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ANOTHER MINIMUM WAGE HIKE FOR SANTA FE
ANOTHER BOOST IN PAY FOR SOME WORKERS IN SANTA FE. THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE CAPITOL CITY GOES UP 15 CENTS ON MARCH FIRST…TO 10-66 AN HOUR. BUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT SIMON BRACKLEY S...
Jan 24, 2014
DEPUTIES INVESTIGATE SHOOTING DEATH
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE IN A SHOOTING THAT CLAIMED AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN'S LIFE. FORTY-NINE YEAR OLD EDWARD HERNANDEZ DIED THIS WEEK AT UNIVERSITY HO...
Jan 24, 2014
MORE FLU DEATHS CONFIRMED IN NM
THREE MORE FLU DEATHS ARE CONFIRMED AT THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN NEW MEXICO. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FLU DEATHS THIS YEAR TO FOUR. TWO OF THE MOST RECENT VICTIMS … A 79 YEAR O...
Jan 23, 2014
NM AG: ‘RIGHT TO DIE’ RULING MAY FACE APPEAL
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A New Mexico judge's recent ruling that terminally ill patients can seek a physician's aid in dying may face an appeal. New Mexico Attorney General Gary King told the San...
Jan 23, 2014
PROPOSAL WOULD CREATE NM JOBS
AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE BEING PROPOSED AT THE ROUND HOUSE IN SANTA FE WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING JOBS IN NEW MEXICO. IN THE LAST YEAR ENDING IN NOVEMBER, NEW MEXICO HAD THE LOWEST JOB GRO...
Jan 23, 2014
STATE CONSIDERS ELECTRONIC BILLBOARDS
THE STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETS THURSDAY TO CONSIDER A RULE CHANGE THAT WOULD ALLOW DIGITAL BILLBOARDS ALONG THE INTERSTATE OR OTHER FEDERAL HIGHWAYS IN NEW MEXICO. THE MOVE IS OPPOSED...
Jan 23, 2014
PLANNED SOUTHERN NM COYOTE HUNT DRAWS FIRE
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) A planned hunt featuring the calling and shooting of coyotes in southern New Mexico is drawing fire. The Southwest Environmental Center asked this week for the Dona Ana County Co...
Jan 23, 2014
COUNTY CONTINUES CHANGES AT MDC
BERNALILLO COUNTY OFFICIALS CONTINUE WITH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS AT THE METRO DETENTION CENTER. A CONSULTANT'S REPORT SLAMS THE COUNTY FOR ITS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. IT SAYS JAIL O...
Jan 23, 2014
ESPANOLA SCHOOL RESUMES CLASSES AFTER EMAIL THREAT
A NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SCHOOL IS BACK OPEN THURSDAY AFTER BEING CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING A THREATENING TEXT. STATE POLICE LT. EMMANUEL GUTIERREZ SAYS A STUDENT AT MCCURDY HIGH SCHOOL IN ESPA...
Jan 23, 2014
AZTEC, BLOOMFIELD OK GRADUATION ALTERNATIVES
BLOOMFIELD, N.M. (AP) Two more New Mexico school districts have adopted alternative paths for high school seniors to graduate. The Farmington Daily Times reports boards for the Aztec Municipal School ...
Jan 23, 2014
