GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS SHE WILL CALL LAWMAKERS BACK TO SANTA FE FOR A SPECIAL SESSION TO DRAFT A NEW BUDGET PLAN. SHE SAYS A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS POSSIBLE. THE GOVERNOR HAD BEEN ADAMANT ABOUT NOT APPROVING ANY BUDGET PLAN THAT CONTAINS TAX HIKES. SHE SAYS LAWMAKERS WASTED THE 60 DAY SESSION BY APPROVING…… MORE
This Time, IRS Will Actually Call You By Phone
THE I-R-S IS LAUNCHING A NEW COLLECTION SYSTEM THIS SPRING. IT’S USING FOUR PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCIES TO BRING IN PAYMENTS FROM DORMANT ACCOUNTS. BILL BRUNSON WITH THE I-R-S IN NEW MEXICO TELLS US YOU WILL FIRST GET TWO LETTERS AND POSSIBLY A FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALL. HE SAYS THE I-R-S IS VERY…… MORE
One Arrested in NE Heights Murder
ONE PERSON IS IN CUSTODY IN THE DEATH OF A VICTIM FOUND SUNDAY NIGHT ON LOMAS NEAR EUBANK. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE LOCATION AROUND 7 SUNDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING A DISTURBANCE AT THE CIRCLE K THERE. HOW THE MAN DIED HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. WITNESSES GAVE POLICE A…… MORE
Metro Homes Selling Faster Than Usual
HOMES ARE SELLING MUCH FASTER IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. KENT CRAVENS, WHO HEADS UP THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, SAYS HOMES SOLD IN FEBRUARY HAD BEEN ON THE MARKET AN AVERAGE OF 66 DAYS…A 12 PERCENT IMPROVEMENT FROM A YEAR AGO. CRAVENS SAYS INVENTORY IS ONLY ABOUT HALF WHAT IT…… MORE
Colorful Murals for Downtown Albuquerque
TWO NEW COLORFUL MURALS GRACE TWO DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE WALLS. 516 ARTS SPONSORED THE MURAL BY ARGENTINE ARTIST FRANCISCO DIAZ, ALSO KNOWN AS PASTEL, AT TOWER PLAZA BUILDING AT 510 2ND STREET NORTHWEST. IT’S 25 FEET HIGH. DIAZ ALSO PAINTED THE OTHER MURAL ON THE 640 FOOT WALL OF THE SANITARY TORTILLA…… MORE
Early Bosque Patrols This Year
THREE SMALL BOSQUE FIRES IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS MEANS THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS MOVING ITS BOSQUE PATROLS UP A FEW MONTHS. MELISSA ROMERO WITH A-F-D SAYS THEY USUALLY DON’T START THEM UNTIL THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. ROMERO SAYS CREWS ARE IN BRUSH TRUCKS PATROLLING THE BOSQUE LOOKING FOR ANY…… MORE
Cars Ablaze in Albuquerque
58 VEHICLES ARE DESTROYED OR DAMAGED IN AN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FIRE IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. CITY FIRE CREWS WERE SENT TO THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF CARDENAS SOUTHEAST SHORTLY AFTER 12:30 THIS (FRI) MORNING. ON ARRIVAL, THEY FOUND A NUMBER OF CARS ON FIRE UNDER A LARGE METAL CARPORT. CREWS BROUGHT THE…… MORE
Governor, Lawmakers Spar Over Vetoes
AS THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION NEARS ITS END IN SANTA FE ON SATURDAY, A POWER STRUGGLE HAS STARTED BETWEEN SOME LAWMAKERS AND THE GOVERNOR. THE LAWMAKERS ARE NOW ASKING IF GOVERNOR MARTINEZ’S RECENT EIGHT VETOES ARE CONSTITUTIONAL. THEY SAY SHE GAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR KILLING THOSE BILLS … BUT A GOVERNOR’S SPOKESMAN SAYS SHE…… MORE
Trump Budget Plan Has Ups and Downs for NM
FROM NEW MEXICO’S STANDPOINT, THERE IS SOME GOOD AND SOME BAD IN PRESIDENT TRUMP’S BUDGET RELEASED THURSDAY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, WHICH OVERSEES SANDIA AND LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABS, WOULD SEE AN 11 PERCENT INCREASE IN SPENDING. BUT OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE A BIG IMPACT IN…… MORE
NM Minimum Wage Boost Approved
A BILL TO HIKE NEW MEXICO’S MINIMUM WAGE TO 9 DOLLARS AN HOUR IS NOW HEADING TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK. THE SENATE ON THURSDAY APPROVED THE MEASURE THAT WOULD RAISE THE WAGE BY A DOLLAR-50. KOB TV REPORTS THE BILL INCLUDES AN 8-DOLLAR TRAINING WAGE THAT WOULD APPLY TO THE FIRST TWO MONTHS…… MORE
