NEW MEXICO IS JOINING A HANDFUL OF OTHER STATES IN ALLOWING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN A GROWING SPORT: VIDEO GAMES. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS ABOUT THREE DOZEN HIGH SCHOOLS ARE COMPETING IN NEW MEXICO’S INAUGURAL E-SPORTS SEASON WHICH BEGAN LAST MONTH. ADVOCATES SAY E-SPORTS OFFER STUDENTS WHO AREN’T AS ATHLETICALLY INCLINED A CHANCE…… MORE
Albuquerque Among 100 Liveable Cities
ALBUQUERQUE IS AMONG THE 100 BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U-S ACCORDING TO LIVABILITY-DOT-COM. THEY SURVEYED MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILLENNIALS ACROSS THE U-S ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEM THE MOST WHEN IT COMES TO RELOCATING. AFFORDABILITY AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES WERE THE TOP REASONS FOR CHOOSING A LOCATION. AND ALBUQUERQUE NOT ONLY WAS INCLUDED…… MORE
Reducing Pot Penalties
PENALTIES FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION IN NEW MEXICO WOULD BE REDUCED UNDER A BILL PASSED BY THE STATE SENATE. ON A 30-8 VOTE, SENATORS APPROVED A DEMOCRATIC-SPONSORED BILL LOWERING THE PENALTY FOR POSSESSING UP TO A HALF-AN-OUNCE OF MARIJUANA TO A 50-DOLLAR FINE FOR A FIRST OFFENSE. MORE AMBITIOUS PROPOSALS TO ALLOW RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES IN…… MORE
Vaccination Rates Dropping
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO CHOOSING TO NOT HAVE THEIR CHILDREN FULLY VACCINATED IS GOING UP. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THERE WERE JUST OVER 44-HUNDRED SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WHO DID NOT GET FULLY VACCINATED IN 2018. THAT NUMBER IS UP FROM JUST OVER 43-HUNDRED IN 2017. MEASLES OUTBREAKS IN SEVERAL…… MORE
Vaccine in Short Supply
AN OFFICIAL WITH THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS A SHINGLES VACCINE SHORTAGE COULD LAST FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. INFECTIOUS DISEASE BUREAU CHIEF DAN BURKE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THERE’S BEEN A RUN ON THE NEW SHINGRIX VACCINE BECAUSE IT’S MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE OLD ONE. HE SAYS SHINGLES CAN BE VERY…… MORE
New Film Liaison
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS A NEW FILM LIAISON . AMBER DODSON IS JOINING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, OVERSEEING THE FILM INDUSTRY IN THE CITY. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS FILM IS A “BIG PART OF OUR ECONOMY” WITH 180 MILLION DOLLARS SPENT LOCALLY IN 2017 ALONE. DODSON BRINGS 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FILM…… MORE
Ethics Commission in the Works
NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS HAVE UNTIL MARCH 16TH WHEN THE SESSION ENDS TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS OF A STATE ETHICS COMMISSION THAT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS LAST YEAR. HEATHER FERGUSON WITH COMMON CAUSE NEW MEXICO WANTS THE PUBLIC TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD TO ENSURE THE COMMISSION PROCESS IS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE. THERE ARE…… MORE
Santa Fe Mail-in Election Results
IT’S A WIN FOR SANTA FE’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A FIRST-TIME-EVER MAIL-IN ELECTION TO RENEW A SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY PROPERTY TAX PASSED WITH 59 PERCENT OF THE VOTE. THE “SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN” REPORTS THAT ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE A THIRD OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT’S REGISTERED VOTERS MAILED-IN OR HAND DELIVERED THEIR BALLOTS.…… MORE
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Gun Bill Headed to Governor
IT’LL BE THE FIRST GUN CONTROL MEASURE TO HIT THE GOVERNOR’S DESK. A SENATE BILL THAT REQUIRES BACKGROUND CHECKS ON PRIVATE GUN SALES PASSED IN THE STATE HOUSE ON A VOTE OF 42-TO-27 MONDAY NIGHT. LEADING UP THE VOTE, THERE WAS A LOT OF PUSH BACK FROM BOTH SIDES ON THIS BILL … BUT THE…… MORE
