventh place, 8:30 a.m.

Panther Invitational at Jal: round robin, Academy for Technology and the Classics vs. Eunice, 4 p.m.

Cuba Invitational: round robin, Coronado vs. Roy, 2 p.m.

Portales Shootout at Portales: round robin, Carlsbad vs. Pojoaque Valley, 1 p.m.; Las Vegas Robertson vs. Portales, 4 p.m.

West Las Vegas at Los Alamos, 2:30 p.m.

Wrestling — Santa Fe High, Capital, Los Alamos, Española Valley, West Las Vegas, Las Vegas Robertson at The Conflict at Cleveland (Rio Rancho Events Center), 9:30 a.m.

Milwaukee 125, San Antonio 121 Denver at Golden State, late

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Utah at Boston, 5 p.m.

New York at Phila., 5:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 6 p.m.

Portland at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Denver, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Golden State, 8 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Boston at Indiana, 5 p.m.

New York at Washington, 5 p.m.

Utah at Phila., 5:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 6 p.m.

MILWAUKEE 125, SAN ANTONIO 121

MILWAUKEE (125) G.Antetokounmpo 19-28 4-6 44, Middleton 5-8 0-0 12, B.Lopez 4-10 0-0 9, Beasley 4-6 0-0 10, Lillard 10-19 4-4 25, Beauchamp 3-8 0-0 8, Portis 2-6 1-2 5, Connaughton 2-4 1-2 7, Jackson Jr. 0-0 0-0 0, Payne 0-3 5-5 5. Totals 49-92 15-19 125.

SAN ANTONIO (121) Champagnie 0-4 0-0 0, Sochan 3-11 2-2 9, Wembanyama 10-18 5-6 27, Jones 7-13 4-4 18, Vassell 14-21 0-0 34, Barlow 3-3 0-0 6, Mamukelashvili 0-0 0-0 0, Osman 4-7 2-3 13, Johnson 5-17 2-2 14, Wesley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 46-95 15-17 121.

MILWAUKEE SAN ANTONIO

38 31

26 28

29 34

32 28

— —

125 121

3-Point Goals: Milwaukee 12-34 (G.Antetokounmpo 2-3, Middleton 2-3, Beasley 2-4, Beauchamp 2-4, Connaughton 2-4, B.Lopez 1-5, Lillard 1-6, Portis 0-2, Payne 0-3), San Antonio 14-40 (Vassell 6-9, Osman 3-6, Johnson 2-8, Wembanyama 2-8, Sochan 1-5, Champagnie 0-2, Jones 0-2). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Milwaukee 42 (G.Antetokounmpo 14), San Antonio 42 (Johnson 10). Assists: Milwaukee 27 (Lillard 10), San Antonio 31 (Jones 6). Total Fouls: Milwaukee 16, San Antonio 16. A: 19,082 (18,581)

PREP BASKETBALL BOYS

FAVORITE

GB

GB

GB — 1 2½ 9½ 15

GB — 1 1 9 15

GB —

Carpenter Ezeagu Jackson-Posey Rawls Suggs Cook Odukale Kanyanga Harris Pettway

TOTALS

0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 6-6 4-4 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-2

Grand Canyon 78, S. Utah 60 Pepperdine 53, San Diego 52 San Francisco 63, Loyola Marymount 38

HOCKEY ATLANTIC

10 4 21 0 2 4 5 7 0

53

6-6 0 2-7 1 0-2 2 0-0 4 1-4 1 0-3 1 1-3 0 0-5 0 0-0 0 1-1 0

4 3 3 2 3 2 4 1 0 0

8 10 0 8 10 15 10 2 0 0

200 22-50 16-21 11-31 9 22 63

Percentages: FG .440, FT .762.

3-Point Goals: 3-13, .231 (Cook 3-8, Rawls 0-1, Carpenter 0-2, Jackson-Posey 0-2).

Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: None.

Blocked Shots: 4 (Ezeagu 2, Kanyanga, Odukale).

Turnovers: 17 (Ezeagu 5, Carpenter 3, Cook 2, Odukale 2, Suggs 2, Harris, Jackson-Posey, Pettway).

Steals: 7 (Pettway 2, Cook, Jackson-Posey, Odukale, Rawls, Suggs).

Technical Fouls: Ezeagu, 13:41 second.

UTEP NEW MEXICO ST. A: 5,216 (12,482).

22 28

WOMEN THURSDAY’S SCORES EAST

31 35

Albany (NY) 69, Bryant 50 Boston College 70, Miami 64 Canisius 62, Mount St. Mary’s 49

TRANSACTIONS

FAR WEST

— —

53 63

GP W L OT PTS GF GA

Boston Florida Toronto Tampa Bay Detroit Montreal Buffalo Ottawa

37 23 8 37 23 12 36 19 10 40 19 16 38 18 16 38 16 17 39 16 19 33 14 19

6 2 7 5 4 5 4 0

52 123 98 48 111 94 45 129 119 43 131 136 40 137 131 37 107 134 36 117 133 28 114 118

37 26 10 1 38 21 13 4 38 18 10 10 38 19 13 6 36 20 14 2 36 18 12 6 37 19 14 4 40 13 19 8

53 126 102 46 130 118 46 119 125 44 113 107 42 127 128 42 88 108 42 116 102 34 123 146

METROPOLITAN GP W L OT PTS GF GA

N.Y. Rangers Carolina N.Y. Islanders Philadelphia New Jersey Washington Pittsburgh Columbus

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL

GP W

PACIFIC

GP W

Colorado Winnipeg Dallas Nashville Arizona St. Louis Minnesota Chicago

Vancouver Vegas Los Angeles Edmonton Calgary Seattle Anaheim San Jose

L OT PTS

GF GA

39 36 37 39 37 37 37 38

25 23 22 21 19 19 16 11

11 9 10 17 16 17 17 25

3 4 5 1 2 1 4 2

53 50 49 43 40 39 36 24

144 121 135 122 112 107 112 88

119 90 116 122 108 119 120 144

38 38 34 35 38 38 37 38

24 22 20 19 17 15 13 9

11 11 9 15 16 14 23 26

3 5 5 1 5 9 1 3

51 49 45 39 39 39 27 21

143 127 116 128 116 102 94 78

98 106 83 112 124 114 124 158

L OT PTS

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

New Jersey 6, Washington 3 Toronto 2, Anaheim 1, OT

THURSDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Rangers 4, Chicago 1 Buffalo 6, Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 6, Boston 5 Columbus 3, Philadelphia 2, SO St. Louis 2, Vancouver 1 Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 1 Calgary 6, Nashville 3 Colorado 5, Dallas 4, OT N.Y. Islanders 5, Arizona 1 Florida at Vegas, late Ottawa at Seattle, late Detroit at Los Angeles, late Winnipeg at San Jose, late

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Carolina at Washington, 5 p.m.

Chicago at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Calgary at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

Florida at Colorado, 2 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Columbus, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 5 p.m.

Toronto at San Jose, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 6 p.m.

LINE

+280 +136 +150

St. Louis at Carolina, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Vegas, 8 p.m.

Ottawa at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Lamar 70, Incarnate Word 53 SMU 57, FAU 52 Stephen F. Austin 79, Texas Rio Grande Valley 69 Texas-Arlington 73, Tarleton St. 49 UALR 79, SIU-Edwardsville 59

FG FT REB MIN M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS 22 4-7 29 4-5 26 0-4 30 3-5 19 2-4 28 4-13 21 4-7 11 1-2 9 0-0 5 0-3

Chicago at WASHINGTON at ANAHEIM

SOUTHWEST

FT REB M-A O-T A PF PTS

at BUTLER Miami (OH) at SIENA at MANHATTAN Canisius Illinois Bowling Green at SAN JOSE STATE

UNDERDOG

-360 -164 -182

Drake 77, Indiana St. 47 Fort Wayne 68, Robert Morris 56 IUPUI 81, Detroit 76, OT Ill. Chicago 66, S. Illinois 59 Indiana 80, Michigan 59 Missouri St. 67, Valparaiso 47 N. Iowa 82, Evansville 52 S. Indiana 78, Tennessee St. 57 SE Missouri 72, W. Illinois 66

Percentages: FG .405, FT .667.

3-Point Goals: 5-19, .263 (Hardy 3-10, Terrell 1-1, Camper 1-4, Frazier 0-2, Hebb 0-2).

Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: 2.

Blocked Shots: 2 (Camper, Kalu).

Turnovers: 13 (Hardy 4, Hebb 2, Solomon 2, Camper, Frazier, Kalu, Powell, Terrell).

Steals: 11 (Camper 3, Hardy 3, Frazier 2, Kalu, Solomon, Terrell).

Technical Fouls: Solomon, 15:36 second; Kalu, 8:56 second.

NMSU

LINE

MIDWEST

GIRLS

No. 1 Purdue (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 9 Illinois, Friday.

No. 2 Kansas (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday.

No. 3 Houston (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. West Virginia, Saturday.

No. 4 UConn (12-2) did not play. Next: at Butler, Friday.

No. 5 Tennessee (10-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 22 Mississippi, Saturday.

No. 6 Kentucky (10-2) did not play. Next: at Florida, Saturday.

No. 7 Marquette (11-3) did not play. Next: at Seton Hall, Saturday.

No. 8 North Carolina (10-3) did not play. Next: at No. 16 Clemson, Saturday.

No. 9 Illinois (11-2) did not play. Next: at No. 1 Purdue, Friday.

No. 10 Arizona (11-3) beat Colorado 97-50. Next: vs. Utah, Saturday.

No. 11 Oklahoma (12-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Iowa St., Saturday.

No. 12 BYU (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Cincinnati, Saturday.

No. 13 Colorado St. (13-1) did not play. Next: at Utah St., Saturday.

No. 14 Duke (10-3) did not play. Next: at Notre Dame, Saturday.

No. 15 Memphis (12-2) beat Tulsa 78-75. Next: vs.

SMU, Sunday.

No. 16 Clemson (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 8 North Carolina, Saturday.

No. 17 FAU (11-3) did not play. Next: at Charlotte, Saturday.

No. 18 Baylor (11-2) did not play. Next: at Oklahoma St., Saturday.

No. 19 James Madison (14-0) beat Louisiana-Lafayette 68-61. Next: at Southern Miss., Saturday.

No. 20 Texas (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. Texas

FAVORITE

at NEW JERSEY Carolina Winnipeg

SOUTH

200 17-42 14-21 7-22 9 17

Utah Atlanta Washington New York at BROOKLYN at NEW ORLEANS Charlotte at HOUSTON Portland Miami Orlando Memphis Detroit Toronto

NHL FRIDAY

Austin Peay 65, Bellarmine 63 Belmont 64, Illinois St. 52 E. Illinois 72, UT Martin 70 Florida Gulf Coast 69, Jacksonville 47 Georgia 54, Texas A&M 50 Georgia Tech 63, Virginia 60 James Madison 64, Arkansas St. 57 Kentucky 73, Arkansas 63 Lipscomb 64, E. Kentucky 59 Louisiana-Lafayette 66, Old Dominion 61 Louisiana-Monroe 82, Georgia St. 65 Louisville 61, Duke 44 Mississippi 55, Alabama 45 Murray St. 99, Bradley 52 NC State 88, Florida St. 80, OT New Orleans 88, Texas A&M Commerce 78 North Carolina 75, Syracuse 51 Northwestern St. 78, McNeese St. 54 SE Louisiana 66, Nicholls 56 South Carolina 89, Florida 66 Stetson 61, North Florida 57 Tennessee 75, Auburn 67 Tennessee Tech 79, Morehead St. 56 Texas St. 67, Appalachian St. 58 Troy 74, Georgia Southern 71 UNC-Greensboro 78, Livingstone 32 Vanderbilt 71, Mississippi St. 66 Virginia Tech 82, Wake Forest 73

2 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 0

UNDERDOG

UNDERDOG

6½ 11½ 7½ 1 2½ 10½ 9½ 5½

Fairfield 77, Niagara 54 Maine 55, Mass.-Lowell 43 Manhattan 60, Siena 53 Marshall 90, South Alabama 64 Notre Dame 71, Pittsburgh 66 Quinnipiac 50, St. Peter’s 39 Rider 63, Iona 56 UMBC 70, Binghamton 55 Vermont 67, New Hampshire 58

NEW MEXICO STATE 63, UTEP 53

TOTALS

LINE

UConn at TOLEDO Fairfield Niagara at MOUNT ST. MARY’S at PURDUE at AKRON Boise State

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

0 2 2 0 3 1 0 1 0

Washington

(239) (264½) (240) (226½) (234½) (228½) (OFF) (220) (237½) (OFF) (OFF) (229) (242½) (237½)

FAVORITE

FAR WEST

0-3 0-0 1-3 0-1 1-4 4-7 1-2 0-2 0-0

UNDERDOG

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Colorado Mines 93, Regis 79 Stephen F. Austin 85, Texas Rio Grande Valley 78 Utah Valley St. 65, Cal Baptist 58

4-7 0-0 6-6 0-0 2-2 2-4 0-0 0-2 0-0

O/U

O/U

14½ 4½ 10½ 6 5 1 OFF 3½ 11 OFF OFF 5 9½ 5

FRIDAY

Arkansas St. 109, Georgia Southern 83 Arkansas Tech 76, East Central 43 Coastal Carolina 71, Texas St. 63 Dallas Baptist 99, Ark.-Fort Smith 79 Henderson St. 86, S. Nazarene 72 McMurry 90, Austin 77 Memphis 78, Tulsa 75 Missouri Western 90, Rogers St. 83 Tarleton St. 78, Texas-Arlington 76

3-6 2-4 6-17 0-3 0-3 1-1 2-5 3-3 0-0

Atlanta Cleveland Minnesota at TENNESSEE at CAROLINA N.Y. Jets at ARIZONA Chicago Kansas City at N.Y. GIANTS Denver L.A. Rams at WASHINGTON at MIAMI

(56½)

LINE

at BOSTON at INDIANA at CLEVELAND at PHILADELPHIA Oklahoma City L.A. Clippers at CHICAGO Minnesota at DALLAS at PHOENIX at DENVER at L.A. LAKERS at GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO

SOUTHWEST

32 23 37 13 26 23 22 22 2

4½

FAVORITE

Alma 69, Adrian 55 Austin Peay 84, Bellarmine 68 Calvin 78, Albion 69 Cedarville 81, Ohio Dominican 63 Clark Atlanta 69, Central St. (Ohio) 67 Grand Valley St. 87, Michigan Tech 64 Green Bay 69, Detroit 51 Grinnell 98, Ripon 91 Hope 72, Olivet 67 Lake Erie 80, Findlay 67 Michigan St. 92, Penn St. 61 N. Michigan 81, Davenport 63 Oakland 100, Milwaukee 95 Thomas More Saints 71, Hillsdale 70 Trine 86, Kalamazoo 65 Wayne St. (Mich.) 78, Purdue-Northwest 68 Wis.-Parkside 74, Saginaw Valley St. 55 Wright St. 82, Cleveland St. 70

MIN

UNDERDOG

(42½) (37½) (45½) (40½) (37½) (30½) (47½) (45) (35) (41½) (38½) (41½) (46½) (48½)

NBA

MIDWEST

UTEP

TODAY

4½

FRIDAY

Appalachian St. 91, South Alabama 84, OT E. Kentucky 80, Lipscomb 72 Fayetteville St. 67, Bowie St. 59 Florida Gulf Coast 80, Jacksonville 70 James Madison 68, Louisiana-Lafayette 61 Johnson C. Smith 70, Virginia St. 69 Kentucky St. 85, Morehouse 79 Kentucky Wesleyan 73, Malone 59 Morehead St. 82, Tennessee Tech 57 N. Kentucky 79, Youngstown St. 76 NC A&T 76, Campbell 62 South Florida 76, Temple 68 Southern Miss. 79, Georgia St. 73 Stetson 75, North Florida 74 Troy 86, Old Dominion 73 William & Mary 77, Elon 70 Winston-Salem 76, Elizabeth City St. 51

Frazier Solomon Hardy Hebb Powell Kalu Camper Terrell Jones

O/U

3 7 3½ 3½ 4½ 1½ 2½ 3 3½ 5½ 2½ 4 13½ 3

OPEN

Michigan

Tech, Saturday.

No. 21 Wisconsin (10-3) did not play. Next: vs.

Nebraska, Saturday.

No. 22 Mississippi (13-0) did not play. Next: at No. 5 Tennessee, Saturday.

No. 23 Providence (11-3) did not play. Next: at Creighton, Saturday.

No. 24 Gonzaga (10-4) beat Pepperdine 86-60.

Next: vs. San Diego, Saturday.

No. 25 Auburn (11-2) did not play. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday.

FG M-A

at BALTIMORE at INDIANAPOLIS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Academy for Technology and The Classics 49, Loving 38 Capital 72, Rio Rancho 66 EP Cathedral, Texas 52, Rehoboth 46 Escalante 67, Dulce 37 Eunice 61, NMMI 33 Magdalena 78, Fort Sumner/House 58 McCurdy 70, Mesa Vista 68 Mora 54, Penasco 51 Pecos 73, Questa 32 Portales 63, Pojoaque 51 Robertson 65, Farwell, Texas 51 Santa Fe Prep 61, Miyamura 52 Tularosa 70, Cobre 44 Academy for Technology and The Classics 37, Loving 20 Carlsbad 46, Robertson 33 Dulce 50, McCurdy 31 Fort Sumner 34, Magdalena 31 Jal 53, Hondo 31 Mesa Vista 67, Escalante 50 Pecos 50, Questa 38 Penasco 58, Mora 15 Portales 45, Pojoaque 18 Santa Fe 44, Atrisco Heritage 41 Tatum 56, Dexter 15

UNDERDOG

(35½) (47½)

TODAY

3½ 3½ 3½ 3 4 1½ 3 2½ 3 7 2½ 3 13 3

MONDAY CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HOUSTON

SOUTH

SATURDAY’S GAMES

O/U

4 1½

OPEN

at NEW ORLEANS at CINCINNATI at DETROIT Jacksonville Tampa Bay at NEW ENGLAND Seattle at GREEN BAY at L.A. CHARGERS Philadelphia at LAS VEGAS at SAN FRANCISCO Dallas Buffalo

Saturday

TODAY

4 1½

SUNDAY

CCSU 74, Stonehill 59 Coll. of Charleston 73, Hofstra 61 Columbia 120, Mount St. Vincent 52 Delaware 80, Hampton 53 Drexel 78, UNC-Wilmington 63 Endicott 76, Curry 74 Georgian Court 82, Dist. of Columbia 74 Jefferson 97, St. Thomas Aquinas 79 LIU 69, Wagner 67 Maine-Farmington 95, Dean 77 Mass.-Dartmouth 82, Rhode Island Coll. 73 Merrimack 60, Fairleigh Dickinson 56 Monmouth (NJ) 51, Towson 43 Nichols 94, Gordon 75 Robert Morris 92, IUPUI 48 Roger Williams 82, Wentworth 81 Sacred Heart 79, St. Francis (Pa.) 67 Stony Brook 62, Northeastern 53 Suffolk 84, New England 74 W. New England 63, Hartford 50

THURSDAY’S GAMES

OPEN

Pittsburgh Houston

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Boys basketball — Northern Rio Grande Tournament at Española Valley: semifinals, Pecos/Questa winner vs. Peñasco/Mora winner, 4 p.m.; McCurdy/Mesa Vista winner vs. Dulce/Escalante winner, 7 p.m.; Pecos/Questa loser vs. Peñasco/ Mora loser, 10 a.m.; McCurdy/Mesa Vista loser vs. Dulce/Escalante loser, 1 p.m.

Horsemen Shootout at St. Michael’s: Española Valley vs. Crownpoint, 5:30 p.m.; Abq. Bosque School vs. St. Michael’s, 7 p.m.

Panther Invitational at Jal: semifinal/ consolation, Academy for Technology and the Classics vs. New Mexico Military Institute/Eunice, 3:45 p.m.(semifinal)/2 p.m.(consolation) Cuba Invitational: round robin, Coronado vs. Tohatchi, 3:30 p.m.

Portales Shootout at Portales: round robin, Pojoaque Valley vs. Las Vegas Robertson, 4 p.m.

Wagon Mound at Tierra Encantada, 5 p.m.

Belen at Los Alamos, 7 p.m.

Taos vs. Bloomfield, 4 p.m.

Girls basketball — Northern Rio Grande Tournament at Española Valley: semifinals, Mora/Peñasco winner vs. Escalante/Mesa Vista winner, 5:30 p.m.; McCurdy/Dulce winner vs. Pecos/Questa winner, 2:30 p.m.; consolation, Mora/Peñasco loser vs. Escalante/Mesa Vista loser, 11:30 a.m.; McCurdy/Dulce loser vs.

Pecos/Questa loser, 8:30 a.m.

Panther Invitational at Jal: round robin, Academy for Technology and the Classics vs. Jal, 5:30 p.m.

Cuba Invitational: Bloomfield vs.

MEN’S TOP 25 THURSDAY

CFP National Championship Houston No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 2 Washington, 5:30 p.m.

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SPORTS BETTING LINE

Coronado, 2 p.m.

Portales Shootout at Portales: round robin, Las Vegas Robertson vs. Pojoaque Valley, 2:30 p.m.

Abq. Bosque School at Monte del Sol (Fort Marcy), 6 p.m.

Los Alamos at Belen, 6:30 p.m.

Wrestling — Santa Fe High, Capital, Los Alamos, Española Valley, West Las Vegas, Las Vegas Robertson at The Conflict at Cleveland (Rio Rancho Events Center), 10 a.m.

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BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLBPA — Named Jonas Baer-Hoffmann executive vice president/international business and global strategy.

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Dominic Freeberger on a minor league contract.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent C Carlos Perez outright to Charlotte (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Claimed RHP Declan Cronin off waivers from the Chicago White Sox. Designated RHP Joel Kuhnel for assignment.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named Johnny DiPuglia special assistant of international scouting and Fred Guerrero coordinator of player evaluation.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Claimed RHP Ryan Jensen of waivers from Miami.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed OF Bubba Thompson off waivers from Cincinnati.

TEXAS RANGERS — Promoted Jim Cochrane to chief revenue officer, Dan Hessling to senior vice president/ticket sales, Jeff Miller to senior vice president/human resources, Napoleon Pichardo to vice president/performance, Mike Parnell to senior director/pro scouting, Logan Frandsen to director of strength and conditioning, and Wade Lamont to assistant major league strength and conditioning coach. Named Dave Bush director/ pitching strategy.

National League CINCINNATI REDS — Sent C Austin Wynns outright to Louisville (IL).

Minor League Baseball Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed C/INF David Mendham.

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed OF Justin Farmer.

OTTAWA TITANS — Signed OF Jonathan Sierra.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined the Brooklyn Nets $100,000 for violating the league’s player participation policy in a game on Dec. 27 against Milwaukee. Announced that Jonathan Tillman has been promoted to NBA Executive Vice President/Team Marketing and Business Operations.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Waived LB DeMarquis Gates.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed OL La’el Collins, LB Damien Wilson, WR Racey McMath and RB SaRodorick Thompson to the practice squad. Released WRs Martavis Bryant and Tyron Johnson, OL Adam Pankey and DT Willington Previlon from the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS — Placed DB Delarrin Turner-Yell on injured reserve.

DETROIT LIONS — Re-signed LB Raymond Johnson to the practice squad. Waived TE Anthony Firkser.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed DT Isaiah Buggs to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed DB Shemar Jean-Charles to the practice squad.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed QB Jacob Eason to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Waived RB Dalvin Cook.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Designated WR RayRay McCloud to return from injured reserve to practice.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ELKS — Released DB Aaron Grymes.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS — Reassigned F Curtis Hall to Maine (ECHL).

CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned D Oliver Kylington to Calgary (AHL) on a conditioning loan.

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Returned C Ben Meyers to Colorado (AHL) on loan.

MINNESOTA WILD — Recalled D Daemon Hunt from Iowa (AHL). Reassigned G Hunter Jones to Iowa (ECHL) from Iowa (AHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Assigned G Georgi Romanov to Wichita (ECHL) from San Jose (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Recalled F Jakub Vrana from Springfield (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled Ds Sean Day and Declan Carlile from Syracuse (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Recalled F Josh Bloom to Abbotsford (AHL) from Kalamazoo (ECHL).

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Recalled LW Grigori Denisenko and D Lukas Cormier from Henderson (AHL). Claimed D Tobias Bjornfoot off waivers from LA Kings.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned LW Alexander Suzdalev to Saskatoon (WHL) from Mora IK of Sweden’s Hockey Allsvenskan.

SOCCER Major League Soccer COLORADO RAPIDS — Acquired discovery rights for G Zack Steffen from New England for $50, 000 in general allocation money (GAM) and signed him to a three-year contract through 2026 with an option for 2027.

INTER MIAMI CF — Traded D Kamal Miller to Portland in exchange for $500,000 in general allocation money (GAM) in 2024, $125,000 (GAM) in 2025 and an international roster slot.

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Signed D Jonathan Mensah to a one-year contract with an option for 2025. Named Caleb Porter head coach and Curt Onalfo sporting director.

NEW YORK CITY FC — Traded M Alfredo Morales to San Jose for a third-round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft.

ORLANDO CITY SC — Agreed to terms with M Nico Lodeiro on a one-year contract with an option from 2025.

TORONTO FC — Named Jason deVos assistant head coach.

SPORTS BA SKE TBALL

By Tom Withers

The Associated Press

CLEVELAND — With uncommon vision on the basketball court, Ricky Rubio could make a basic pass look extraordinary.

A true playmaker.

After stepping away from his playing career — and the Cleveland Cavaliers — this season to address mental health issues that he’s still working on, Rubio said Thursday that his NBA career is over after 12 seasons.

The 33-year-old Rubio, who has also had a distinguished international career with Spain, alluded to his recent struggles while adding that he’s “doing much better and getting better every day.”

Rubio’s announcement on X, formerly known as Twitter, came after he and the Cavs came to an agreement on a contract buyout, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The Cavs will get some financial relief from his $6.1 million

this year and $6.4 million for 2024-25, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the sides were still finalizing details of the package.

Rubio has spent the past two seasons recovering from a torn knee ligament, an injury that was not only a personal blow but a major setback for a Cleveland team he had helped get turned around following consecutive 19-win seasons.

Rubio was limited to just 33 games last season, and had lost any explosiveness following his second ACL injury.

He didn’t report to training camp this season, and Rubio posted on social media that “July 30th was one of the toughest nights of my life.”

“My mind went to a dark place.

I kind of knew I was going on [sic] that direction, but I never thought I wasn’t under control of the situation. The next day, I decided to stop my professional career.”

Rubio said he hopes to share his experiences going forward “so I can help support others going through similar situations.

Until then, I would like to keep it private out of respect for my

By Tim Reynolds

The NBA fined the Brooklyn Nets $100,000 on Thursday, marking the first time a team was sanctioned for violating the league’s player participation policy that went into effect this season.

The Nets held out four rotation players — starters Spencer Dinwiddie, Nic Claxton and Cam Johnson, along with key reserve Dorian Finney-Smith — in what became a 144-122 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec. 27. Three of the players Brooklyn started that night logged 12 minutes or less.

Brooklyn asserted that giving players rest on the second night of a back-to-back — at

TONY DEJAK/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Ricky Rubio drives against the Atlanta Hawks during a 2021 game in Cleveland. Veteran guard Rubio, who stepped away from his playing career — and the Cleveland Cavaliers — this season to concentrate on his mental health, said Thursday his NBA career is over.

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family and myself, as I’m still working on my mental health.”

Rubio had a major impact in his first season with Cleveland as his veteran presence helped many of the team’s young players, and he was able to reunite with good friend and former teammate Kevin Love, himself a mental health advocate.

Rubio has been on the international basketball stage since he was a teenager, first catching the eye of scouts and fans as a 14-year-old hoops prodigy. He won an Olympic silver medal in

the start of a stretch where the Nets would play six times in nine days — was best for its club. But the league made clear to teams entering this season that resting multiple players, who are healthy enough to play, at once will no longer be overlooked.

“We’ve talked to all 30 teams about, ‘Hey, there is a way to rest your players,’ ” NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars said. “What we’ve said is sitting four or five guys at one time is not that way. So, if you want to get your players rest, there are ways to do this.

But if you do it in a way where it becomes egregious in terms of sitting four or five guys at a time, that’s just not what we’re about in

2008, a bronze in 20012 and was named FIBA World Cup MVP in 2019.

He was drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2009 and spent seven seasons with the team before going to Utah.

Rubio thanked all his teams, especially Cleveland and Koby Altman, the team’s president of basketball operations, and coach J.B. Bickerstaff.

“My last home,” Rubio said.

“I know the way things ended have been tough. I could never have imagined the year would develop this way, but you have an amazing organization, with Koby and JB, who have been extremely respectful and understanding of my situation and caring for me as a person.”

an 82-game league.”

The league’s investigation included a review by an independent physician. The NBA said those resting players “could have played under the medical standard in the Player Participation Policy, which was adopted prior to this season. The organization’s conduct violated the Policy, which is intended to promote player participation in the NBA’s 82-game season.”

After the game against the Bucks, Nets coach Jacque Vaughn insisted the team didn’t treat the game as if it was a meaningless preseason contest. It was the second night of a back-to-back for Brooklyn and Vaughn said he didn’t want to put any player “in harm’s way.”

Raw Rangers best Panthers

ished with 24 points to pace Mesa Vista (2-4), Martinez added 15 and Saavedra had 10.

McCurdy takes on Escalante in a 7 p.m. semifinal Friday, while the Trojans take on Dulce in the consolation round.

PECOS 73, QUESTA 32 The Panthers (6-5) pulled out a 36-8 lead after a quarter and pushed the margin to 52-15 at the half.

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know how to play close games,” Romero said. “But they’re gonna give me a heart attack or make me older than what I am.”

Year 3 of Romero’s second stint at his alma mater has produced significant strides for a program that has not visited the postseason since the 2019-20 squad.

Coming off a 13-16 mark in 2022-23, the Rangers had a returning team with limited experience — only four players had varsity experience. So, they took advantage of relaxed rules regarding year-round workouts by the New Mexico Activities Association by hitting the road and making plenty of trips to Albuquerque.

The Rangers played a host of Class 5A junior varsity teams that they feel prepared them for the rigors of this season.

“It was good for us because a lot of the people who are playing now didn’t get a lot of playing on varsity,” Mora junior guard Derick Duran said. “It gave us more of a head start and got us used to the pressure.”

Romero said the responsibility of getting the players to those tournaments fell on the parents, and most of them did just that.

He added that was an important gesture because it meant they had bought into his program’s vision as much as the players did. It was something he worried about in his return to the program.

“I have a lot of kids whose parents never played [basketball],” Romero said. “So, they didn’t understand the dynamics of athletics and the dedication and commitment that I wanted and I knew. We’ve come a long ways.”

Mora showed it might be ready to take the next step when it battled Pecos, the reigning 2A champion and winner of the last three NRG titles, into the final minute of a 67-63 loss.

The Rangers reeled off five straight wins before a tough

ESCALANTE 67, DULCE 37 The top-seeded Lobos used an 18-7 scoring run in the third quarter to build a 51-31 lead and move on to the semifinals.

GIRLS PEÑASCO 58, MORA 15 The Lady Panthers jumped out to a 40-10 lead by the half and cruised to a win in the 8 a.m. game to open the tournament. Alyssa Atencio came up big in the first half for Peñasco, scoring 11 of her 13 points in the first half. Analise MacAuley, who reached the 1,000-point plateau in her career last week, and Rochelle Lopez each added 10.

Peñasco (7-4) plays Mesa Vista in a 5:30 p.m. semifinal. Mora faces Escalante in the consolation bracket.

MESA VISTA 67, ESCALANTE 51

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Mora’s Xavier Sandoval, left, covers Peñasco’s Demarcus Lopez during the first quarter of Thursday’s game at the Northern Rio Grande Tournament at Española Valley High.

55-50 loss to Santa Rosa in the Dual City Tournament championship game.

It was a game that reflected one troubling aspect the Rangers have — turning the ball over.

Romero said they had three straight possessions to take the lead late in the fourth quarter, and each one ended in a turnover.

So, the normal up-tempo style was muted somewhat against the Panthers, as Romero implored his team to slow the pace down after forcing Peñasco turnovers.

Mora responded by committing just 10 turnovers, but it struggled to score consistently in the process.

The Panthers built a 31-27 lead early in the third quarter when Neahmiah Chavez scored off the glass. Mora momentarily found its shooting touch, going on a 7-0 run to take a 34-31 lead on Jeremiah Romero’s baseline jumper with 4:49 left in the third.

But then the Rangers reverted

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to bad habits. They committed three turnovers during an 11-2 Peñasco run that led to a 42-36 Panthers lead before Alcon’s three-point play on a runner in the lane with 5:48 left in the game brought Mora within 42-39.

“We just never let the game get to our head,” Duran said.

“We just talked to each other and kept our heads up.”

If anything, Romero said he knows his team will keep battling even in the worst situation.

BOYS GAMES MCCURDY 70, MESA VISTA 68 The Bobcats used a 20-5 run to open the third quarter to build a 56-40 lead, which was just large enough to hold off a closing 13-5 spurt. The Trojans battled back behind the trip of Jordan Gallegos, Marcos Martinez and Salvador Saavedra. The trio combined for 27 of the Trojans’ 33 points after the break.

Ryan Montoya led McCurdy (4-4) with 23 points, and Lucas Martinez added 20. Gallegos fin-

The Lady Lobos might have been the eighth seed entering the tournament, but they gave the No. 1 Lady Trojans all they could handle for 21/2 quarters. Escalante was only down 36-30 at the half and cut the margin to one before Mesa Vista built a 54-43 lead entering the fourth.

Shanae Silva led Mesa Vista (8-2) with 24 points, while Ashley Gilmore scored 12 for Escalante (3-7).

PECOS 50, QUESTA 38 The Lady Panthers exploded for a 22-5 lead after a quarter and held off the pesky Wildcats, who crept to within 30-20 at the half.

Pecos pushed the lead back up to 20 points late in the fourth quarter before Questa scored eight of the last 10 points.

Larycia Sena led the Panthers (6-5) with 13 points, and Natalia Stout added 12. Kamryn Cardenas had 14 points to lead the Lady Wildcats (6-3).

Pecos plays Dulce in a 2:30 p.m. semifinal, while Questa takes on McCurdy in the consolation round.

DULCE 50, MCCURDY 31 The Lady Hawks only led 18-12 late in the second quarter before finishing on an 8-0 run and a 26-12 halftime lead. The Lady Bobcats (2-2) never got closer than 12 points the rest of the way.

Bailey Vigil finished with 24 points to lead Dulce (8-6), while Isabella Archuleta scored 12 for McCurdy.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard has announced his intention to transfer to Ohio State on social media.

He will replace Kyle McCord, who started most of the season for the Buckeyes but is transferring to Syracuse. Howard also considered Miami and USC along with declaring for the NFL draft before choosing Will Howard Ohio State.

Kansas State has been expected to turn over its offense to five-star prospect Avery Johnson, and that was likely a factor in Howard’s decision to enter the transfer portal.

He’s started 27 games and thrown for 5,786 yards and 48 touchdowns during his career.

Dalvin Cook is joining the NFL-best Ravens after being waived by the Jets Dalvin Cook is joining the Baltimore Ravens for a playoff run after being waived by the New York Jets.

Cook’s agents with LAA Sports & Entertainment confirmed the move to The Associated Press on Thursday. It came after Cook cleared waivers and became a free agent.

The four-time Pro Bowl running back will have a chance to get familiar with the Dalvin Cook Ravens’ offense before the team opens its postseason during the AFC divisional round in 21/2 weeks.

NFL Network first reported the decision by Baltimore to sign Cook.

ESPN reported Cook will first be added to the Ravens’ practice squad.

Fire at home of Dolphins’ Hill started by child playing with cigarette lighter FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fire officials say a child playing with a cigarette lighter started a fire at the $6.9 million home owned by Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill.

Davie Fire Marshal Robert Taylor tells The Associated Press the fire was accidental. He did not provide the age of the child, or the amount of damage caused by the fire.

Hill was at Dolphins practice when the fire broke out. He left when he got word about the blaze.

Miami television station WSVN showed a large amount of black smoke coming from the roof as firefighters doused the house with water.

No one was injured in the fire.

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$65 million annually — is tied to the women’s March Madness tournament.

The popularity of the women’s tournament has steadily increased during its time as an exclusive ESPN property, setting viewership records last year. The title game between LSU with Angel Reese and Iowa with Caitlin Clark drew nearly 10 millions viewers.

“From Day One, we made it very clear to Charlie and team that we were interested in an extension on the exclusivity side as well as the fact that we were interested in acquiring more rights, not less,” ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said.

Baker said NCAA membership will discuss creating performance units paid out to conferences for success in the women’s tournament similar to those paid out for the men’s tournament.

The rights to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament are owned by CBS and Warner Brothers Discovery, a deal that pays the association about $900 million per year and runs through 2032.

After being criticized for having inequitable resources and facilities at the the 2021 men’s and women’s single-site basketball tournaments, the NCAA — under previous president Mark Emmert — commissioned a law firm to do an outside review of gender equity throughout the association.

Among the numerous recommendations in the Kaplan report was to consider unbundling the women’s basketball tournament from the rest of the championships. Within that report, there was an estimate from Desser Sports Media that the tournament could be worth worth between $81 and $112 million annually beginning in 2025, when the new deal begins.

Hillary Mandel and Karen Brodkin, executive vice presidents for Endeavor, said those estimates set unrealistic expectations.

“We thought that there was a lot of flaws in that report,” Brodkin told the AP. “We think that every media partner we’ve ever spoken to thought that when it came out, they didn’t change their mind at any point

in time, notwithstanding their interest in the property or properties.”

Endeavor modeled valuations for the women’s basketball tournament both bundled and unbundled, Mandel said.

“It’s important to know that the exercise was done, and it was looked at and they were open to [unbundling] and there were no sacred cows in this whatsoever. And where they landed is because ESPN came up with the best package for the women’s basketball championship,” Mandel said.

Patrick Crakes, a media consultant and former Fox Sports executive, said he was skeptical of the estimated values for the women’s tournament as a standalone property considering the uncertainty traditional media companies are dealing with due to consumers moving away from cable TV. “Some of these numbers people were talking about, were not realistic,” Crakes said.

“They just weren’t.”

Crakes said ESPN, with ABC broadcast, multiple cable networks, and a subscription streaming service, was the most sensible partner for the NCAA. “This is worth more to ESPN as a bundle than it would be if the women’s basketball tournament was probably broken out and offered to fill in the blank [network],” he said. “Where’s it going to go? There’s not a lot of programming windows available for it. Who’s going to program that and pay?”

The deal was also struck within ESPN’s exclusive negotiating window and never brought to the open market.

“We had a good sense of who was interested in what, where they were going to put it and, generally speaking, what it would garner financially, production, promotion, distribution,” Brodkin said.

Brodkin and Mandel said the changing media landscape makes bringing a property to the open market riskier and cited the Big 12 moving quickly to extend partnerships with ESPN and Fox while the Pac-12 went to market and failed to find a deal that could keep the conference together.

“There is a more conservative approach right now because the simple economics are changing,” Mandel said.

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ants NFL game in October, and the World Cup bid book estimated a capacity of 74,895.

The current dimension for soccer matches is 70-by-115 yards, spokeswoman Helen Strus said.

Strus said construction will be in the corner and extend along the sidelines, though field-level club areas will not be impacted.

The removed seats will be in the corners and will be replaced with seats in removable sections after the World Cup. Murphy said who pays the cost of the construction was under negotiation.

“The FIFA setback provisions really impact MetLife only at the corners. Other stadiums have a much tougher nut where they have to set the entire perimeter back,” Murphy said. “FIFA wants a deal that works for them. New Jersey and New York City — remember our partners New York City — we’re prepared clearly to put serious skin in the game.

In fact, we have already.”

FIFA requires a 75-by-115 yard field for World Cup games, although that requirement was ignored by some venues during the 1994 tournament. Both MetLife and AT&T will have to replace artificial turf with grass, along with stadiums in Atlanta; Foxboro, Mass.; Houston; Inglewood, Calif.; Philadelphia; and Seattle.

MetLife’s narrower field was used for the 2016 Copa América final, won by Chile on penalty kicks over Argentina, and will be used for three matches at this summer’s South American championship: Argentina-Chile and Uruguay-Bolivia group stage games and a July 9 semifinal.

Murphy also hopes UEFA will stage a European Champions League final at MetLife.

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MetLife Stadium to remove 1,740 seats for ’26 World Cup NEW YORK — MetLife Stadium officials plan to remove 1,740 seats to widen the field for World Cup matches as they hope to host the 2026 final but will retain a narrower surface for this year’s Copa América.

The stadium in suburban East Rutherford, New Jersey, is among the contenders for the final of the expanded 48-nation, 104-game World Cup on July 19, 2026, along with AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

“I speak on behalf of New Jersey but also as our partner of New York City, do not underestimate how aggressive we’re prepared to be to get the best package of games possible,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said during a telephone interview last fall.

FIFA has not announced a date for revealing the sites of specific games, and the FIFA media office would not speak about renovations at other stadiums.

For the 1994 tournament, FIFA announced sites of specific games in June 1992, awarding the final to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Heimo Schirgi, who replaced Colin Smith as the World Cup’s chief operating officer last July, was not available for comment.

Unlike the 1994 World Cup, FIFA is running the 2026 tournament itself without a local organizing committee.

“The few stadiums that require capital projects are handling each project differently — with some venues scheduling the work across multiple NFL offseasons, while others plan to complete everything at once sometime between now and spring 2026,” FIFA said in a statement.

MetLife, which opened in 2010, has had a high crowd for sports of 83,367 for a Jets-Gi-

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Friday, January 5, 2024

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Cowboys can clinch NFC East by beating last-place Commanders rival? Now that’ll do in what’s likely coach Ron Rivera’s final game in charge for Washington. “[Players are] very much aware of it,” Rivera said. “I think they understand that this is one of the top rivalries in the NFL, and I don’t think it necessarily matters what your record is. This is really about the opportunity to play against a team like this.”

The Cowboys are 13 1/2-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

five times and stopped for no gain on three other attempts.

McCarthy said the Cowboys simply weren’t very good when the Lions brought extra rushers, which is known as empty pressure.

“We’re a little bit of an ‘empty pressure’ magnet right now,” McCarthy said. “You look at the numbers the last couple of weeks, the way people have attacked us. It’s good for us. It’s made us really knuckle down and review some things and just apply more reps in that area.”

coaching,” Rivera said this week.

“Keeping focused on that has been something that I’ve tried to do and just stay where I am: that old expression, ‘Be where your feet are.’ ” The veteran coach brought in to stabilize the organization after tumultuous times has also navigated it through many off the field, though there’s little arguing the results on it have been mediocre, at best. He’s proud of the culture he has instilled, but the next front office will have its work cut out for it rebuilding the roster.

Run aground

Rivera’s last stand

Unlucky 13

The Cowboys have struggled in the running game most of the season in Tony Pollard’s debut as the lead back after the offseason release of two-time rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott in a cost-cutting move.

Dallas was probably at its worst against Detroit, averaging a season-low 2.9 yards a carry.

Pollard was dropped for a loss

It has been clear for quite some time that the Commanders’ new ownership will move on from Rivera after this season, his fourth in charge, ready to make wholesale changes after buying the team for $6.05 billion.

“There was a long period of time that I did a lot of managing, and in the last four and a half, five weeks, it’s really been about

Parsons, who just became the third Dallas defender to make the Pro Bowl each of his first three seasons, has half a sack in the past three games. The 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year has never gone four games without at least one full sack.

Parsons is tied for eighth in the NFL with 13 sacks, the same number he had as a rookie. He

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had 131/2 last season.

“I literally just had this conversation with the guys today,” Parsons said of being stuck on 13. “At this point, it’s any means necessary. I might jump offsides twice this week. Something has to change. It’s coming. It’s coming for sure.”

Howell again Sam Howell is set to make an 18th consecutive start at quarterback for the Commanders dating to last year’s season finale against the Cowboys, which he won when making his NFL debut.

Howell, who leads the NFL with 19 interceptions and has been sacked a league-high 61 times, is the first Washington QB to start every game of a season since Kirk Cousins in 2017.

With a new regime coming in, it’s a final chance for Howell to show what he can do.

“I just want to play good football, man, and end this year on a good note,” Howell said. “I don’t think I’ve played my best the past few weeks, and I just want to make sure I go out there and show on Sunday the type of player I really can be in this league.”

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Big Ten during the fallout from Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal.

Through all of that, John Harbaugh was quick to support his brother, saying at one point that Jim had “come through this thing with flying colors” and that an investigation into Jim’s phones and computers had turned up nothing of substance.

When Jim was suspended for a road game against Maryland, John had him over to watch.

Lately, the mood at Michigan has been far more celebratory.

After Monday’s semifinal victory over Alabama at the Rose Bowl, Jack Harbaugh and his wife Jackie — the parents of Jim, John and Joani — did an exuberant, endearing interview for WXYZ, a TV station in Detroit. Jack said at a key moment in the game, he and Jackie superstitiously traded seats.

“That is so classic of them.

... It probably did make the difference,” John Harbaugh said Wednesday. “My dad is fun, but he’s a little bit polished, he’s been interviewed before. My mom — you put a microphone in front of her face, or you hang out with her for a couple of minutes, you don’t even have to ask her what she thinks, she’s going to tell you what she thinks.”

Jack was an assistant coach at Michigan under Bo Schembechler, and Jim played quarterback there during the mid-1980s. John was a defensive back at Miami of Ohio. The family’s saying — “Who’s got it better than us?” — is one Jim has made somewhat famous. And John has worn a Ravens-colored shirt with that question on it at practice.

With the Harbaughs in charge, the ties between the Ravens and Michigan run deep. “The team, the team, the team” — one of

Schembechler’s mantras — is on the wall at the Ravens’ facility.

When Jim Harbaugh was on shaky ground at Michigan before the 2021 season, he hired Ravens linebackers coach Mike Macdonald as his defensive coordinator.

After helping the Wolverines win a Big Ten title, Macdonald came back to Baltimore to be the defensive coordinator there.

Now it’s Jesse Minter, who was on John Harbaugh’s staff with the Ravens from 2017-20, who runs the Michigan defense.

“Michigan and the Ravens is a very similar culture because of the men running it, Jim and John Harbaugh,” said Ben Mason, a former Michigan player who is now a fullback on Baltimore’s practice squad.

The Ravens finish the regular season Saturday, then have a first-round bye in the playoffs.

Mason said he could “potentially” go to the Michigan-Wash-

ington game Monday in Houston. John Harbaugh is heading down there with his wife Ingrid.

Crean is married to ESPN analyst Tom Crean, the former basketball coach at Marquette, Indiana and Georgia. She lives in Florida but was at Michigan’s victory over Ohio State and the Ravens’ preseason game at Tampa Bay. Like John Harbaugh, she’s planning to be in Houston to watch Jim. “Everybody in a family has a different personality. They care about the same things,” she said. “Maybe they go about things differently, but I think that’s more of a perception than reality. They’re caring human beings. I know people don’t want to hear that, but that’s the truth.

You can’t fake things in a locker room, or a building, in sports and there’s nothing fake about them and that’s part of why they’re successful.”

THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

Friday, January 5, 2024

Gen Next ranks the top events of 2023

FOR AND BY

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eneration Next contributors compiled a list of defining events from 2023, from the election of right-wing President Javier Milei in Argentina in December to the booming success of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie in July and beyond. The four events listed below represent the top 2023 picks ranked by Generation Next contributors in a poll.

Global news: The Israel-Hamas war Nearly 85% of Gaza’s 2.3 million population has been displaced and more than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in what The Associated Press has described as “one of the most devastating military campaigns in recent history,” launched by Israel in response to an Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants in Israel that killed roughly 1,200 people and took about 240 others hostage. The Israeli government has vowed to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed, even as notable figures

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ABOVE: George R.R. Martin, screenwriter and novelist, protests in May alongside Writers Guild of America picketers at the midtown campus on St. Michael’s Drive, where the Greer Garson Studios are located. GABRIELA CAMPOS/THE NEW MEXICAN LEFT: President Joe Biden is greeted in August by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján as he exits Air Force One at Kirtland Air Force Base.

The president visited New Mexico as part of a three-state trip to the West. JIM WEBER/NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

like United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres call for a cease-fire to end the war in the face of a major hunger crisis and many civilian deaths, including children.

National news: Former President Donald Trump faces four indictments Trump became the first former U.S. president in history to face criminal charges, as he continues his 2024 presidential bid as the Republican front-runner.

Trump was first indicted in March by a Manhattan grand jury on state charges related to a “hush-money” payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.

He was indicted again in June by a federal grand jury in Miami for taking classified national defense documents out of the White House and resisting government retrieval of those documents.

The third indictment is over allegations he and co-conspirators attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential elections after President Joe Biden’s victory.

Finally, in August, Trump was

indicted, along with 18 other people, by a grand jury in Atlanta over allegations of election interference in Fulton County, Ga. As his presidential campaign continues, Trump will face trials in March and May, while a trial date for the Fulton County charges has not yet been set, according to CNN.

Pop culture: Writers Guild, SAG-AFTRA strikes pause TV and movie productions For the first time since 1960, Hollywood actors and writers went on strike simultaneously during the summer in an effort to secure improved working conditions, including better pay and increased residuals from streaming services. Both the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of TV and Radio Artists chose to strike at the same time, with WGA’s strike wrapping in September and the SAG-AFTRA strike ending in November after each union came to an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

The strikes shed light on the effect

of streaming services and low pay — among other issues — for writers and actors developing some of the most popular shows and movies today.

It also halted production on dozens of movies and TV shows, many of which have since resumed. This includes Disney’s live-action production of Snow White, with a release date pushed from March 2024 to March 2025, and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, which was also scheduled for release in March and now has no release date, according to Vulture.

Local news: President Joe Biden visits New Mexico President Joe Biden arrived in Albuquerque on Aug. 8 as part of a tour of the Southwest to discuss his Inflation Reduction Act, which seeks to reduce carbon emissions and create more jobs in the renewable energy sector.

Biden focused his visit on Belen, close to the site of a future wind tower manufacturing facility.

Dallas-based Arcosa Wind Towers is investing $60 million into the new facility, The New Mexican reported in

August, after the company received its largest wind tower order “in the history of the company,” President and CEO Antonio Carillo said, thanks to incentives for renewable energy customers from the Inflation Reduction Act. The new plant is anticipated to bring a $12.5 million payroll to New Mexicans for the next 10 years. While Biden’s visit and the new investments in renewable energy were celebrated, some drew attention to the pieces of Biden’s climate agenda that are less focused on renewables.

Local climate activists in Los Lunas unfurled a banner over Interstate 25 to raise awareness around Biden’s agenda, which also includes incentives for what they deem as “false solutions” like hydrogen production and carbon capture sequestration.

“We don’t want to see New Mexico have a continued legacy of sacrifice zones, so we’re here demanding the ending of fossil fuels and investment in renewable energies,” Julia Bernal, executive director of Pueblo Action Alliance, told Source New Mexico. “No hydrogen, no carbon sequestration, and no false solutions in general.”

Mark your calendars for these likely highlights of 2024 EMILY J. AGUIRRE/GENERATION NEXT

Art Market artists or for more information, visit folkartmarket.org.

Aug. 30: 100th Zozobra The annual Zozobra event is a burning of a massive papier-mâché effigy that represents negative energy. The burning of Zozobra represents fire defeating humans’ gloom from the year. Zozobra is one of Santa Fe’s most popular events. Tickets are available online at burnzozobra.com/in-person-ticket-sale-locations before the event, which often sells out.

Sept. 25-29: Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta Ishmael Garcia, left, and Nicole Albright from Cowgirl BBQ prepare soup cups during the 27th Souper Bowl last year.

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By Emily J. Aguirre Generation Next

W

hile some may greet the new year with uncertainty or even despair, it’s important to remember 2024 in New Mexico is packed with plenty of enjoyable things to look forward to each month. It can be difficult to track what’s going on and when — so take a look at some upcoming events:

Jan. 27: Souper Bowl The 28th annual Souper Bowl, a soup competition featuring local chefs, donates all proceeds to The Food Depot, Northern New Mexico’s food bank. The Santa Fe event for all ages offers free admission for children ages 12 and younger.

This year’s event will happen at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. Tickets are available at events.idonate.com/souperbowl-xxviii-2024, or in person the day of.

Feb. 2-11: Santa Fe Film Festival The Santa Fe Film Festival is hosting its 24th annual event from Feb. 2-11. It’s considered New Mexico’s largest film festival.

While it depends on the selection of featured films, the movies typically are not family-friendly — with some exploring themes like horror, family or death. Tickets are available at santafefilmfestival.com/index.

March 7-11: Cirque Du Soleil Cirque Du Soleil, a famous Canadian circus entertainment company, is coming to Rio Rancho in 2024. The show, Crystal, combining acrobatics on ice and extreme skating, will take place at the Rio Rancho Events Center in early March. While the event is considered family-friendly, Cirque Du Soleil does warn there is some darkness and loud noises in the show. Tickets are available at cirquedusoleil.com/usa/rio-rancho/shows.

April 12-14: Las Cruces Pecan Festival The annual Las Cruces Pecan Festival celebrates all things pecan in Doña Ana County, the biggest pecan-producing county in the U.S., according to the festival’s website.

The festival additionally is accepting online submissions for an art competition this year.

Admission can be purchased online later in the year at lascrucespecanfestival.com or bought at the door for same-day entrance.

May 11: Canyon Road Spring Art Festival The Canyon Road Spring Art Festival is an excellent opportunity to witness some of Santa Fe’s fine art for free this spring. For more information, visit visitcanyonroad.com/ springartfestival.

June 29: Pride Santa Fe Hosted by Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance, Pride Santa Fe takes place annually on the Santa Fe Plaza. This free event is family-friendly and can be celebrated by everyone, including those who consider themselves allies to the LGBTQ+ community and wish to show support at the event.

July 11-14: International Folk Art Market The International Folk Art Market aims to support artists from around the world economically and to preserve all kinds of folk art traditions. The market is for all ages and will also have volunteer opportunities available to those interested. Tickets must be purchased in advance. To view 2024 International Folk

This year will be the event’s 33rd celebration. With alcoholic beverages being a focal point, the event is 21-plus only. Tickets for the fiesta will start selling July 5.

Oct. 5-13: Balloon Fiesta Considered Albuquerque’s biggest showcase, Balloon Fiesta includes food vendors, games and many sponsors, but the main event is the many huge hot air balloons that fill Albuquerque’s skies throughout the fiesta.

Tickets for Balloon Fiesta will be available online at balloonfiesta.com/Purchase-Tickets.

Nov. 5: 2024 general election

Looking forward

Attendees prepare a hot air balloon for takeoff during the Albuquerque International Ballon Fiesta in 2018.

While the presidential election may bring anxiety to some, the chance to vote for a president only comes around every four years. U.S. citizens 18 or older can go to the polls.

Early voting, while not yet confirmed, will likely begin three to four weeks before Election Day.

Dec. 24: Farolito Walk

The Farolito Walk, a Christmas Eve tradition in Santa Fe, is a free, all-ages event drawing thousands who enjoy the farolitos — candles in paper bags — lining Canyon Road.

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LICENSES: (GA-1 or weather conditions on GA-98) and (GF-2 or GF- the day of the meeting, the start For federally funded 98) and (EE-98) time for the scheduled Projects, the Bidder is FUNDING TYPE: meeting will also be not required to have a Federal-aid delayed by the same license from the CID LISTING THRESHOLD: for the Project’s Work $8,000 (Subcontractors amount of time as for in order to submit a Fair Practices Act the state offices located in Santa Fe. In Bid. However, upon be- Compliance) coming the apparent WAGE RATE (FED- the event all state offices located in Santa successful Bidder, the ERAL): Fe are closed due to Bidder must obtain a NM20240036 severe weather condivalid license with the WAGE RATE (STATE): tions on the date proper classification Type “A” (2024) of the meeting, the for the Project’s Work meeting will be canwithin 30 Days of the (2) celed and rescheduled date on the notice of CN 5101400 for the earliest possiPreliminary Award letter.

TERMINI: NM 567, ble day on which a MP 5.271 to MP 5.351 quorum can be established, consisFederal and State for 0.080 miles Wage Rates are indi- COUNTY: Taos (Dis- tent with the procedures for noticing a cated for each Project. trict 5) special meeting.

For federally funded TYPE OF WORK: Projects, the Bidder Roadway Reconstruc- If you are an individual with a disability who shall obtain the fed- tion needs a reader, amplieral wage rate (Con- CONTRACT TIME: fier, qualified sign lanstruction Type: 30 Working Days Highway) through the LICENSES: (GA-1 or guage interpreter, or any other US Department of GA-98) form of auxiliary aid or Labor (DOL) website at FUNDING TYPE: service to attend or https://sam.gov/con- State participate in the heartent/home. In addi- LISTING THRESHOLD: ing or meeting, please tion, the Bidder shall None contact Board of Fiobtain the State wage WAGE RATE (STATE): nance at 505rate (Street, Highway, Type “A” (2024) 827-4980 at least one Utility or Light Engi(1) week prior to the neering Construction) (3) meeting or as soon as through the DWS web- CN LC00290R possible. Public docusite at https://www.dws.stat TERMINI: NM 101, ments, including the e.nm.us/Labor-Rela- MP 0.000 to MP 1.419 agenda and minutes, can be protions/Labor-Informa- for 1.419 miles tion/Public-Works. The COUNTY: Dona Ana vided in various accessible formats. Please higher wage rate shall (District 1) contact Board of Figovern in the event of TYPE OF WORK: a dis- crepancy be- Roadway Reconstruc- nance at 505-827-4980 tween the minimum tion, Signalization, if a summary or other type of accessiwage rates in the Lighting ble format is needed.

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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1911 Ladera Dr NW Albuquerque, NM 87120; Auction Date: 01/18/24 at 11:30 p.m.

TITLE: NM Economic Development Department (EDD) Request for Proposals (RFP): EDD Legal Counsel.

Legal Notice. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY SHALL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON THE 23rd DAY OF JANUARY 2024 AT 11:00 AM, AT GLOBAL STORAGE 1414 MACLOVIA ST. SANTA FE, NM, 87505 IN SATISFACTION OF LIEN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW MEXICO SELF STORAGE ACT.

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ADVERTISEMENT NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (NMDOT) BID SOLICITATION FOR January 19, 2024 SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

PURPOSE: The purpose of the RFP is to solicit sealed proposals to establish a contract through competitive negotiations to select an offeror to provide Peter Sullivan, 904 professional legal Alarid St, Santa Fe, NM services to the EDD 87505, and Home and assist EDD Gengoods eral Counsel.

Jeremy Lydon, 1504 Calle Preciosa, Santa Fe, NM 87505, house hold goods

ISSUANCE: The RFP will be issued on January 4, 2024. Offerors interested in obtaining a copy may access and Losa Condon, 518 Old download the docuSanta Fe Trl, 407, Santa ment from the EDD Fe, NM 87505, Personal website on January 4, items paper work 2024, at the following address: The auction will be listed and advertised https://edd.newmexon www.storagetrea- ico.gov/about-us/pubsures.com. Purchases lic-notices/ must be made with cash only and paid at PROCUREMENT MANthe above referenced AGER: facility in order to Questions should be complete the transac- addressed to the Protion. Extra Space Stor- curement Manager: age may refuse any bid and may rescind Sara Gutierrez any purchase up until Deputy Division Directhe winning bidder tor, Economic Develtakes possession of opment Division the personal property. NM Economic Development Department Pub: Dec 29, 2023, Jan Joseph Montoya Build5, 2024 ing PO Box 20003 Santa Fe, NM 875045003 Place Your Email: sara.gutierLegal Notice Today! rez@edd.nm.gov Phone: 505-231-4224 Call:

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LEGAL #92051 The New Mexico Office of the Attorney General (NMOAG) is soliciting requests for proposals (RFP) from qualified firms, to provide outside legal services with NMOAG to meet its broad range of legal needs on an “as needed/if needed” basis. The areas of law include but are not limited to: class action, securities fraud, pharmaceutical, antitrust, unfair practices, consumer prot e c t i o n , environmental, nuisance abatement, or any other area of law as may be required or authorized by statute.

Correspondence should be directed to: Melissa Spangler – Procurement Manager – NMOAG, 201 3rd Street, Suite 300 Albuquerque, NM 87102.

Phone: 505-795-0216.

E m a i l : mspangler@nmag.gov . The RFP was issued on December 18, 2023.

Interested parties may access and download the document from the NMOAG website at www.nmag.gov. Proposals must be received by the Procurement Manager no later than 12:00PM MST/MDT on January 19, 2023. Proposals received after the deadline will not be accepted. Please reference RFP #305-20240000001.

UNIT #302: Kile Renshaw, 7 Avenida Grande Ste. B7 #266, Santa Fe NM 87508 Contents: Boxes, Plastic Tubs, Trash can, Table, Misc.

UNIT #502: Joe Romero, PO Box 15015, Santa Fe NM 87505 Contents: Refrigerator, Gardening Tools, Ladder, Toolboxes, Misc.

UNIT #610: Manuel Joaquin, 7727 Marthas Ln, Falls Chruch VA 22043 Contents: Boxes, Bookstand, Chest, Toolbox, Misc.

UNIT #613: Alyssa Jaffa, 1510 Luisa St Apt #5, Santa Fe NM 87505 Contents: Dresser, Mirror, Bookshelf, Misc.

UNIT #630: Michael Pridham, 710 Log Haven Dr, Woodland Park Co 80863 Contents: Couches, Plastic Tub, wardrobe, PRE-PROPOSAL CON- Bags, Misc.

FERENCE: A mandatory pre-pro- UNIT #734: Stephanie posal conference will Crader, 2728 Alamosa be held virtually on Dr, Santa Fe NM 87505 Thursday, January 11, Contents: Couch, Book 2024, at 1:00 pm MST Stand, Desk, via MS TEAMS. Virtual Wardrobe, Misc. conference details available at the follow- Pub: Jan 5, 12, 2024 ing address: https://edd.newmexico.gov/about-us/public-notices/ PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: Proposals must be received by the Procurement Manager or her designee, no later than 12:00 pm MDT on Friday, February 2, 2024.

To place a Legal Notice Call 986-3000 LEGAL #92054 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:

Proposals received after this deadline will 1522 Pacheco St. Santa not be accepted.

Fe NM, 87505 January 18, 2024 at 10:30 AM Pub: Jan 4, 5, 8, 2024 Debra Ann Walantas To place a 344 W Zia Rd Santa Fe, NM 87505 Bed, matLegal Notice tress. Banking boxes.

Call 986-3000 Clothes LEGAL #92097 The auction will be Notice of Possible listed and advertised on www.storagetreaQuorum sures.com. Purchases A Quorum of the Gov- must be made with erning Board of Santa cash only and paid at Fe Community College the above referenced (SFCC) may be in at- facility in order to tendance at a Legisla- complete the transactive Breakfast to be tion. Extra Space Storheld on Tuesday, Janu- age may refuse any ary 9, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. bid and may rescind at the SFCC Higher Ed- any purchase up until ucation Center, 1950 the winning bidder Siringo Rd., Santa Fe, takes possession of NM 87505. No board the personal property. business will be discussed at this Legisla- PUB: Dec. 29, 2023 Jan. tive Breakfast and no 5, 2024 formal action will be UNLIMITED DIGITAL ACCESS taken.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEONARD GARDUNO, The NMDOT will only Deceased receive Bids through the Bid Express webNOTICE TO CREDITORS site at https://www.bidx.com NOTICE IS HEREBY / before 11:00 A.M. GIVEN that Camille local prevailing time Garduno has been ap- National Institute of pointed Personal Rep- Standards and Techresentative of the nology, atomic clock, Estate of the Dece- on January 19, 2024. dent. All persons hav- Bids received after this ing claims against the time will not be acestate are required to cepted. Tutorials on present their claims electronic bidding are within four months available through Bid after the date of the Express website at publication of any https://www.bidx.com Notice to Creditors /site/trainingcenter. In or 60 days after the order to receive Addate of mailing or denda and notificaother delivery of this tions all Bidders shall Notice, whichever is log into Bid Express later, or the claims will and select the probe forever barred. posal and letting activClaims must be pre- ity message and sented either to the e-mail boxes in the undersigned counsel manage messages for the Personal Repre- and notifications tab. sentative at the address listed below The NMDOT will open or filed with the First and publicly read the Judicial District Court, Total Bid Amount for Santa Fe County, Bids in the presence of New Mexico. one or more witnesses at the NMDOT’s GenJAY GOODMAN AND eral Office (Room 223), ASSOCIATES LAW 1120 Cerrillos Road FIRM, PC /s/ Joshua Santa Fe, NM 87505. InCatanzaro, Esq. dividuals with disabili2019 Galisteo, Suite C3, ties who desire to Santa Fe, NM 87505, attend or participate Tel. (505) 989-8117. in this Bid Opening shall contact the Pub: Jan 5, 12, 19, 2024 NMDOT Title VI Liaison a minimum of ten Days before the date of Bid Opening at (505) 4902620.

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LEGAL #92100 Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Hearings are being conducted telephonically. To attend the Preliminary Hearing please call 15053124308, enter Phone Conference ID: 721805882# on the date and time of the Hearing. If you wish to submit a public comment, please email assigned Hearing Officer, Charmaine Martinez at Charmaine.martinez2@rld. nm.gov A hearing will be held on January 17, 2024, beginning at 11:00 a.m. for a Manufacturer and Craft Distiller Liquor License issued to Santa Fe Spirits Holding, LLC, d/b/a Santa Fe Spirits, located at 7505 Mallard Way, Suite I, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501.

A hearing will be held on January 17, 2024, beginning at 11:00 a.m. for a Craft Distiller 1st Off-Site Location Liquor License issued to Santa Fe Spirits Holding, LLC, d/b/a Santa Fe Spirits, located at 308 Read Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 Pub: Jan 5, 2024

As a condition to submitting a Bid all Bidders bidding as Contractors LEGALSare required to be prequalified with the NMDOT’s Office of Inspector General seven (7) Days before Bid Opening per 18.27.5 NMAC. All Subcontractors are required to be prequalified before performing any Work and prior to supplying goods or services to the Project.

The Contractor Prequalification Rule, 18.27.5 NMAC, and Prequalifi- cation Packet are located at http://dot.state.nm.us /content/nmdot/en/pr equalification.html.

The Bidder’s prequalification factor rolling average will be applied to any Project with an engineer’s estimate greater than $5 million.

All Bidders submitting Bids valued over sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) shall be registered with the Department of Workforce So- lutions (DWS), Labor Relations before Bidding. The Bidder’s registration number shall be included on the Bid Form. The Bidder’s DWS registration number can be obtained through the w e b s i t e http://www.dws.state. nm.us/. If a Bidder appears on the DWS list of willful violators of the Public Works Minimum Wage Act (NMSA 13-4-14), the NMDOT shall reject the Bid and shall continue to reject Bids from that Bidder for three years after the date of publication of the list.

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HOROSCOPE The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Jan. 5, 2024: You are dedicated to your work and are capable of sacrifice.

You’re a sophisticated perfectionist and a natural leader.

MOON ALERT: Avoid shopping and important decisions from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. EST (3:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves into Scorpio.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHH This is a tremendous day for you in terms of productivity and getting things done.

Long-range plans concerning inheritances and shared property can be dealt with. Tonight: Schmooze with others!

the air, which is why people are accomplishing a lot. Nevertheless, you need time off for good behavior. Tonight: Have fun!

lent day for real estate discussions and long-range plans about real estate and family matters. Tonight: Generosity.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH This is an excellent day to deal with partners and close friends. However, because the Moon is opposite your sign, you will have to go more than halfway. Tonight: Socialize.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Most people will accomplish a lot today, and you’re one of them. However, you might work from home.

You might be more involved with family matters. Tonight: Entertain.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Today the Moon is in your sign dancing with both fiery Mars and Saturn, which gives you drive, purpose and stamina to accomplish a lot.

Tonight: Friendships.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You will get a lot done today because you’re motivated; plus, someone in authority might support you. This is a great day for long-range plans related to your work. Tonight: Get organized.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You can explore many directions today. Your communication skills are tops! That’s great news for those in sales, teaching, acting or writing.

Tonight: Contagious optimism.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Financial matters are on your mind today. Behind-thescenes research can give you the confidence to act on a new job, ask for a raise or improve your finances in some way.

Tonight: A feel-good time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Be patient with others today. There’s lots of energy in

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Business and finance are favored today. It’s an excel-

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You’re pumped with energy today because both the

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Sun and fiery Mars are in your sign. This makes you charismatic and convincing when talking to friends, groups or conferences. Tonight: Mingle!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH People notice you today!

Quite likely, they will see you as purposeful and intent on achieving your goals. Discussions about earnings, cash flow and possessions will be conservative, realistic and successful.

Tonight: Show respect.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Today you want some stimulation or a little novelty!

Travel would be ideal. Don’t underestimate how much you will enjoy seeing a store, restaurant or someplace you’ve never been before in your own town.

Tonight: Explore!

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Alcoholism takes wife before death Dear Annie: My wife is an alcoholic. I wrote the letter below to myself really. I was wondering if you would publish it, in hopes that it might help someone who is afflicted with alcoholism, or perhaps let a family member who is engulfed by it, know that they are not alone in their struggles: I lost my wife and my best friend to alcoholism in March 2012. That was seven long years ago. She continues to breathe, to function, to exist, but she is not the same person.

Not even close.

My wife used to light up a room with her laugh and her smile. Alcoholism has extinguished both. My world has not been the same since.

As a husband, this disease makes me feel like an utter failure, haunted by “maybes”: Maybe if I loved her a little more, the disease would go away. Maybe if I gave her a little more attention, she could beat this evil.

Maybe if I was a little more patient, things would improve.

To date, I have found it impossible to protect her from herself. Maybe that’s not my job, but I feel as if I must try. Recently, I came across these lyrics from Hank Williams that apply to how I feel: “You never stood in that man’s shoes, or saw things thru his eyes.”

“Or stood and watched with helpless hands, as the heart inside you dies. ...”

“So help your brother along the way, no matter where he starts.”

For the same God that made you, made him too. These men with broken hearts.

Alcoholism is a cruel disease. It does not discriminate. It first robs you of your judgment and senses, and then it goes to work on your character, your will. It will erode your self-esteem. Eventually, it will rob you of your soul and spirit. And in extreme cases, it will send you to an early grave.

While I believe in God, my prayers have gone unanswered to date. While us mere mortals lack the ability to understand how a just God could allow bad things to happen to good people, it is apparent God doesn’t work on our time. He works in his time. God operates on a plane that is unrecognizable.

My prayer is that my wife can somehow rid herself of this dreaded disease before it’s too late. She has a husband who feels he has “failed” to reach her, and three kids who no longer recognize her, but whose collective love continues unabated and unconditionally. The collateral damage that this disease causes is enormous, spreading like ripples in a lake. It affects everyone around the individual who is suffering. — Anonymous Dear Anonymous: This is one of the most beautiful letters I have ever read about how the disease of alcoholism can ruin someone’s life, not to mention the ripple affect that you describe. Thank you so very much for sending this. My hope is that it brings comfort to those who are affected by the disease.

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