LEGISLATION TO KEEP NEW MEXICO ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME INSTEAD OF BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH FROM STANDARD TO SAVING TIME IS GAINING FAVOR … AND YOU CAN THANK THE RECENT TIME SWITCH WE MADE OVER THE WEEKEND. A KRQE-DOT-COM POLL FOUND THAT NEW MEXICANS ARE FEELING THE TIME CHANGE FATIGUE. SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED…… MORE
NEW CHILD ABUSE REPORTING RULES
THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT IS REVERSING A LOWER COURT RULING ON THE REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE. IN 2013, THE STATE COURT OF APPEALS SAID THAT A REQUIREMENT TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE WAS LIMITED TO A DOZEN PROFESSIONS, INCLUDING DOCTORS, NURSES, TEACHERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THE SUPREME COURT RULED ON MONDAY THAT EVERY PERSON,…… MORE
SUSPECT IN EXPO FOAM PARTY PLEADS
A TREND TOWARD FEWER APPREHENSIONS AT NEW MEXICO’S SOUTHERN BORDER IS CONTINUING. DOUG MOSIER WITH CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SAYS AROUND 120-THOUSAND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN THE EL PASO SECTOR, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO, THIS FISCAL YEAR. THAT’S DOWN 25 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. MOSIER SAYS A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO…… MORE
BORDER ARRESTS DOWN FOR NM
A TREND TOWARD FEWER APPREHENSIONS AT NEW MEXICO’S SOUTHERN BORDER IS CONTINUING. DOUG MOSIER WITH CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SAYS AROUND 120-THOUSAND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN THE EL PASO SECTOR, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO, THIS FISCAL YEAR. THAT’S DOWN 25 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. MOSIER SAYS A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO…… MORE
FEW ANSWERS IN SUNDAY SHOOTING
ALBUQUERQUE ARE GETTING FEW ANSWERS TO A SHOOTING SUNDAY NIGHT THAT LEFT ONE PERSON IN THE HOSPITAL AND ANOTHER IN POLICE CUSTODY. SPOKESMAN SIMON DROBIK SAYS OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE SCENE IN THE 63 HUNDRED BLOCK OF COLLEEN AVENUE AROUND 6:00 PM, WHERE ONE MANY WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. BUT DROBIK SAYS INVESTIGATORS ARE…… MORE
RIGHT TO WORK HEATS UP IN SANTA FE
NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS ARE DIVIDED OVER THE ISSUE OF RIGHT TO WORK … AND THEY HAVE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO RESOLVE IT AS THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION NEARS ITS END. A SENATE COMMITTEE TAKES UP THE RIGHT TO WORK BILL AGAIN ON TUESDAY. IT FOLLOWS SUNDAY’S RALLY AGAINST THE MEASURE. HUNDREDS OF UNION MEMBERS AND…… MORE
BILL WOULD LENGTHEN NM SCHOOL YEAR
STATE SENATOR JOSEPH CERVANTES WANTS TO LENGTHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR BY 25 DAYS FOR THOSE IN K-THROUGH-GRADE FIVE. HE SAYS CHILDREN FORGET TOO MUCH OF THE YEAR’S PREVIOUS LESSONS OVER THE COURSE OF A LONG SUMMER. CERVANTES SAYS THE CURRENT LONG SUMMER BREAK IS OUT-DATED THINKING. HE SAYS IT WAS IMPLEMENTED BACK WHEN CHILDREN NEEDED…… MORE
APS HOPING TO SEE MORE AT PUBLIC BUDGET HEARINGS
ANOTHER ROUND OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE APS BUDGET AND DISTRICT PRIORITIES. THE FIRST IS TUESDAY AT APS HEADQUARTERS ON UPTOWN FROM 6-TO-7:30PM. SPOKESPERSON MONICA ARMENTA SAYS THEY HOPE TO GET MORE THAN THE USUAL PEOPLE WHO “SHOW” FOR THESE MEETINGS WHO TEND TO GIVE THE SAME FEEDBACK … SUGGESTIONS THAT CONSISTENTLY INCLUDE SCALING BACK…… MORE
STATE MAKES WAY FOR MORE MEDICAL POT PRODUCERS
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS OPENING A “REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS” PERIOD FOR THE LICENSING OF PRODUCERS FOR ITS MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM. IT’LL RUN THROUGH MAY FIRST. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 23 PRODUCERS IN THE PROGRAM, AND NONE HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE 2010. LAST MONTH, THE DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO TRIPLE THE NUMBER OF PLANTS THAT…… MORE
NEW EXHIBIT REACHES INTO THE PAST
A NEW EXHIBIT THAT’S MUCH MORE INTERACTIVE IS NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM. IT COST MORE THAN 4-MILLION DOLLARS, AND HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR YEARS. MUSEUM DIRECTOR CATHY WRIGHT TELLS 770 KKOB MANY OF THE ITEMS HAVE NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED BEFORE. WRIGHT SAYS, AFTER VIEWING THE EXHIBIT, MUSEUM-GOERS CAN HEAD TO…… MORE
