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Governor nominates new UNM regents
Nominees unanimously approved by New Mexico Senate March 15, 2021
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced the nomination of three appointments to The University of New Mexico Board of Regents including Jack Fortner, William “Bill” Payne and Randy Ko. The nominees were submitted to the Senate Rules Committee for appointment and were approved unanimously in the Senate Rules Committee and were confirmed unanimously by the New Mexico Senate on Friday, March 12.
Fortner and Payne were appointed to six-year terms, while Ko, a student regent, was appointed for two years. Their terms end Dec. 31, 2026, and Dec. 31, 2022, respectively. They replace Regents Rob Doughty, Marron Lee and student-regent Melissa Henry, whose terms expired Dec. 2020.
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In my six years as a military spouse, I’ve had five law licenses and moved six times due to the demands of the U.S. Army. Every time military orders are issued to my husband, I am faced with a difficult timeline to maintain my legal career: Apply for the bar exam, sit for the bar, wait for results, seek out jobs, interview, start a job, PCS – permanent change of duty station, repeat.
As most jurisdictions offer the bar exam twice per year, by the time I’ve started my job, I have less than two years to work until the Army sends us elsewhere. With employment gaps in my resume due to the constant military moves, applying for law license reciprocity based on a prior law license is often not an option available to me. The transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) score to seek admission to the New Mexico Bar is also generally impractical, because more than a majority of servicemembers who
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By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
Nearly one quarter of New Mexico s population has registered to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, but officials at some of the state s largest health care providers said Monday that inconsistencies with the supply chain are among the barriers to getting more shots in arms.
More than half a million residents have registered on New Mexico s vaccine website. Health officials have been urging people to be patient as the focus shifts from vaccinating front-line health care workers, first responders and those at long-term care facilities to senior citizens. Those with chronic illnesses that put them at higher risk also are on the list.