GOVERNOR MARTINEZ RELEASES HER BUDGET PLAN FOR THE STATE ON FRIDAY. AND AFTER TWO YEARS OF PAINFUL BUDGET CUTS, WE’RE NOW SEEING INCREASED SPENDING. THE GOVERNOR IS HIKING STATE SPENDING BY ROUGHLY 250 MILLION DOLLARS … A FOUR PERCENT INCREASE. AND THERE ARE SPENDING HIKES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MEDICAID, AND THE…… MORE
Flu Spiking Across NM
FLU NUMBERS ARE ON THE RISE IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING TWICE THE NUMBER OF FLU CASES AS A YEAR AGO…AND THE SEASON HASN’T YET REACHED ITS PEAK. THE DEPARTMENT’S CABINET SECRETARY LYNN GALLAGHER SAYS IT’S UNUSUAL TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF FLU ACTIVITY THIS EARLY…… MORE
NM Higher on Oil, Gas Totem Pole
NEW MEXICO HAS MOVED UP TO THIRD IN OIL PRODUCTION AMONG THE 50 STATES…SURPASSING OKLAHOMA AND CALIFORNIA IN THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION AGENCY. ROBERT MCENTYRE WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SAYS THIS IS DUE TO INCREASED PRODUCTION IN THE PERMIAN BASIN, ALONG THE NEW MEXICO-TEXAS BORDER.…… MORE
A-G Says No Laws Broken Regarding Fetal Tissue
NEW MEXICO’S ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS WRAPPED UP AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRANSFER OF FETAL TISSUE BETWEEN AN ALBUQUERQUE ABORTION CLINIC AND UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO RESEARCHERS. AND HECTOR BALDERAS’ CONCLUSION IS THAT NO STATE LAWS WERE BROKEN. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE FINDINGS WERE OUTLINED IN A LETTER THE A-G’S…… MORE
New Trial for Convicted Killer
A CONVICTED NEW MEXICO MURDERER WILL BE GETTING A NEW TRIAL. THE STATE SUPREME COURT THURSDAY OVERTURNED JACK MCDOWELL’S FIRST DEGREE MURDER CONVICTION IN THE FATAL STABBING OF JAMES CHAVEZ IN RIO RANCHO IN 2011. DURING TRIAL, A PROSECUTOR GOT A POLICE DETECTIVE TO TESTIFY THAT MCDOWELL HAD INVOKED HIS RIGHT…… MORE
Another Meow Wolf Coming
ANOTHER MEOW WOLF IS OPENING. SANTA FE’S MEOW WOLF HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR, AND NOW THE PLAN IS TO OPEN ANOTHER ONE IN DENVER. IT WON’T BE OPEN UNTIL 2020 … AND THE LOCATION WHERE IT’LL BE BUILT IN DENVER IS SURROUNDED BY VIADUCTS. THAT WAS A “TURNOFF” TO SOME WITH…… MORE
NM County Facing Bankruptcy
TOUGH TIMES FINANCIALLY FOR ONE NEW MEXICO COUNTY. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT CIBOLA COUNTY COULD FACE BANKRUPTCY…AND THE PROSPECT OF LAYOFFS AND LIQUIDATING ASSETS. INTERIM COUNTY MANAGER VALERIE TAYLOR SAYS THE COUNTY IS IN CRISIS MODE AFTER YEARS OF OVERSPENDING. SHE SAYS IT’S POSSIBLE THE STATE COULD BAIL OUT OUT…… MORE
Lawmaker Moves to Overhaul NM Sales Tax Code
A NEW PLAN IN THE WORKS TO OVERHAUL NEW MEXICO’S SALES TAX CODE. IT’S FROM REPUBLICAN STATE REP JASON HARPER, WHO TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL HIS LEGISLATION IS DESIGNED TO WIN BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AT THE ROUND HOUSE. HE SAYS HIS OVERHAUL OF THE TAX RATE WOULD LOWER STATE AND LOCAL TAXES,…… MORE
Woman Dead after NE Heights Shooting
A SHOOTING IN ALBUQUERQUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEAVES A WOMAN DEAD AND A MAN IN THE HOSPITAL. APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO A HOME IN THE 200 BLOCK OF TEXAS NEAR CHICO AROUND 8:30 PM. THEY FIRST ENCOUNTERED THE INJURED MAN, WHO WAS OUTSIDE THE HOME. OFFICERS CLEARED THE HOME, THEN FOUND…… MORE
Advocate says NM’s DWI Policies Aren’t Working
NEW MEXICO’S POLICIES ON DRUNK DRIVING AREN’T WORKING. THAT FROM LINDA ATKINSON WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S DWI RESOURCE CENTER IN LIGHT OF THE LEVI MANUELITO CASE. THE 57 YEAR OLD SHIPROCK MAN RECENTLY HAD HIS 15TH DRUNK DRIVING ARREST. ATKINSON SAYS IT’S TOO EASY FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS TO GET ACCESS TO A VEHICLE. …… MORE
