NO PROPERTY TAX HIKE IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. THE RESULTS ARE IN FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL MAIL-IN BOND ELECTION AND ALL THREE MEASURES WERE REJECTED OVERWHELMINGLY BY ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS. APS WANTED 900-MILLION DOLLARS OVER HALF A DOZEN YEARS. TWENTY-NINE PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY RETURNED THEIR BALLOTS FOR THIS ELECTION … UP FROM…… MORE
Update on West Side Explosion
THE INVESTIGATION INTO MONDAY’S EXPLOSION BEHIND A SHOPPING CENTER AT COORS AND CENTRAL IN ALBUQUERQUE IS CONTINUING AND INVOLVES MULTIPLE AGENCIES. HOWEVER, POLICE SAY THEY BELIEVE THE EXPLOSION WAS AN APPARENT SUICIDE. ONE PERSON DIED IN THE BLAST. POLICE SAY IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION BUT THEY BELIEVE THE…… MORE
Possible Merger of Rio Rancho, Santa Ana Pueblo Districts
OFFICIALS ON WEDNESDAY WILL DISCUSS MERGING RIO RANCHO AND SANTA ANA PUEBLO SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO A NEW DISTRICT. BUT CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD WITH THE IDEA. THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS THE IDEA IS STILL ON THE TABLE, BUT OFFICIALS THERE WANT TO HEAR FROM ALL SIDES NOW TO ENSURE…… MORE
Funding for the Shelter
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED NEARLY 670-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO KEEP THE WEST SIDE EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER RUNNING THROUGH THE END OF JUNE. IN THE PAST, THE FACILITY HAS ONLY BEEN OPEN DURING THE WINTER. THE KELLER ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO KEEP THE CENTER OPEN YEAR ROUND. IT’S ALSO LOOKING TO FIND A MORE…… MORE
Bill Would Put Seat Belts in NM School Buses
IN SANTA FE, TWO REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS HAVE INTRODUCED A BILL TO REQUIRE THAT ALL NEW SCHOOL BUSES PURCHASED AFTER JANUARY OF 2020 BE EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS. OTHER SAFETY FEATURES LIKE STABILITY CONTROL AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED. THE MEASURE IS SPONSORED BY BILL REHM OF ALBUQUERQUE AND JACK CHATFIELD OF MOSQUERO.…… MORE
Funding to Pay for Rail Runner Upgrades
MORE MONEY COMING TO THE NEW MEXICO RAIL RUNNER EXPRESS TO PUT POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL TECHNOLOGY IN PLACE. THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS AWARDED THE RAIL RUNNER JUST UNDER 2-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLARS TO INSTALL THE WI-FI NETWORK NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL. P-T-C IS A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PREVENT TRAIN ACCIDENTS. THE IMPROVED…… MORE
New Outdoor Recreation Office Proposed
IF THE GOVERNOR AND A GROUP OF STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE THEIR WAY, A NEW OFFICE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION WOULD BE ESTABLISHED IN NEW MEXICO. THE IDEA IS TO PROMOTE OUR STATE AS A PLACE TO BIKE, CLIMB AND FISH. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS SUPPORTERS OF THE LEGISLATION WANT NEW MEXICO TO CHALLENGE STATES LIKE UTAH…… MORE
Background Check Bills Go to House and Senate Floors
BILLS THAT WOULD REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR NEARLY ANY GUN SALE IN NEW MEXICO ARE NOW MAKING THEIR WAY TO BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE FLOOR. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS DEMOCRATS FAVOR THE MEASURES AND BOTH BILLS HAVE MOVED FORWARD ON PARTY-LINE VOTES. A KEY HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MONDAY AGREED THAT THE BILL WOULD BE…… MORE
Measure Bans Guns for Domestic Violence Offenders
STATE REP DEBBIE ARMSTRONG’S BILL TO KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS IS ON ITS WAY TO THE HOUSE FLOOR FOR A VOTE ALONG WITH OTHER GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION BILLS. ARMSTRONG SAYS A WOMAN IS FIVE TIME MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED IF A GUN IS PRESENT DURING A FAMILY FIGHT.…… MORE
APD Continues Explosion Investigation
A MULTI-AGENCY INVESTIGATION IS NOW UNDERWAY FOLLOWING A DEADLY EXPLOSION BEHIND A SHOPPING CENTER AT COORS AND CENTRAL IN ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT’S THE SHOPPING CENTER WHERE A SMITH’S GROCERY STORE IS LOCATED. THE EXPLOSION ROCKED THE CENTER AND BUSINESSES IN THE AREA WERE EVACUATED AND PUT ON SHELTER IN PLACE. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS…… MORE
