THE ECONOMY, CRIME AND EDUCATION DOMINATED THE LAST STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS AT THE START OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION FROM GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ. SHE TOLD LAWMAKERS SHE HAS SPENT THE LAST SEVEN YEARS PUSHING FOR REFORMS IN EDUCATION. SHE SAYS, WHERE THOSE REFORMS WERE EMBRACED, THERE WAS STUDENT SUCCESS. SHE…… MORE
Red Cross Assists Fire 65 Victims
A TWO-ALARM FIRE IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE STREET. THOSE DISPLACED AT THE SOLAR VILLA APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF TEXAS NEAR WYOMING MADE DOZENS WERE ELDERLY AND DISABLED RESIDENTS. ASIDE FROM ONE PERSON SUFFERING SMOKE INHALATION, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AMERICAN…… MORE
Poverty Remains a Problem for NM Children
CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY IN NEW MEXICO REMAINS A MAJOR CHALLENGE IN MOVING THE STATE FORWARD. THAT FROM AMBER WALLIN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN. SHE SAYS NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF THE ONLY STATES THAT SAW AN INCREASE IN CHILD POVERTY IN THE PAST YEAR. BUT SHE…… MORE
Funding for Needy UNM Press
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S BOARD OF REGENTS VOTE “YES” FOR A ONE-TIME 350-THOUSAND DOLLAR ALLOCATION FOR UNM PRESS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS BOTH UNM PRESS AND THE SCHOOL’S ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT HAVE AMASSED A NEARLY 12-MILLION DOLLAR DEBT THAT HAS UNM TAPPING ITS RESERVES TIME AND AGAIN TO COVER THE SHORTFALLS AT THE…… MORE
Pilot Critical After Crash
A MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER THE SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE HE WAS PILOTING CRASHED MONDAY NIGHT IN SANTA FE COUNTY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT HAPPENED EAST OF THE RANCHO SAN MARCOS SUBDIVISION OFF OF STATE ROAD 14. THE PILOT, WHOSE NAME WAS NOT RELEASED, SAID HE WAS FLYING FROM KANSAS TO SANTA FE WHEN…… MORE
Albuquerque a Top 10 for Movie Maker Magazine
ALBUQUERQUE HAS SOLIDIFIED ITSELF AS A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE TV AND FILM INDUSTRY. IN MOVIE MAKER MAGAZINE’S LATEST RANKING, ALBUQUERQUE COMES IN AS THE SIXTH BEST BIG CITY TO LIVE AND WORK AS A MOVIE MAKER…JUST AHEAD OF BOSTON AND JUST BEHIND NEW YORK. THE MAGAZINE CITE’S NEW MEXICO’S 25…… MORE
Albuquerque South Valley Road Closure
BLAKE ROAD IN ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED NOW FROM COORS TO THE ARENAL CANAL. COORS WILL STAY OPEN TO TRAFFIC, BUT IF YOU’RE ON COORS, EXPECT DELAYS. THE PROJECT WILL RECONSTRUCT PART OF THE INTERSECTION AND MAKE STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS. TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE SOUTH VALLEY ACADEMY WILL…… MORE
Crime Legislation Awaits Lawmakers
THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF BILLS DESIGNED TO FIGHT NEW MEXICO’S CRIME PROBLEM DURING THE 2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINNING TUESDAY. ONE PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW LAW OFFICERS WITH AT LEAST 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO GET 15-THOUSAND DOLLAR RETENTION BONUSES. IT HAS THE SUPPORT OF SHAUN WILLOUGHBY, PRESIDENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS…… MORE
Lawmaker says Fixing Albuquerque Will Help NM
RESOLVE ALBUQUERQUE’S CRIME PROBLEMS AND THE ENTIRE STATE WILL BENEFIT. THAT’S WHAT HOUSE SPEAKER BRIAN EGOLF SAYS AS HE BEGINS HIS SECOND YEAR AS HOUSE SPEAKER AT THE LEGISLATURE THAT STARTS TUESDAY. EGOLF TELLS OUR NEWS PARTNER, KOB TV, THIS IS THE YEAR TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO ALBUQUERQUE’S CRIME, WHICH HE SAYS WILL…… MORE
NM Ranks Well in Race Study
NEW MEXICO FALLS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST ON A LOT OF STUDIES, BUT IT’S DONE PARTICULARLY WELL IN A WALLET HUB STUDY OF RACIAL INTEGRATION AND RACIAL PROGRESS. WALLET HUB ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ TELLS US NEW MEXICO IS 2ND IN THE NATION FOR MOST RACIAL INTEGRATION AND 4TH OF RACIAL PROGRESS.…… MORE
