COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS JOINED FACEBOOK AND ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE’S OPIOID CRISIS AND HOW TO FIX IT. NEW MEXICO’S BEEN ONE OF THE STATES WITH THE HIGHEST DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH RATES IN THE U-S … AND MOST OF THOSE DEATHS WERE CAUSED BY PRESCRIBED…… MORE
More Weddings for Valentine’s Day
YOU MIGHT THINK NO ONE WOULD WANT TO GO BEFORE A JUDGE TOMORROW, VALENTINES DAY. BUT YOU’D BE WRONG. EVERY YEAR, THE BERNALILLO COUNTY METRO COURT’S NINTH FLOOR BECOMES WEDDING CENTRAL. AND EVERY YEAR, DOZENS OF COUPLES GO TO COURT TO GET MARRIED ON VALENTINES DAY. THE COURT EXPECTS TO SEE…… MORE
Study: NM Kids Suffer Adverse Childhood Experiences
MANY OF NEW MEXICO’S CHILDREN ARE NOT HAVING THE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO GROW INTO HEALTHY ADULTS. THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF A STUDY RELEASED THIS WEEK BY CHILD TRENDS. IT SHOWS THIS STATE WAS AMONG STATES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES FOR KIDS DEALING WITH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES … THINGS LIKE LIVING IN…… MORE
NM Chiles Decked Out in Condoms
THIS IS NATIONAL CONDOM MONTH…AND THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS GETTING CREATIVE IN PROMOTING THAT FACT. IT’S USING A PICTURE OF A RED CHILE PEPPER WEARING A CONDOM ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE DEPARTMENT’S DAVID MORGAN SAYS THE MOVE COMES AS NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH HIGH RATES OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED…… MORE
APD Still Searching for Suspected Killer
INVESTIGATORS WITH THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE ARE HOPING THE PUBLIC CAN HELP THEM AS THEY WORK TO TRACK DOWN A SUSPECT IN SUNDAY’S SHOOTING DEATH OF A STORE CLERK IN EDGEWOOD. SIXTY-TWO YEAR OLD MICHAEL PELKEY OF ESTANCIA WAS KILLED DURING A ROBBERY AT THE SMITH’S FUEL CENTER. STATE POLICE…… MORE
Gonzales Backs Out of Political Race
SANTA FE’S CURRENT MAYOR HAS DECIDED NOT TO RUN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. JAVIER GONZALES MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON TUESDAY THAT’S HE ENDING HIS CAMPAIGN … JUST A WEEK AFTER HE FILED THE PAPERWORK TO BE PUT ON THE JUNE 5TH PRIMARY BALLOT. GONZALES SAYS HE DECIDED NOT TO RUN PARTLY BECAUSE…… MORE
Metro Home Sales Update
THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO HAS A LOW HOME INVENTORY, BUT THAT HASN’T SLOWED HOME SALES. THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS THE TREND OF LOW INVENTORY HAS SET A 12-YEAR RECORD FOR PENDING HOME SALES…. BUT NOT ALL HOMES OR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SELLING FAST OR ABOVE THEIR LISTING PRICE. THE MEDIAN…… MORE
House of Strauss | February 13, 2018
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NM Attorney General Joins Push to End Secret Arbitration
NEW MEXICO’S ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ADDED HIS NAME TO A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF 56 STATES AND TERRITORIES PUSHING CONGRESS TO END THE SECRET, FORCED ARBITRATION THAT OFTEN IS USED IN CASES OF ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON THE JOB. IN A LETTER SENT TO LEADERS IN THE U-S HOUSE AND SENATE ON…… MORE
Bill Allows Secrecy for the Spaceport
SPACEPORT AMERICA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO GETS THE VOTE FOR GREATER SECRECY. THAT WAS THE VOTE AT THE ROUND HOUSE IN SANTA FE MONDAY. STATE SENATORS VOTED 35 TO 5 ON THIS BILL, WHICH WOULD ALLOW PROTECTION FOR THE SPACEPORT TO DRAW IN SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN AEROSPACE. ALAMOGORDO…… MORE
