IF YOU’RE A NEW MEXICO RESIDENT, YOU’RE MORE LIKELY TO DIE PREMATURELY FROM A CAR CRASH, DRUG OVERDOSE, OR SOME OTHER INJURIES. THIS FROM A ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION STUDY THAT FOCUSED ON PREMATURE DEATHS BECAUSE THOSE INCLUDE YOUNG PEOPLE. THE STUDY ALSO SHOWS SHOWS ONE IN FIVE NEW MEXICANS SAY…… MORE
NM Full of Medicaid Babies
NEW MEXICO HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF BABIES BORN ON MEDICAID IN THE NATION. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, CITING A STUDY BY THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION, REPORTS THAT 72 PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS REPORTED IN THE STATE IN 2015 WERE PAID FOR BY MEDICAID…THE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE. NEW…… MORE
Bernalillo County ConsidersTax Hike
More talk of tax hikes- this time for Bernalillo County. The County Commission Tuesday night takes up the issue of whether to approve a three-sixteens of one percent sales tax hike. County Manager Julie Morgas Baca says if the tax increase is not approved, the county will likely have to lay workers off and cut public…… MORE
More Weather on the Way
Last Friday there were blizzard conditions around Raton, forcing the shutdown of I-25. National Weather Service Meteorologist Jennifer Palucki says another system will impact the state on Wednesday. Palucki tells News Radio KKOB there’s a pretty good chance of rain for Albuquerque on Tuesday and Tuesday night, which she says will help lessen the fire…… MORE
NM Boasts Solar Jobs
Renewable energy is good business for New Mexico. The Albuquerque Journal reports the state is the 23rd fastest growing state for solar jobs and the 8th highest industry employment per capita. The Washington DC- based Solar Foundation issued a new report that says employment in New Mexico’s solar industry was up 54% last year. The…… MORE
Furloughs Looming for NM State Workers
New developments in the State’s budget crisis. Governor Martinez says here administration is getting ready to order state employees to take unpaid days off starting as early as next month. The Governor made the comments during a speech to business leaders in Albuquerque. Martinez has already ordered a hiring freeze. State lawmakers recently passed a…… MORE
NM Groups Rally for the Budget
Governor Martinez discussed the budget and legislative session at the Albuquerque Marriott Monday. Outside the hotel, Democrats and other groups rallied to try to get Martinez to sign the budget plan lawmakers sent her. Martinez opposes the tax hikes. Debra Haaland, State Democratic Party Chairwoman, says lawmakers worked hard to figure out the issues and…… MORE
Car Wash Murder Suspect Still at Large
Albuquerque Police continue investigating a fatal shooting on the city’s west side of a man remembered in a candlelight vigil Monday night. Officer Fred Duran says they were called to a car wash in the 2900 block of Coors near Quail sometime after 7 PM Sunday. The victim, 59-year-old Early Roybal, had been shot in…… MORE
Passenger Traffic on the Rise at the Sunport
More people are traveling by air these days. The Federal Government says air travel last year was at record levels. At the Sunport, passenger numbers were up slightly- 0.6%. Spokesman Dan Jiron says that was the first time in years that the Sunport saw more fliers. And it seems to be continuing this year. Jiron…… MORE
Sunday Shooting on Albuquerque’s West Side
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE. OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO A CAR WASH IN THE 29 HUNDRED BLOCK OF COORS NEAR QUAIL SOMETIME AFTER 7PM SUNDAY. THERE THEY FOUND ONE PERSON HAD BEEN SHOT. THAT PERSON WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND APD LAST SAID…… MORE
