MOLINA HEALTHCARE FILES A INJUNCTION IN AN EFFORT TO STAY IN THE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PROGRAM. MOLINA IS ONE OF NEW MEXICO’S BIGGEST PRIVATE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND IT WAS NOT CHOSEN TO TAKE PART IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. MOLINA ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY THAT IT HAD FILED AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.…… MORE
Education Committee Endorses Lottery Bill
SUPPORTERS OF A BILL ENDORSED BY THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY SAY THE MEASURE WILL LEAD TO BIGGER NEW MEXICO LOTTERY PAYOUTS…AND BOLSTER THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE MEASURE ELIMINATES THE REQUIREMENT THAT 30-PERCENT OF LOTTERY REVENUES GO TOWARD THE TUITION FUND. INSTEAD, IT IMPOSES A 38 MILLION DOLLAR FLOOR…… MORE
Domestic Violence Legislation Clears House Committee
A BILL IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD FUND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES STATEWIDE MAKES IT OUT OF THE HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. BILL 159 IS SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVES CHRISTINE TRUJILLO, JOANNE FERRARY AND ELIZABETH THOMSON, ALL DEMOCRATS. THE LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO PROVIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE…… MORE
Fire at Albuquerque Chicken Restaurant
AN EARLY MORNING FIRE THURSDAY AT A CHURCH’S CHICKEN RESTAURANT IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FIRE STARTED AROUND 3AM AT 21-HUNDRED ON BROADWAY AT GIBSON SOUTHEAST. WHEN FIRE CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE THEY FOUND SMOKE AND FIRE BILLOWING FROM THE BUILDING. THEY HAD THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL WITHIN…… MORE
Another New BioPark Resident
THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK SAYS IT’S JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE’S DAY. AZEO, THE ZOO’S 7-YEAR OLD MALE SNOW LEOPARD NOW HAS A FEMALE FRIEND. 7-YEAR OLD SARANI CAME FROM THE BROOKFIELD ZOO OUTSIDE CHICAGO IN NOVEMBER. AFTER A SHORT QUARANTINE PERIOD, ZOO STAFF STARTED VISUAL INTRODUCTIONS BETWEEN HER AND AZEO IN…… MORE
Too Warm for Winter
THE WARMER-THAN-NORMAL WEATHER IN NEW MEXICO IS GREAT FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES…BUT IT’S NOT ALL GOOD. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST RANDALL HEARER TELLS NEWS RADIO KKOB THE WARMTH IS FURTHER DEPLETING WHAT ALREADY IS A MEAGER SNOW PACK …AND IS ALSO INCREASING THE FIRE DANGER. ALBUQUERQUE IS EXPECTING TO SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES…… MORE
Ways to Deal With NM’s Drought
BERNALILLO COUNTY IS AMONG COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE WITH SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS. THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY IS NOW OFFERING WAYS TO DIMINISH THE IMPACT OF DRY WEATHER. WATER ONCE A MONTH THROUGH FEBRUARY TO KEEP EVEN DORMANT PLANTS THRIVING THIS WINTER. RAMP UP WATERING IN MARCH, FOLLOWING THE “WATER BY THE…… MORE
Addressing Auto Thefts in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE MAKING MOVES TO BATTLE THE CITY’S WELL KNOWN STOLEN VEHICLE PROBLEM. A RECENT FOUR DAY AUTO THEFT STING RESULTED IN 22 FELONY ARRESTS AND 23 VEHICLES BEING RECOVERED. THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF THE CITY WAS TARGETED, WHERE MOST STOLEN CARS ARE RECOVERED. IN ALL, 158 TRAFFIC STOPS WERE…… MORE
House Approves Budget
NEW MEXICO IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO HAVING A BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR THAT STARTS IN JULY. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THE HOUSE APPROVED A 6-POINT-3-7 BILLION DOLLAR SPENDING PLAN ON A VOTE OF 65-TO-3. THE BUDGET INCREASES SPENDING BY 249 MILLION DOLLARS OVER CURRENT LEVELS. IT CONTAINS RAISES FOR MOST STATE…… MORE
House of Strauss | January 31, 2018
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