NEW MEXICO’S LAWMAKERS RESPOND TO PASSAGE OF THE BIPARTISAN BUDGET AGREEMENT, ENDING ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH SAYS IT FINALLY PUTS AN END TO THE UNACCEPTABLE SERIES OF SHORT-TERM SPENDING BILLS AND FISCAL CRISES. HE SAYS IT’S THE RIGHT PATH FORWARD. SENATOR TOM UDALL VOTED IN FAVOR OF…… MORE
NM House Approves Several Bills
BILLS MAKING IT SUCCESSFULLY THROUGH THE STATE HOUSE ON THURSDAY INCLUDE ONE FROM AZTEC STATE REP PAUL BANDY TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SECURITY. LOGAN STATE REP DENNIS ROCH’S BILL TO CREDIT TEACHERS FOR UNUSED SICK LEAVE HAS ALSO PASSED THE HOUSE AND IS NOW HEADED TO THE SENATE. ANOTHER BILL THAT WOULD…… MORE
UNM Coach Davie Suspended
UPHEAVAL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOOTBALL PROGRAM. THE UNIVERSITY HAS SUSPENDED HEAD COACH BOB DAVIE FOR 30 DAYS IN LIGHT OF A NEW REPORT FROM A LAW FIRM BROUGHT IN TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT. THE ALLEGATIONS INVOLVED PHYSICAL ABUSE OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS…AND INTERFERENCE BY THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM INTO…… MORE
Albuquerque Upgrades City’s Energy
MORE AND MORE HOMEOWNERS IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE TURNING TO SOLAR POWER AS A WAY TO LOWER THEIR ENERGY BILLS. IT’S AN APPROACH NOW BEING TAKEN BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. A YEAR AGO, CITY COUNCILORS PAT DAVIS AND ISAAC BENTON PROPOSED A PLAN TO INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON CITY-OWNED FACILITIES. HE TELLS US…… MORE
NM Sentenced to Bilking People Out of a Million Dollars
A KIRTLAND, NEW MEXICO MAN IS GOING TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR BILKING TWO VICTIMS OUT OF A MILLION DOLLARS IN A REAL ESTATE SCHEME. 45 YEAR OLD BOBBY WILLIS HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS BEHIND BARS…TO BE FOLLOWED BY THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS WILLIS…… MORE
Warm Winter Means More Bugs for NM
HAVE YOU NOTICED MORE BUGS IN YOUR HOUSE THIS WINTER? BLAME THE WARM WEATHER. CHESLEY ELKINS, GENERAL MANAGER AT PREVENTIVE PEST CONTROL, SAYS ANTS ARE PROLIFIC IN ALBUQUERQUE… AND WHEN WE DON’T HAVE EXTENDED PERIODS OF COLD WEATHER, THEY BECOME VERY ACTIVE. ELKINS SAYS ROACHES HAVE ALSO APPEARED MUCH EARLIER THAN NORMAL. …… MORE
New Flight Destinations from Frontier
FRONTIER AIRLINES IS ADDING MORE FLIGHT DESTINATIONS FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. THE LOW-COST AIRLINE HAD LEFT THE SUNPORT FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE RETURNING LAST FALL. NOW IT’S ADDING FLIGHTS TO AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA. AND STEPHANIE KITTS WITH THE SUNPORT SAYS THEY’RE NOT LOSING ANY FLIGHTS WITH THESE ADDITIONS. …… MORE
NM City Amongst Those Getting Little Exercise
A CITY IN NEW MEXICO LANDS IN THE TOP TEN ON A LIST OF CITIES THAT GET THE LEAST AMOUNT OF EXERCISE. 24-7 WALL STREET COMPILED THE LIST AND IT PLACES FARMINGTON AT NUMBER NINE. THE WEBSITE SAYS ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE ADULTS IN FARMINGTON FAILED TO GET ANY EXERCISE OUTSIDE OF…… MORE
Bill Calls for Plates on the Front
NEW MEXICO IS KNOWN AS HAVING THE HIGHEST CAR AND PROPERTY THEFT CRIME IN THE U-S. THAT HAS LAWMAKERS RETHINKING WHAT’S ON THE FRONT OF OUR VEHICLES. HOUSE BILL 158 WAS APPROVED EARLY THIS WEEK BY THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. IT REQUIRES VEHICLE OWNERS TO PUT A LICENSE PLATE ON THE FRONT OF…… MORE
It’s Becoming a Bad Fire Year for NM
WITH THE LACK OF SNOW THIS WINTER IN NEW MEXICO, JUST HOW BAD WILL THE FIRE SEASON BE COME SPRING? METEOROLOGIST CHUCK MAXWELL AT THE SOUTHWEST COORDINATION CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THE FIRE SEASON COULD POTENTIALLY BE SEVERE…BUT IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE SPRING WINDS. HE SAYS THE OVERALL FIRE DANGER DOES EXIST,…… MORE
