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Study: More than half of all New Mexicans work for small business. ABQ Chamber of Commerce working with business owners to keep operations afloat during the recession.
KOAT reporting on the human side of the economic hardships. At least one success story has emerged.
Intel laying off 100-200 workers at Rio Rancho plant.
Forget the phone. File for unemployment insurance in person. ABQ-area locations to visit.
Death penalty opponents try again for state ban. Two convicts sit on New Mexico's death row.
Don Flanagan approaching 300 wins as Lady Lobos coach and 700 wins overall.
As the state economy flatlines and layoffs are announced daily, these gentlemen are busy discussing bolo ties.
Then again, maybe these are the rulers we deserve.

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Comment by Juan on January 28, 2009 at 9:55am: The whole camera situation in the Legislature is super ridiculous. $7K is nothing to pay to upkeep the cameras, especially seeing that so much more money is being wasted on other projects. It's obvious they have something to hide up there, and it's not just them trying to not get caught sleeping on camera.

Comment by slamwagon on January 28, 2009 at 12:16pm: Speaking of those cameras: Who was that jackass that complained about being caught sleeping during legislative sessions!

Comment by Michelle Meaders on January 28, 2009 at 2:31pm: I have trouble believing that 57% of New Mexicans work for small businesses. However, the article has no sources, and I can't hear the audio. Maybe 57% of the businesses are small businesses?

I thought most New Mexicans worked for some branch of government - Federal, state, or local, including the Universities and schools, or for large defense corporations or chain stores.

Comment by Sun Dog on January 28, 2009 at 4:28pm: Wonder how many people actually tune in to the televised legislative/committee sessions and of those, how many are awake. If the Reps can't stay awake and they are physically there then maybe this should be kept going as a sleep aid for viewers at home. Most of the juicy stuff takes place out of the view of the cameras.

Comment by neal copperman on January 28, 2009 at 5:13pm: I've been at the Roundhouse for 2 days straight and I can understand why reps would fall asleep. Committee meetings start at 8 am. Their day is completely full, with legislative sessions, caucuses and committee meetings. In between, everyone under the sun tries to track them down to influence them in one way or another. Much of the actual session is mind numbing protocol. Yesterday I watched for a half hour as they read bills into the program. Each bill's title is read twice and then it is recognized as having been read twice and entered on the docket, so that it can be discussed later. It's been interesting, but I'm glad it's not my regular focus!