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REPORT: 118 K IN NM QUALIFY FOR INSURANCE SUBSIDIES
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A health care policy group estimates 118,000 New Mexicans may qualify for federal subsidies to help them buy health plans through a newly established online marketplace. The nonpro...
Nov 05, 2013
FOOD BANK BUSINESS UP WITH ‘SNAP’ EXPIRATION
NOW THAT FOOD STAMP BENEFITS HAVE BEEN CUT, ALBUQUERQUE'S ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK EXPECTS TO SEE EVEN MORE NEW MEXICANS COMING TO THEM FOR ASSISTANCE. THE STIMULUS PACKAGE THAT PUMPED MONEY IN...
Nov 05, 2013
UNSUCCESSFUL NM SEARCH FOR HIKER TO BE REVIEWED
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico State Police say they'll review an unsuccessful search that was called off before a missing hiker died shortly after being found by hunters. The search for Steph...
Nov 05, 2013
MINIMUM WAGE HIKE DUE IN JANUARY
MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE ARE SMALL FOR SOME, QUITE LARGE FOR OTHERS. CITY ATTORNEY DAVID TOUREK SAYS WAGES WILL GO UP ON JANUARY FIRST FROM 8-50 AN HOUR, TO 8-60 AN HOUR...
Nov 05, 2013
COMMISSION VOTES “NO CONFIDENCE” FOR TREASURER
ALTHOUGH IT'S ONLY SYMBOLIC, THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A "NO CONFIDENCE" VOTE IN TREASURER MANNY ORTIZ. COMMISSIONER ART DE LA CRUZ SAYS THE COUNTY...
Nov 05, 2013
NM JURY TO DECIDE IF DEATH PENALTY IS AN OPTION
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Jurors in Albuquerque resume deliberations Tuesday on whether Arizona convict John McCluskey is eligible for the death penalty for killing an Oklahoma couple while on the run in...
Nov 05, 2013
“DIRTY WEEKEND” SHOOTING IN DUKE CITY
A movie starring Matthew Broderick is currently being filmed in Albuquerque. Officials with the New Mexico Film Office say about 60 New Mexico crew members, nearly a dozen actors from the state and 14...
Nov 04, 2013
4TH STREET MALL TO GET A MAKEOVER
ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL IS MOVING AHEAD WITH A PROJECT THAT WOULD RETURN VEHICLE TRAFFIC TO 4TH STREET DOWNTOWN, BETWEEN CENTRAL AND TIJERAS. THE MAYOR'S CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ROB PERRY TELL...
Nov 01, 2013
RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WRITES MORE LOANS
A RECORD SETTING YEAR FOR THE U-S-D-A RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN NEW MEXICO. STATE DIRECTOR TERRY BRUNNER SAYS THEY MADE MORE HOME LOANS THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR THAN IN ANY PREVIOUS YEAR. HE SAYS PART ...
Nov 01, 2013
LAS CRUCES WOMAN IS ACCUSED IN CHECK FORGERY CASE
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) A Las Cruces woman is accused of falsifying and cashing 50 checks belonging to a longtime family friend. Las Cruces police say 29-year-old Yvonne Y. Loya is facing 50 counts of f...
Nov 01, 2013
