THE HOUSE COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HEARING HAS A HEARING ON THE PROPOSED MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE AT 1:30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOW WAGE WORKERS ALONG WITH PEOPLE PAID IN TIPS AND THEIR FAMILIES PLAN TO BE AT THAT HEARING IN SANTA FE. IF IT SURVIVES THE LEGISLATURE, HOUSE BILL 31 WOULD RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE…… MORE
Bill Lets You Buy That Tesla
A BILL CIRCULATING AT THE LEGISLATURE IN SANTA FE WOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO BUY AND MAINTAIN A TESLA VEHICLE IN NEW MEXICO. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS SENATE BILL 243 WOULD ALSO CHANGE CURRENT STATE LAW THAT PREVENTS TESLA FROM HAVING A BRICK-AND-MORTAR PRESENCE IN NEW MEXICO AND FROM ALLOWING FOR THEIR VEHICLES TO BE…… MORE
Firearms Trainer Pleads Guilty
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WHO OPERATED A CONCEALED FIREARMS TRAINING BUSINESS PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES THAT HE FAILED TO REPORT HIS INCOME AND UNLAWFULLY RECEIVED STATE BENEFITS. EDWARD BOYSEL ADMITTED TO A NUMBER OF FELONIES INCLUDING MONEY LAUNDERING, TAX FRAUD, MEDICAID FRAUD AND FALSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS. BOYSEL WAS ARRESTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2017. HE COULD GET…… MORE
You Can Deliver it in Person Saturday
THE IDEA OF A MAIL-IN BALLOT PROCESS FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING OVER PRETTY WELL. AS OF THURSDAY MORNING, OVER 101-THOUSAND BALLOTS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE BERNALILLO COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE. THAT IS AROUND 25 PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS. THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM 8AM TO 5 PM THIS…… MORE
Suspect Okay After Officer Involved Shooting on Border
A STATE POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING ALONG NEW MEXICO’S BORDER ON WEDNESDAY … BUT THE SUSPECT WASN’T HIT. STATE COPS AND THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WERE CALLED TO ASSIST THE U-S BORDER PATROL WITH A VEHICLE PURSUIT AROUND 7:40 WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER A GREY NISSAN VEHICLE WITH A STOLEN LICENSE PLATE GOT AWAY…… MORE
Man Dies of Gunshot Wound in SW Albuquerque
A CALL TO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE EARLY THURSDAY LEADS OFFICERS TO 4TH AND IRON SOUTHWEST CONCERNING A “DEAD ON ARRIVAL” SITUATION. WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY TALKED WITH ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL ABOUT THE MALE VICTIM, WHO SEEMED TO HAVE A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS UPPER BODY. LIFE-SAVING MEASURE THAT WERE ADMINISTERED FAILED TO PREVENT…… MORE
County Files Charges in 1st Rape Backlog Case
THE FIRST CASE CONCERNING BERNALILLO COUNTY’S BACKLOG OF UNTESTED RAPE KITS IS THE FIRST TO LEAD TO CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST TWO SUSPECTS … AND IT’S A TURNING POINT. TWENTY-ONE YEAR OLD DAYQUAN TERNA AND 20 YEAR OLD REGINA GOMEZ ALLEGEDLY RAPED A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL IN 2016. AS A RESULT OF TESTING THE RAPE…… MORE
Missing Man Found Dead
THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS NOW OVER. BUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM CONTINUES. JUAN RIOS WITH THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS DEPUTIES HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR 27 YEAR OLD MARSHAL NARANJO SINCE HE WAS REPORTED MISSING BY HIS FAMILY AT THE END OF DECEMBER. RIOS SAYS THE…… MORE
Teacher Evaluation Bill Revamps the Process
IN SANTA FE, THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HAS PASSED A BILL OVERHAULING NEW MEXICO’S TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM. ITS SPONSOR, SENATOR MIMI STEWART OF ALBUQUERQUE, SAYS TEACHERS NEED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT…NOT PUNISHMENT…TO SUCCEED. THE BILL CALLS ON THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A NEW EVALUATION SYSTEM BY JULY FIRST. IT ALSO REQUIRES ANNUAL EVALUATIONS FOR ALL…… MORE
Fingers Crossed for Time Change Legislation
THE STATE SENATOR WHO HAS SPONSORED BILLS TO END THE TIME CHANGE IN NEW MEXICO FROM DAYLIGHT TO STANDARD TIME IS BACK WITH ANOTHER BILL … AND THIS TIME, REPUBLICAN CLIFF PIRTLE OF ROSWELL THINKS IT’LL BE APPROVED AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. PIRTLE SAYS CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA HAVE JOINED ARIZONA AND HAWAII ALONG WITH…… MORE
