YOU’RE LIKELY TO SEE MORE LIBERTARIANS ON THE BALLOT IN NEW MEXICO DURING THIS YEAR’S ELECTION CYCLE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES WANT TO MAKE THE MOST OF NEW MAJOR PARTY STATUS THAT BECOMES OFFICIAL WHEN GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ISSUES THE ELECTION PROCLAMATION FOR 2018 ON MONDAY. LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES HAVE ALREADY…… MORE
Undersheriff Out in Dona Ana County
DONA ANA COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF KEN ROBERTS HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF HIS SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES DUE TO SEXUAL HARRASSMENT ALLEGATIONS. ROBERTS WILL BE SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY FOR 10 DAYS STARTING ON JAN. 29TH. HE WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO SEXUAL HARRASSMENT TRAINING, IS NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE ANY CONTACT WITH HIS ACCUSERS AND MUST…… MORE
Johnson Moves to State Auditor Soon
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON IS MAKING IT OFFICIAL…HE’S RESIGNING FROM THE COMMISSION. HIS RESIGNATION WILL BE OFFICIAL ON MARCH FIRST OF THIS YEAR. JOHNSON WAS APPOINTED STATE AUDITOR BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ON DECEMBER FIRST OF LAST YEAR TO FINISH OUT THE TERM OF FORMER AUDITOR TIM KELLER. KELLER LEFT THE…… MORE
Legislation Focuses on Gorge Bridge Suicides
IN THE LAST QUARTER CENTURY THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF SUICIDES OFF THE RIO GRANDE GORGE BRIDGE IN TAOS COUNTY. NOW, THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS HOUSE BILL 166 WOULD PROVIDE 156-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR SO STATE POLICE CAN INCREASE SECURITY ON THE BRIDGE. THREE OFFICERS WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE EFFORT.…… MORE
Triple Moon Treat This Week
THERE’S A RARE ASTRONOMICAL EVENT COMING UP THIS WEEK. IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY WE’LL SEE A TRIPLE TREAT AS THE MOON WILL BE A SUPER MOON , A FULL MOON AND A BLUE MOON..AND IT WILL BE TOTALLY ECLIPSED. THE LAST BLUE MOON TO BE TOTALLY ECLIPSED WAS…… MORE
NM Revenue is Up
LAWMAKERS GET MORE MONEY TO WORK WITH AS THEY CRAFT A BUDGET UP IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. NEW REVENUE FIGURES RELEASED THURSDAY SHOW JUST OVER 292-MILLION DOLLARS IN “NEW” MONEY. THAT’S ABOUT 93 MILLION DOLLARS HIGHER THAN A MONTH AGO. SO WHAT’S THE SOURCE OF THAT “NEW” MONEY? THE ANSWER…OIL PRODUCTION.…… MORE
Crime Bill Tabled
ONE OF BILLS GOING BEFORE THE HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE … HOUSE BILL 18 … HAS BEEN TABLED. IT ADDS 10 VIOLENT CRIMES TO THE STATE’S THREE STRIKES LAW THAT’S BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE 1994 BUT HAS NEVER BEEN USED. AMONG THOSE CRIMES IS VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, AGGRAVATED BATTERY…… MORE
Crime Bills Slammed
BILLS DEALING WITH CRIME ARE HEADING TO SOME COMMITTEES. HOWEVER, A GROUP THAT OPPOSES MANY OF THE CRIME-FIGHTING PROPOSALS SAYS THERE IS TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON PUTTING PEOPLE BEHIND BARS. ADRIANN BARBOA IS WITH “NEW MEXICO SAFE,” A COALITION OF GROUPS PROMOTING OTHER MEANS OF FIGHTING CRIME IN COMMUNITIES. “NEW MEXICO…… MORE
Auto Theft Reduction Bill Welcomed at Round House
AN AUTO THEFT REDUCTION BILL IS GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT IN SANTA FE. ALBUQUERQUE REPUBLICAN STATE REP MONICA YOUNGBLOOD’S BILL PASSED THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE … AND SUPPORT FOR IT WAS VOICED DURING THE HEARING BY THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CITY OF…… MORE
“Warm Up” Thefts Rising in Albuquerque
ON COLD MORNINGS LIKE WE’VE SEEN LATELY, MANY COMMUTERS LIKE TO START THEIR VEHICLE TO WARM IT UP. THAT’S JUST WHAT AUTO THIEVES LIKE TO SEE. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THERE HAVE BEEN 63 WARM-UP DRIVE-OFFS SINCE THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR. OFFICER SIMON DROBIK TELLS US THERE WERE FOUR ON THURSDAY MORNING. HE…… MORE
