LEGISLATION TO INCREASE THE REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS TO BECOME A SHERIFF IN NEW MEXICO IS PASSED BY A SENATE COMMITTEE ON SUNDAY. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLA SPONSORED THE BILL. HE SAYS THE STATE HAS NO MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR SHERIFF. HIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE CANDIDATES TO BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD…… MORE
Legislation Targets Truant Students
A BILL THAT WOULD PENALIZE CONSISTENTLY TRUANT STUDENTS IN NEW MEXICO IS BEING CONSIDERED BY LAWMAKERS IN SANTA FE. THE LEGISLATION BEING CONSIDERED BY HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES WOULD ALLOW THE STATE TO TAKE AWAY A STUDENT’S DRIVERS’ LICENSE IF THEY HAVE 3 OR MORE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES.… MORE
Committee Approves Lottery Scholarship Funds
A SENATE COMMITTEE GIVES ITS APPROVAL TO A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE SURE FUNDING FOR NEW MEXICO’S LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUES. IT VOTED OVER THE WEEKEND TO EXTEND THE DISTRIBUTION OF 39 PERCENT OF LOTTERY REVENUE TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2019. THE REVENUE HAD BEEN ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE LIQUOR EXCISE TAX.… MORE
Water Authority Ready for Next 10 Year Plan
THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY IS DEVELOPING IT’S NEXT 10 YEAR WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS THIS NEXT 10 YEAR PLAN IS FAR MORE AMBITIOUS THAN IN PREVIOUS ONES. THIS TIME THEY’RE PROJECTING 100 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. THERE ARE TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS THIS WEEK. THE FIRST IS WEDNESDAY AT THE…… MORE
El Nino Allows for More Managed Fires
NEW MEXICO FIRE AGENCIES ARE MAKING GOOD USE OF ALL THE GRASSES AND OTHER FOLIAGE THAT’S GROWN IN THE STATE SINCE LAST SPRING. METEOROLOGIST BRENT WACHTER WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS AGENCIES LIKE THE FOREST SERVICE LEAVE LIGHTNING-CAUSED FIRES TO GROW ON THEIR OWN. HE SAYS THOSE FIRES GET RID OF THE…… MORE
City Agrees on Bosque Route
BY LATE THIS SPRING, YOU’LL HAVE MORE OF THE BOSQUE TO EXPLORE. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS SELECTED A PATH FOR THE MULTI-USE TRAIL FROM I-40 TO CAMPBELL ROAD. ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS THEY CONSIDERED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND PUBLIC INPUT IN SELECTING THE ROUTE. THIS LATEST PATH IS DESIGNED TO AVOID SENSITIVE AREAS WITHIN…… MORE
Pets of the Week | Feb 6
Last weekend poor Rosie the Redbone coonhound tore a toenail so has been spending time in our clinic healing. She is still available for adoption so please ask and someone can still make introductions for you. Yauni the sweet German Shepherd is also still available. We have too many truly great dogs it is…… MORE
No Windfall for NM Lottery
DON’T THINK OF IT AS A WINDFALL. WENDY AHLM WITH THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY SAYS THE EXTRA REVENUE GENERATED HERE IN THOSE TWO BILLION-DOLLAR POWERBALL DRAWINGS DID NOT CREATE A LOT MORE CASH FOR THE STATE’S LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THAT’S DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE LOTTERY SOLD 17-POINT-9 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF POWERBALL…… MORE
UNM Could Get Another Tuition Hike
ANOTHER TUITION HIKE BEING PROPOSED AT UNM. UNM’S FINANCIAL AND ENROLLMENT TEAMS ON THURSDAY SUBMITTED THE TUITION HIKE PLAN TO THE SCHOOL’S BOARD OF REGENTS. IT WOULD INCREASE BOTH TUITION AND FEES BY 107 DOLLARS BY FALL OF THIS YEAR TO HELP PAY FOR ONLINE CLASSES. STUDENTS TAKING ONLINE COURSES RIGHT…… MORE
Committee Unanimously Passes Ridesharing Bill
A STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES A BILL THAT WOULD STREAMLINE REGULATIONS FOR RIDESHARING COMPANIES LIKE UBER AND LYFT … AND ALLOW THOSE COMPANIES TO OPERATE IN NEW MEXICO. INCLUDED IN THE BILL: PROVISIONS TO BRING MORE SAFE, RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND JOBS TO THE STATE. IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE RIDESHARING COMPANIES TO…… MORE
