NEW MEXICO HAS SEEN JOB GAINS FOR TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE ADDED 24-HUNDRED JOBS LAST MONTH, COMPARED TO DECEMBER OF 2015. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF POINT-THREE PERCENT. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE STATE IS STILL LOSING JOBS IN THE MINING SECTOR, INCLUDING OIL…… MORE
Expect NM Tax Refunds Later Than Usual
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT LONGER FOR YOUR NEW MEXICO TAX REFUND THIS YEAR. IT’S BECAUSE THE NEW MEXICO TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT IS INCREASING EFFORTS TO COMBAT IDENTITY THEFT AND REFUND FRAUD. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS, IF A TAX RETURN SHOWS THE POTENTIAL FOR REFUND FRAUD, IT WILL LIKELY TAKE LONGER…… MORE
Passenger Traffic Up at the Sunport
IT WASN’T MUCH, BUT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN PASSENGER TRAFFIC AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT LAST YEAR. THAT HASN’T HAPPENED SINCE 2007 WHEN A RECORD 6.7 MILLION PEOPLE USED THE SUNPORT. LAST YEAR’S TOTAL WAS ABOUT 4.9 MILLION PASSENGERS…AN INCREASE OF POINT-SIX PERCENT FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. SUNPORT SPOKESMAN DAN JIRON…… MORE
NM Not a Great State to Raise Your Child
NEW MEXICO IS THE WORST STATE FOR RAISING A CHILD ACCORDING TO THE LATEST WALLET-HUB SURVEY. IT RANKS THE STATE DEAD LAST. WALLET-HUB ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ TELLS US EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE ARE THE TOP REASONS FOR NEW MEXICO’S LOW RANKING. THE STATE’S SCHOOLS ARE POOR QUALITY, WHICH SHE SAYS SNOWBALLS INTO LOWER…… MORE
A Winter Weather-Weekend for NM
NEW MEXICO SKI AREAS, WHICH HAVE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF SNOW THIS WINTER ALREADY, ARE EXPECTING EVEN MORE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE SAYS THERE WILL BE A ONE-TWO PUNCH OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES. HE SAYS ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY, ESPECIALLY ABOVE 8-THOUSAND FEET IN THE MOUNTAIN , WHICH…… MORE
Albuquerque Gas Tax Hike Proposed
YOU COULD END UP PAYING AN EXTRA TAX WHEN YOU BUY GASOLINE IN ALBUQUERQUE. CITY COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON HAS PROPOSING RAISING THE CITY’S GAS TAX BY 2-CENTS, WITH THE REVENUE GOING TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS TO ALBUQUERQUE’S ROADS AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. BENTON’S PROPOSAL WOULD SPECIFICALLY MAKE CONDITIONS BETTER FOR PEDESTRIANS. …… MORE
Study to Consider Albuquerque Soccer Stadium
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR RICHARD BERRY HAS SIGNED A BILL CALLING FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON A POTENTIAL 10-THOUSAND SEAT SOCCER STADIUM FOR THE CITY. THE MAYOR’S CHIEF OF STAFF, GILBERT MONTANO, SAYS SUCH A STADIUM COULD GET THE ALBUQUERQUE SOL FOOTBALL CLUB INTO THE UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE. HE SAYS THERE A LARGE MARKET IN…… MORE
Suspects in Fatal Stolen Vehicle Crash Still Sought
THE TEENAGER KILLED WEDNESDAY WHEN THE CAR SHE WAS IN WAS STRUCK BY A STOLEN VAN WAS A POPULAR SANDIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. FOURTEEN YEAR OLD SHAYLEE BOLING WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER MOTHER. POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE TWO PEOPLE, A MAN AND WOMAN, WHO STOLE THE VAN, THEN FLED…… MORE
Calif. Couple Gets Lost in NM
A CALIFORNIA COUPLE GETS A CRASH COURSE ON WILDERNESS LIVING IN NEW MEXICO. KIMBERLY AND DAVID DURAN WERE TRAVELLING WEST THROUGH THE STATE WHEN THEIR FAMILY IN CALIFORNIA REPORTED THEM MISSING ON JANUARY 16TH. THEIR LAST CONTACT WAS A CELL PHONE SIGNAL DETECTED NEAR PREWITT, NEW MEXICO, ON JANUARY 14TH. SEARCHERS…… MORE
NM Needs New National Cementary
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IS IN THE MARKET FOR 200 ACRES. IT’S FOR A NEW NATIONAL CEMETARY IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. SUSAN PARKS IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETARY. SHE SAYS IT’S GOING TO RUN OUT OF ROOM BY THE MID-20-20’S. HOWEVER, PARKS SAYS THE SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETARY…… MORE
