NEW MEXICO’S TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH ARE AMONG A GROUP OF 15 DEMOCRATIC SENATORS WHO’VE INTRODUCED A BILL TO KEEP PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM BYPASSING CONGRESS ON A BORDER WALL. THE MEASURE WOULD PREVENT THE PRESIDENT FROM DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY TO TAKE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN MILITARY AND DISASTER RESPONSE FUNDS FOR WALL CONSTRUCTION.…… MORE
Minimum Wage Bill Feeling Opposition
A BILL RAISING NEW MEXICO’S MINIMUM WAGE TO 12 DOLLARS AN HOUR BY THE YEAR 2021 HAS WON APPROVAL IN A HOUSE COMMITTEE. NOT EVERYONE LIKES THE IDEA. CAROL WIGHT, THE C-E-O OF THE NEW MEXICO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, SAYS A PARTICULARLY HARMFUL PROVISION IN THE BILL WOULD REMOVE A LOWER ALLOWABLE WAGE FOR TIPPED EMPLOYEES.…… MORE
“Rocket Docket” Bill Signed by the Governor
A BUSY START TO THE WEEK FOR GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN-GRISHAM ON MONDAY. SHE BEGAN THE WEEK BY SIGNING 25 SENATE BILLS AND 17 HOUSE BILLS INTO LAW. THE BILLS WERE PART OF THE “ROCKET DOCKET,” A GROUP OF BILLS THAT HAD WIDESPREAD SUPPORT IN PREVIOUS SESSIONS BUT DIDN’T MAKE IT PAST THE DESK OF FORMER…… MORE
Contraception Bill Introduced in Santa Fe
A BILL THAT WILL GUARANTEE COVERAGE OF CONTRACEPTION BY NEW MEXICO HEALTH PLANS IS HEADING TO THE HOUSE FOR A VOTE IN SANTA FE. THE BILL IS SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE ARMSTRONG. HOUSE BILL 89 ENSURES THAT HEALTH PLANS PROVIDE THINGS SUCH AS BIRTH CONTROL PILLS, I-U-D’S AND VASECTOMIES AT NO COST. THE BILL ALSO…… MORE
Man Accused of Sexual Assault is Out of Jail
A JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS DENIED A REQUEST FROM PROSECUTORS TO KEEP ANTHONY CASIQUITO LOCKED UP UNTIL TRIAL. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS THE 22-YEAR OLD CASIQUITO WAS ON CONDITIONS OF RELEASE IN A PREVIOUS CASE WHEN HE WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A FELLOW PATIENT AT LOVELACE WEST SIDE HOSPITAL LAST MONTH.…… MORE
Heads Up If you Bought a NM Lottery Ticket
CHECK YOUR POWERBALL TICKET FROM SATURDAY. THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY SAYS A TICKET WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS WAS SOLD IN THE ALAMOGORDO AREA. NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD YET TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. THE LOTTERY SAYS THE WINNING TICKET MATCHED ALL FIVE NUMBERS, BUT MISSED ON THE POWERBALL NUMBER. THE TICKET HOLDER HAS 90 DAYS…… MORE
Another Round of Winter for NM
A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY WILL MEAN WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS FOR ALBUQUERQUE. AND METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE WILL ALSO BE MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW. HE SAYS THE MOUNTAINS HAVE GOTTEN SOME SNOW OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE. BUT ON WEDNESDAY AND…… MORE
Man Found Dead After Family Fight
A FAMILY FIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE EARLY MONDAY IS NOW A VIOLENT CRIMES CALL OUT FOR ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. THAT SINCE APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE 61-HUNDRED BLOCK OF OSUNA NORTHEAST JUST EAST OF SAN MATEO AND FOUND A MAN DEAD AT THAT LOCATION. NO WORD YET ON HOW THE MAN DIED OR IF APD OFFICERS…… MORE
Legislation Would Hike Tax on Cigarettes
LAWMAKERS IN SANTA FE ARE BEING ASKED TO INCREASE THE TAX ON A PACK OF CIGARETTES BY A DOLLAR-50 PER PACK. LESLEY STEPHENS IS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE NEW MEXICO ALLIED COUNCIL ON TOBACCO. SHE TELLS US INCREASING THE TAX IS A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY TO CUT DOWN ON YOUTH SMOKING. SHE SAYS RAISING THE…… MORE
Education Bill Draws Opposition
THERE’S OPPOSITION … A LOT OF IT … TO SENATE BILL 298, WHICH WOULD EXPAND PRE-KINDERGARTEN BY MOVING 4-YEAR-OLDS AND 3-AND-A-HALF YEAR OLDS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. LAWMAKERS HEARD THAT OPPOSITION ON SUNDAY, WHICH WAS COMMUNITY INPORT DAY AT THE ROUND HOUSE. THOSE AGAINST THAT BILL SAY IT’LL CLOSE CENTER DOWN PROGRAM NOW OWNED AND/OR OPERATED…… MORE
