Santa Fe New Mexican, October 29, 2014

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Dems in Ohio poised to be booted from all state offices

Udall either breezing to win or in tight race Three polls show wide results for the U.S. Senate race between Tom Udall and challenger Allen Weh. The pair are set to debate. PAGE B-1

Marooned senators discover they can get along

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ACCUSED

KILLED

Tai Chan

Jeremy Martin

Santa Fe County deputy is jailed after fellow deputy was killed early Tuesday in a Las Cruces hotel. The pair had been arguing.

Deputy and father of three kids was shot while trying to flee in the hotel where he was staying with Chan, police say.

Dispute turns deadly for S.F. deputies

Heinrich takes part in documentary tonight By David Bauder The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich were willing to go to great lengths to prove that a Democratic and Republican U.S. senator could work together. Like halfway around the world. The freshman senators traveled to an uninhabited tropical island north of Australia this summer for a week documented by the Martin Discovery Channel Heinrich on a special that will air at 8 p.m. Wednesday for Comcast and Dish Network customers. The result is a lot like Survivor, only without Jeff Probst leading them through challenges. Thank-

Democrats in the battleground state of Ohio appear to be on the verge of being swept from all statewide offices. Republican hopes are high for 2016.

Sheriff’s office shaken by fatal Las Cruces hotel shooting

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ON TV WHAT: Rival political senators survive on desert isle WHEN: 8 p.m. today WHERE: Discovery Channel

Lobbyists courting states’ AGs Tactic frequently used to stop investigations By Eric Lipton The New York Times

When the executives who distribute 5-Hour Energy, the popular caffeinated drinks, learned that attorneys general in more than 30 states were investigating allegations of deceptive advertising — a serious financial threat to the company — it moved quickly to shut the investigations down, one state at a time. But success did not come in court or at a negotiating table. Instead, it came at the opulent Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in California, with its panoramic ocean views, where more than a dozen state attorneys general had gathered last year for cocktails, dinners and fundraisers organized by the Democratic Attorneys General Association. A lawyer for 5-Hour Energy roamed the event, setting her sights on Attorney General Chris Koster of Missouri, whose office was one of those investigating the company. “My client just received notification that Missouri is on this,” the law-

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Sheriff Robert Garcia pauses during a news conference Tuesday at his office concerning a Santa Fe County deputy accused of killing a fellow deputy at a hotel in Las Cruces. CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN

By Uriel J. Garcia and Chris Quintana The New Mexican

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t’s a mundane assignment, transporting a prisoner to another state. Some deputies consider it a perk, a break from the everyday stress of police work. But for two bright, young Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies with unblemished records, the assignment turned deadly early Tuesday. The deputies, Tai Chan and Jeremy

Martin, had stopped to spend the night at a Las Cruces hotel, then went for a drink at a pub near the New Mexico State University campus. According to police reports, an argument that started at the pub continued back at the hotel, and shortly after midnight, Chan fired several shots at Martin as he fled the room they were sharing and ran toward the elevator. Martin was struck multiple times in the back

and arms, and was pronounced dead at MountainView Regional Medical Center. Chan, 27, a warrant officer for the sheriff’s office, has been charged with an open count of murder in connection with the episode and is being held at the Doña Ana County jail without bond, the Las Cruces Police Department said. Details about what the officers were arguing about and what

By Laura Wides-Munoz The Associated Press

MIAMI — More than an estimated 8.5 million immigrants living in the U.S. were eligible for citizenship in 2012. Yet fewer than 800,000 took the leap, according to the latest Department of Homeland Security numbers. If statistics hold, nearly 60 percent of the remainder eventually will — a percentage that has been slowly rising.

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Still, there are many holdouts. Immigrants give a variety of explanations as to why, most commonly: u The cost of the process that most of the time takes seven years. It usually costs $680, though fee waivers are available for some, and the cost is often multiplied by several family members; u A lack of English. Immigrants must demonstrate basic knowledge of U.S. history and government and pass an English proficiency language exam, unless they are over 50, and then certain waivers may apply. u The potential loss of benefits from their native land, such as the ability to freely travel and work

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Democrats have received $1.8 million in the past three years from top donors compared to $1.2 million for Republicans. PAGE B-1

City fires airport manager No explanation given; police say Jesson trashed Ruidoso hotel gift shop in September By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican

The city abruptly fired the Santa Fe Municipal Airport manager Tuesday with no explanation. City officials announced the termination of Frances “Francey” Jesson in a news release issued at 12:52 p.m. Jesson, who had run the city airport since April 2013, did not return a message seeking comment, and city officials declined to discuss the firing, saying it was a Frances personnel matter. ‘Francey’ But at 4:07 p.m., Jesson the city released a police report that shows Jesson was kicked out of a hotel in Ruidoso six weeks ago after police said she trashed the hotel’s gift shop while attending a conference on behalf of the city. The report was released in response to a public records request filed by The New Mexican after the city announced Jesson’s firing. The request sought all communications between Jesson and city officials over the last two months. Jesson’s attorney, Steven Farber, blasted the the city’s release of the document saying it acted in “bad faith” by releasing “police incident records that did not lead to any charges or arrest.” “Francey Jesson has been a valuable employee as the airport manager and she attempted to remedy gross mismanagement and financial irregularities that she discovered while working as the airport manager,” Farber said in an email to The New Mexican. Jesson’s relationship with City Hall had been strained dating to the prior administration, when she pointed out that operators of the airport restaurant, a partnership that

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Some immigrants reject citizenship Language barrier, plans to go home are reasons most frequently given

Top 10 N.M. political donors have given $3M

across Europe. Still others say they simply don’t see the need. Here, some legal permanent residents explain their reticence in their own words to The Associated Press.

Language barrier Nancy Alvarez, 35, came to the United States a decade ago from Havana. She ticks off the list of jobs she’s held since then: nursing assistant, notary, childcare worker, school nutritionist. She has half a dozen diplomas and certificates, but the one she doesn’t have: citi-

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Obituaries Shirley M. Hooper-Garcia, Oct. 24 Ramon Eloy Sena, 85, Santa Fe

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