THINGS ARE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL AT A SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO RACE TRACK. THE NEW MEXICO LIVESTOCK BOARD SAYS HORSES CAN ONCE AGAIN COME AND GO FROM SUNLAND PARK RACETRACK. A QUARANTINE WAS PUT IN PLACE IN JANUARY AFTER A HORSE TESTED POSITIVE FOR EQUINE HERPES VIRUS, WHICH IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS. …… MORE
Governor Faces Bill-Signing Deadline
THIS IS THE LAST DAY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ CAN SIGN BILLS PASSED DURING THIS YEAR’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION INTO LAW. AS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING, SHE HAD 21 OF THE 101 BILLS PASSED STILL ON HER DESK. SOME OF THE MEASURES SHE SIGNED INTO LAW WEDNESDAY MAKES RIDE SHARING BUSINESSES ABLE TO OPERATE IN…… MORE
New Snap Rules Temporarily Derailed
UP TO 17-THOUSAND-500 HUNDRED NEW MEXICANS WHO’VE HAD TO PROVE THEY’RE WORKING OR LOOKING FOR WORK TO GET SNAP BENEFITS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS … CAN STOP DOING THAT FOR NOW. ON MONDAY, A U-S DISTRICT JUDGE IN LAS CRUCES RULED THAT THE STATE HAS BEEN WRONGLY DENYING THOSE PEOPLE FOOD ASSISTANCE…… MORE
NM Now Real I-D Compliant
IT’S OFFICIAL. NEW MEXICO WILL NOW BE ISSUING DRIVERS AUTHORIZATION CARDS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SIGNED LEGISLATION PASSED THIS YEAR THAT ENDS THE PRACTICE OF ISSUING DRIVERS LICENSES TO THEM. THE AUTHORIZATION CARDS ARE NOT VALID I-D’S FOR ACCESSING FEDERAL FACILITIES OR BOARDING A PLANE. THE LAW BRINGS NEW MEXICO…… MORE
Three Running for Bernalillo County D-A
BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A KARI BRANDENBURG SAYS SHE WON’T RUN FOR ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE. NOW THERE ARE THREE CANDIDATES PLANNING TO RUN FOR D-A AS BRANDENBURG PREPARES TO LEAVE HER JOB AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. TWO OF THE CANDIDATES ARE DEMOCRATS: FORMER ASSISTANT U-S ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ … AND…… MORE
Dona Ana County D-A Under Investigation
SOME ALLEGED HANKY PANKY IN LAS CRUCES. THE DONA ANA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, MARK D’ANTONIO HAS FILED CHARGES AGAINST THE COUNTY TREASURER DAVID GUTIERREZ. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WANTED THE D-A TO INVESTIGATE GUTIERREZ AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY OFFERED A WOMAN IN HIS OFFICE 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE SEX. THE CHARGES IN THE CASE…… MORE
Pedestrian Deaths High in NM
NEW MEXICO HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE NATION FOR PEDESTRIAN DEATHS PER 100-THOUSAND RESIDENTS. THE NUMBERS, FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2015, WERE COMPILED BY THE GOVERNORS HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION. HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE, APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS CENTRAL AVENUE, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND WYOMING IS A PROBLEM AREA.…… MORE
D-A Brandenberg Won’t Seek Fifth Term
BERNALILLO COUNTY’S D-A WON’T BE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION. KARI BRANDENBURG TELLS 770 KKOB SHE’S CALLING IT QUITS AFTER FOUR TERMS … THE MOST ANY BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A HAS HELD OFFICE. SHE’S ALSO THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE ELECTED DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN THIS COUNTY. SHE SAYS HER DECISION WAS NOT INFLUENCED BY…… MORE
Councilor Approves of ART Project
BASED ON WHAT’S HAPPENED AT EARLIER MEETINGS ON THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM, TUESDAY’S SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING AT THE KIVA AUDITORIUM COULD ALSO GET ROWDY. CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ SUPPORTS THE “ART” PROJECT. HE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO LOOK DOWN THE ROAD AT THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF “ART.” HE SAYS…… MORE
Council Amends Food Truck Rule
AN AMENDMENT TO ALBUQUERQUE’S FOOD TRUCK RULES IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT. FOOD TRUCKS NO LONGER HAVE TO PARK 100 FEET FROM BRICK-AND-MORTAR RESTAURANTS UNDER RULES APPROVED LAST SEPTEMBER. OPERATORS SAID IT FORCED A LOT OF THEM TO CLOSE DOWN. COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON PROPOSED CHANGING THE RULE TO…… MORE
