Governor to Receive NEA’s America's Greatest Education Governor Award
State of New Mexico - Office of the Governor
Santa Fe, Jul 02, 2009
SANTA FE—The National Education Association will present Governor Bill Richardson with its “America’s Greatest Education Governor Award” tomorrow, Friday, July 3rd, during its Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly in San Diego. Governor Richardson, who is currently vacationing in Cape Cod with the First Lady, will travel to San Diego to accept the award and address the nearly 10,000 educators from across the country who are attending the event. Press Release

RUIDOSO AREA NEWS
JIM KALVELAGE
RUIDOSO, Jul 02, 2009
CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE – B AT THE NEW RUIDOSO AND RUIDOSO DOWNS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT COULD STILL START THIS SUMMER. A PREVIOUS SCHEDULE HAD CALLED FOR HAVING AN AGREEMENT WITH A CONTRACTOR … AND TELLING THEM TO PROCEED … ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO. ONE HANG-UP IS A SEPTEMBER DATE FOR GETTING THE PROCEEDS OF A FEDERAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN … MEANING ALL OF PHASE ONE – B’S NEEDED 24-MILLION DOLLARS IS PLEDGED … BUT NOT IN HAND. RUIDOSO LEGAL COUNSEL DAN BRYANT RECOMMENDS SITTING DOWN WITH CONTRACTOR R-M-C-I INCORPORATED … AND DO A “PHASED NOTICE TO PROCEED.” BRYANT SAYS THE REST OF THE PROJECT COULD GET THE GREEN LIGHT IN SEPTEMBER … WHEN THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT MONIES COME. SOME ON THE RUIDOSO’S VILLAGE COUNCIL ALSO WANT A HARD GUARANTEE THAT THE FINANCES WILL INDEED COME. THE PLANT’S JOINT USE BOARD GETS THAT ASSURANCE THROUGH THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS AT RURAL DEVELOPMENT. THE TREATMENT PLANT IS UNDER A GUN TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR … OR THERE COULD BE CONSEQUENCES BASED ON A SETTLEMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSUIT.

Arts Beat for Fri. July 3, 2009
Connie Gotsch, KSJE
Farmington, NM, Jul 02, 2009
This week, Arts Beat features: Josh Haberman, Santa Fe Desert Chorale. KSJE Produces Arts Beat every week and the five minute program covers Arts-related activities and news primarily in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas. The program is made available to any member station of the New Mexico Broadcasters Association to run in its entirety. Arts Beat is produced to run on Fridays, but each episode is designed to be run on any day of the week, there are no date specific mentions. If you have a problem downloading the Arts Beat mp3 file from this website, go to the mp3/podcast section of www.KSJE.com KSJE 90.9FM is a public radio station in Farmington, NM supported by San Juan College. For questions, comments, or ideas for a future segment, please contact host Connie Gotsch at (505)566-3377 or GotschC@SanJuanCollege.edu.

SENM NEWS
Mike Jaxson
Artesia, Jul 01, 2009
Roswell State Representative Nora Espinoza is asking area residents to keep up the pressure on Public Education Secretary Veronica Garcia. She says people have been putting pressure on her department regarding a proposed change to the Pledge Of Allegiance in New Mexico.

HARRY TEAGUE SPEAKS ON CAP AND TRADE PART TWO
Mike Jaxson
Artesia, Jul 01, 2009
Here's part two of KSVP's conversation with US House Rep. Harry Teague on his Cap and Trade vote.

HARRY TEAGUE SPEAKS ON CAP AND TRADE
Mike Jaxson
Artesia , Jul 01, 2009
US House Rep. Harry  Teague talks about his vote on the Cap and Trade Bill and the provisions that he got to exclude oil and gas production, small refiners and rural electric co-ops. The interview was conducted by KSVP in Artesia. Feel free to use.