CLOSING THE BUDGET GAP FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY ISN’T EASY. THAT FROM COUNTY COMMISSIONER ART DE LA CRUZ. BUT THE COMMISSION DID JUST THAT AT ITS MEETING ON TUESDAY. ONE THING DE LA CRUZ SAYS HE WOULDN’T SUPPORT IS ANY KIND OF TAX INCREASE. HE TELLS US THIS KIND OF BUDGET ISSUE IS UNCHARTERED…… MORE
Albuquerque General Mills Plant to Expand
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION ON TUESDAY ALSO CLEARED THE WAY FOR AN 80-MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION FOR THE GENERAL MILLS PLANT ON PASEO DEL NORTE IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR THE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND PACKAGE THAT WILL CREATE 30 NEW PERMANENT JOBS AND 150 CONSTRUCTION JOBS … AND WILL RETAIN 30…… MORE
More Than 200 Slated for Intel Pink Slips
THE INTEL PLANT IN RIO RANCHO WILL LAY OFF AROUND 215 EMPLOYEES. THAT’S WHAT OUR NEWS PARTNERS AT KOB TV ARE REPORTING, CITING UNNAMED SOURCES. BUT A SPOKESWOMAN FOR INTEL TELLS 770 KKOB THE COMPANY IS NOT YET RELEASING ANY NUMBERS ON HOW EACH FACILITY MIGHT BE IMPACTED. LAST WEEK INTEL…… MORE
Report of Intel Job Losses
A SPOKESWOMAN FOR INTEL IN RIO RANCHO TELLS 770 KKOB THE COMPANY ISN’T YET RELEASING ANY INFORMATION ON LAYOFFS AT ANY OF ITS FACILITIES. HOWEVER, KOB TV, CITING UNNAMED SOURCES, IS REPORTING THAT THERE WILL BE 215 JOB LOSSES IN RIO RANCHO. INTEL SAID LAST WEEK IT PLANS TO ELIMINATE AROUND 12 THOUSAND JOBS GLOBALLY…OR…… MORE
Judge Named to Handle Griego Case
THERE MAY FINALLY BE A JUDGE TO HEAR THE CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST FORMER STATE SENATOR PHIL GRIEGO. THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT HAS NAMED DISTRICT JUDGE BRENT LOVELESS OF ALBUQUERQUE TO PRESIDE OVER THE CASE. THAT AFTER NINE JUDGES IN THE SANTA FE DISTRICT STEPPED ASIDE. GRIEGO, WHO RESIGNED FROM THE LEGISLATURE LAST…… MORE
Canine Rex in a Familiar Place
HERE’S AN UPDATE ON REX, THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS K-9, INJURED BY A SUSPECT SUNDAY NIGHT. BCSO SAYS REX HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE E-R VET AND ALLOWED TO GO HOME TO RECOVER WITH HIS HANDLER. HE’LL HAVE A FOLLOWUP EXAM THURSDAY, BUT IT’S UNCLEAR WHEN OR IF REX WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO…… MORE
APD Searching for Woman in Stolen Car
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A FEMALE DRIVER WHO DROVE OFF WHEN OFFICERS APPROACHED HER VEHICLE LATE MONDAY AND ORDERED HER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THEY BELIEVE SHE WAS IN A STOLEN 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. APD SAYS THE WOMAN HIT AN OFFICER AS SHE DROVE OFF. THE OFFICER’S OKAY … BUT…… MORE
APS Completes First Public Hearing on Academic Plan
ONE DOWN … THREE TO GO. THE FIRST OF PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FIVE YEAR MASTER ACADEMIC PLAN WAS LAST NIGHT AT RIO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL. THOSE WHO ATTENDED SPOKE UP ABOUT EARLY LITERACY, COMMUNITY-RESPONSIVE SCHOOLS, DEVELOPING THE WHOLE CHILD AND HIGH STUDENT PERFORMANCE. CAPITAL PROJECTS WOULD ALSO…… MORE
Jailed Parents a Problem in NM
THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE ASKED NEXT YEAR TO LOOK AT THE IMPACT INCARCERATING ADULTS IN NEW MEXICO IS HAVING ON FAMILIES … ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. AN ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION STUDY FOUND THAT 10 PERCENT OF KIDS IN THE STATE HAVE HAD A PARENT WHO’S BEEN JAILED OR IMPRISONED. VERONICA GARCIA WITH…… MORE
UNM Prof Expects Trump Nomination
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR LONNA ATKESON SAYS THERE’S A 95 PERCENT PROBABILITY THAT DONALD TRUMP WILL BE THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE. THAT DESPITE AN EFFORT BY TED CRUZ AND JOHN KASICH TO DENY TRUMP THE NOMINATION ON THE FIRST BALLOT. THE AGREEMENT HAS KASICH FOCUSING ON NEW MEXICO…… MORE
