NM Access Tax Banned

CHECK YOUR INTERNET BILL. THERE’S PROBABLY A LINE THERE THAT TELLS YOU HOW MUCH YOU’RE PAYING IN GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES FOR THE SERVICE. IN FOUR YEARS, THAT CHARGE WILL LIKELY BE GONE. CONGRESS HAS PASSED A BILL THAT BANS STATES FROM TAXING INTERNET ACCESS. NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF SEVEN STATES WITH THE TAX. A…MORE

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EPA Anticipated Gold King Mine Spill

HOW MUCH DID THE EPA KNOW ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A COLORADO MINE SPILL BEFORE IT HAPPENED?  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT ONE AGENCY OFFICIAL SAYS HE WAS AWARE THE INACTIVE GOLD KING MINE POTENTIALLY CONTAINED HUGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. THE INFORMATION WAS REVEALED IN A U-S HOUSE INVESTIGATION. RIVERS IN NEW MEXICO, COLORADO AND…MORE

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Curfew Bill Passed in Committee

THE BILL KNOWN AS STEVIE’S LAW … NAMED FOR ABQ MURDER VICTIM STEVEN GERECKE … IS PASSED BY THE SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. STEVEN GERECKE WAS KILLED BY TEENS MOBBING IN HIS NORTHEAST HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD LAST SUMMER AROUND 3 IN THE MORNING. THE LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW NEW MEXICO CITIES TO IMPOSE CURFEWS ON MINORS UNDER…MORE

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Teen to Be Tried as Juvenile

THE ALBUQUERQUE TEEN WHO KILLED FIVE MEMBERS OF THIS FAMILY IN 2013 WILL NOT BE TRIED AS AN ADULT. A JUDGE ON THURSDAY RULED THAT NEHEMIAH GRIEGO … WHO IS NOW 18 … WILL BE TRIED AS A JUVENILE. PROSECUTORS ARGUED HE SHOULD BE TRIED AS AN ADULT. THE JUDGE’S RULING MEANS GRIEGO WILL LIKELY…MORE

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Bank Posts Reward for Murder Suspect Information

A 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IS BEING OFFERED BY WELLS FARGO BANK FOR INFORMATION IN A FATAL SHOOTING LAST FRIDAY IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE.  TWENTY-FOUR YEAR OLD ARMY VETERAN TYLER LACKEY WAS GUNNED DOWN DURING AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT AN ATM. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT IS A HISPANIC MAN IN HIS 20’S OR 30’S, BETWEEN 5-10 AND…MORE

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NM Bureau Advice for Horse Owners

A VIRUS THAT AFFECTS HORSES IS BACK, BUT THIS TIME IT’S PACKING A BIGGER PUNCH. DALENE HODNET WITH THE NEW MEXICO FARM AND LIVESTOCK BUREAU SAYS THIS LATEST STRAIN OF THE EQUINE HERPES VIRUS AFFECTS HORSES NEUROLOGICALLY, MAKING IT HARDER FOR THE ANIMALS TO RECOVER. IT WAS FIRST FOUND IN HORSES AT SUNLAND PARK BACK…MORE

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Pets of the Week | Feb 13

Good news! Rocko the Pit Bull Ambassador found a great home! Sweet older Reina is ready to be your Valentine and waiting for YOU at our Eastside shelter in our first building A. Both of our featured pets are ready to go home and begin a long and loving relationship. This weekend our days/hours are…MORE

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Weekend Line Up!

Monday Feb 15th is Presidents day and Jill and I will be hosting a special show honoring that elite club of 44 from 6am to 10.   Prior to that.   I am from a small town and for some reason small towns are funnier than large cities or so it seems. We will explore the…MORE

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders

Big wins in New Hampshire for Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.  Many pundits will tell you that it is a pipe dream that Bernie Sanders can overtake Hillary Clinton and win the Democratic Nomination, I for one do not feel it is that far outside the realm of possibility.  Remember these pundits are the same…MORE

30 Day Session

There is a little more than a week left in the 30 day session of the New Mexico Legislature in Santa Fe. By most accounts, there is a lot of politics being played with potential laws important to our safety and economic development. Stay tuned to the Stig Show for daily updates from Santa Fe…MORE