BERNALILLO COUNTY HAS A PROPOSED BUDGET. THE COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AT MORE THAN 283-MILLION DOLLARS. THAT’S 10 PERCENT MORE THAN LAST YEAR’S BUDGET. TWO COMMISSIONERS … LONNIE TALBERT AND DEBBIE O’MALLEY … WERE ABSENT FOR THE VOTE. THE NEW BUDGET IS SLATED…… MORE
Chan Lawyers Lose Bid to Drop Case
THE TAI CHAN MURDER TRIAL WILL GO ON AS SCHEDULED IN LAS CRUCES. THAT AFTER A JUDGE REFUSED A DEFENSE REQUEST TO DISMISS THE CASE. CHAN IS THE FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN AT A LAS CRUCES MOTEL IN 2014. CHAN’S DEFENSE…… MORE
Former NYC Mayor Chips in on Soda Tax Push
A LITTLE HELP FOR SANTA FE’S PROPOSED SODA TAX. FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR AND BILLIONAIRE MICHAEL BLOOMBERG RECENTLY CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 800-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PROMOTE THE TAX PROPOSED BY SANTA FE MAYOR JAVIER GONZALES. AND CHANNEL 13 REPORTS HE’S ALSO FORKED OUT JUST OVER 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ADVERTISING, RESEARCH…… MORE
Powwow Open This Week at Expo NM
THE BIGGEST INDIAN POWWOW OPENS FRIDAY AT EXPO NEW MEXICO IN ALBUQUERQUE. THAT’S THE VENUE WHERE THE GATHERING OF NATIONS SWITCHED TO AFTER THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ENDED ITS CONTRACT WITH POWWOW FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR DEREK MATHEWS. MATHEWS AND OTHER ORGANIZERS LIKE EXPO NEW MEXICO BECAUSE THEY SAY IT’S AN…… MORE
Man Running in Traffic on Critical List
A MAN WHO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY WAS RUNNING INTO TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO JUMP ON VEHICLES MONDAY NIGHT IS NOW IN THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THE MAN APPEARED TO BE ON DRUGS AND SUFFERED A MEDICAL EPISODE AFTER EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN…… MORE
NM Schools Make Best High Schools List in U-S
U-S NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IS OUT WITH ITS LIST OF THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY…AND 37 SCHOOLS IN NEW MEXICO MAKE THE LIST. THE TOP-RATED SCHOOL IS ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE…A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ON THE UNM CAMPUS. OTHER SCHOOLS MAKING THE TOP TEN IN NEW…… MORE
Ruling Allows for Release of Mexican Grays in NM
A U.S. APPEALS COURT SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN ONCE AGAIN RELEASE ENDANGERED MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES INTO THE WILD IN NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE STATE, WHICH OPPOSES FURTHER RELEASES, CAN APPEAL TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IF IT SO CHOOSES. A SPOKESMAN FOR STATE GAME AND FISH…… MORE
Ruling Allows for Release of Mexican Grays in NM
A U.S. APPEALS COURT SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN ONCE AGAIN RELEASE ENDANGERED MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES INTO THE WILD IN NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE STATE, WHICH OPPOSES FURTHER RELEASES, CAN APPEAL TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IF IT SO CHOOSES. A SPOKESMAN FOR STATE GAME AND FISH…… MORE
“Night Shift” Resumes Filming in NM
WORKING THE “NIGHT SHIFT” IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE STATE FILM OFFICE SAYS THE SONY PICTURES TELEVISION SHOW IS BEGINNING PRODUCTION OF SEASON FOUR WITH PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY GOING ON THROUGH JULY IN THE DUKE CITY. IT’S ESTIMATED THE SHOW WILL EMPLOY AROUND 350 NEW MEXICO CREW MEMBERS, 100 PRINCIPAL ACTORS AND 25-HUNDRED NEW…… MORE
NM Revenue Improves
NEW MEXICO’S REVENUE OUTLOOK HAS IMPROVED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE STATE IS SET TO GENERATE 55 MILLION DOLLARS MORE IN REVENUE THAN EXPECTED FOR THE BUDGET YEAR ENDING IN JUNE. TOP DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AND UNION BOSSES NOW SAY THERE’S NO NEED FOR THE GOVERNOR’S FURLOUGHS … AND THE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT SENATE…… MORE
