A BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM WEDNESDAY DECRIMINALIZES POSSESSION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA. EMILY KALTENBACH, DIRECTOR OF THE NEW MEXICO CHAPTER OF THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE, SAYS THIS COULD LEAD TO TOTAL LEGALIZATION. KALTENBACH SAYS THE GOVERNOR INTENDS TO PUT THE MATTER ON THE CALL FOR THE NEXT SESSION…BUT THERE WILL STILL BE…… MORE
Brewers Bill Signed Into Law
GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM HAS SIGNED INTO LAW A BILL THAT CHANGES HOW BREWERIES ACROSS NEW MEXICO ARE TAXED. STARTING JULY 1ST, THOSE COMPANIES WILL BE TAXED 8-CENTS PER GALLON ON THE FIRST 30-THOUSAND BARRELS … THEN 28 CENTS PER GALLON FOR 30-THOUSAND TO 60-THOUSAND BARRELS. THE PREVIOUS TAX WAS 41 CENTS FOR EVERY GALLON.. THE…… MORE
Uber + Driver Sued
THE FATAL SHOOTING OF AN UBER PASSENGER IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST MONTH HAS RESULTED IN A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE ESTATE OF THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT, JAMES PORTER, IS SUING UBER AND THE DRIVER, CLAYTON BENEDICT. THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES THAT BENEDICT’S ACTIONS WERE INTENTIONAL, RECKLESS, AND MALICIOUS. BENEDICT HAS NOT BEEN…… MORE
Southeast Albuquerque Crackdown Completed
A MULTI AGENCY INVESTIGATION TARGETING VIOLENT CRIME IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE HAS NOW WRAPPED UP. THE FBI SAYS MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED…AND TWO STOLEN CARS AND SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF DRUGS AND WEAPONS WERE SEIZED. THE OPERATION WAS LED BY THE FBI, STATE POLICE AND APD. THOSE ARRESTED FACE CHARGES THAT INCLUDE ARMED ROBBERY, BANK…… MORE
Making Progress on the Rape Kit Backlog
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN A RAPE CASE FROM 2006. THIS IS THE OLDEST CASE YET TO BE CLEARED THROUGH THE REVIEW OF THE COUNTY’S RAPE KIT BACKLOG. ASSISTANT D-A SPRING SCHOFIELD TELLS US THERE’S A REASON THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS DOESN’T APPLY HERE. SHE SAYS THE…… MORE
School Principal Charged in Las Cruces
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED A LAS CRUCES MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. FORTY-TWO YEAR OLD JOEL AGUILAR VILLANUEVA COULD GET UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON IF FOUND GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS VILLANUEVA WAS INVOLVED WITH A TWITTER ACCOUNT THAT WAS USED TO SHARE VIDEOS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. HE…… MORE
APD Searching for Suspect Who Stabbed a Man
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE BEEN ON 4TH STREET AT I-40 FOR HOURS, TRYING TO FIND A SUSPECT TO ARREST WHO’S SUSPECTS OF STABBING A MAN. THE MAN WHO WAS STABBED WAS RUSHED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES. HE’D BEEN STABBED IN HIS TORSO AROUND 11:20 WEDNESDAY NIGHT NEAR 4TH AND MENAUL. THERE’S BEEN HEAVY POLICE…… MORE
Council Approves Funds for Street Projects
THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS OF STREET PROJECTS ARE APPROVED BY THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK. BUT VOTERS GET FINAL SAY ON WHETHER THE MONEY WILL BE USED ON THOSE PROJECTS. THE ELECTION IS NOVEMBER 5TH. THE CITY HAS ALSO SET ASIDE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. OFFICIALS HAVE FUNNELED MORE MONEY INTO THE…… MORE
Albuquerque Mayor Submits His Budget
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER HAS UNVEILED HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. IT TOTALS 1.1 BILLION DOLLARS…INCLUDING 642 MILLION DOLLARS IN GENERAL FUND SPENDING. HE SAYS IT’S FOCUS IS ON PUBLIC SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOMELESSNESS. THE MAYOR SAYS NEARLY HALF OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET GOES TOWARD PUBLIC SAFETY…INCLUDING MORE THAN 200-MILLION…… MORE
NM Vs. the USDA
NEW MEXICO IS AMONG SIX STATES PLUS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SUING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ALLEGING THE FEDERAL AGENCY IS WEAKENING STANDARDS IN SCHOOL MEALS. THE PLAINTIFFS SAY THE CHANGES WERE ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SCALED BACK SCHOOL LUNCH STANDARDS IMPLEMENTED BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION…INCLUDING ONE REQUIRING THAT ONLY WHOLE GRAINS BE…… MORE
