THE DEADLINE TO OFFICIALLY ADOPT THE ENHANCED NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT AT THE LEGISLATURE IS THE END OF THIS WEEK. AND THE SENATE ON WEDNESDAY PASSED THE MEASURE. THE HOUSE CONSIDERS IT ON THURSDAY. SENATE BILL 1 LETS NURSES AND OTHER LICENSED PRACTICAL OR VOCATIONAL NURSES GET ONE MULTI-STATE LICENSE ALLOWING THEM…… MORE
Family of Mary Hawkes Settles With APD
THERE’S A SETTLEMENT IN THE LAWSUIT OVER THE 2014 FATAL POLICE SHOOTING OF 19 YEAR OLD MARY HAWKES IN ALBUQUERQUE. HER FAMILY HAD SUED THE CITY AND APD OFFICER JEREMY DEAR WHO SHOT HAWKES FOLLOWING A FOOT CHASE. SHE WAS SUSPECTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE THEFT OF A TRUCK. THE…… MORE
New Behavioral Health Program for Central NM
THERE’S A NEW PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ASSIST THOSE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O’MALLEY SAYS THEY’RE ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAMS IN THE CENTRAL NEW MEXICO REGION. IT’S A HALF A MILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE. THE TEAMS, MADE UP OF A CLINICIAN, A PEER…… MORE
NM’s Disappointing Snowpack
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS YEAR’S SPRING RUNOFF IN NEW MEXICO COULD BE A DISAPPOINTMENT. THAT’S BASED ON THE FACT THAT MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK TOTALS ARE LESS THAN 25 PERCENT OF NORMAL FOR THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST JENNIFER SHOEMAKE SAYS WE LIVE IN THE DESERT WITHOUT A LOT OF WATER…… MORE
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KEEPING ALBUQUERQUE IMMIGRANT FRIENDLY
TWO CITY COUNCILORS WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT ALBUQUERQUE IS AN IMMIGRANT FRIENDLY CITY…AND THEY’RE INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION TO THAT EFFECT. COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS FAMILY ANXIETY OVER POSSIBLE DEPORTATION RUNS COUNTER TO NEW MEXICO VALUES…AND MAKES THE STATE LESS PRODUCTIVE. THE RESOLUTION, CO-SPONSORED BY KLARISSA PENA, WOULD LIMIT ICE’S…… MORE
HAWKES FAMILY SETTLEMENT
THE FAMILY OF 19 YEAR OLD MARY HAWKES, KILLED BY APD OFFICER JEREMY DEAR IN 2014, HAS DECIDED TO SETTLE THE LAWSUIT IT FILED AGAINST THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND OFFICER DEAR. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE THE FAMILY’S ATTORNEY, SHANNON KENNEDY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE DETAILS OF THE SETTLEMENT HAVE…… MORE
SENATE APPROVES NURSES BILL
LAWMAKERS IN SANTA FE MOVE FAST ON A BILL THAT IMPACTS NURSES IN NEW MEXICO. THE MEASURE … THE ENHANCED NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT … HAS A DEADLINE OF THIS FRIDAY FOR PASSAGE. SENATE BILL 1 WAS APPROVED BY THE SENATE ON A VOTE OF 39-TO-ZERO. IT LETS NURSES GET ONE MULTI-STATE…… MORE
New APD Cops Finally Getting Bonuses
AFTER MONTHS ON THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SOME OFFICERS ARE FINALLY GETTING WHAT THEY WERE PROMISED: BONUS CHECKS AND MOVING EXPENSES. KOB-TV REPORTS THAT AFTER MAKING CALLS TO MAYOR TIM KELLER AND THE POLICE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION, THE DELAYED PAYMENTS ARE BACK ON THE TABLE. THE POLICE UNION’S PRESIDENT, SHAUN WILLOUGHBY, SAYS…… MORE
New Zoning Rules for Albuquerque
OVER THE NEXT MONTH AND-A-HALF, YOU’LL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET MORE FAMILIAR WITH A MAJOR RE-WORKING OF ALBUQUERQUE’S ZONING REGULATIONS, GOING INTO EFFECT IN MAY. MIKAELA RENZ-WHITMORE WITH THE CITY’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS UNDER THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, THE CITY WILL HAVE AROUND 25 ZONES…INSTEAD OF 12-HUNDRED. SHE SAYS THE…… MORE
