GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS FILLED ONE OF THE HIGHEST-PROFILE POSITIONS IN HER ADMINISTRATION. SHE HAS APPOINTED KAREN TRUJILLO OF LAS CRUCES TO BE NEW MEXICO’S NEXT SECRETARY OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. TRUJILLO WILL HAVE TO RESIGN FROM HER DONA ANA COUNTY COMMISSION SEAT SHE WON IN THE LAST ELECTION. SHE IS ALSO A…… MORE
Interstate Crash Kills Two
TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A PAIR OF SEMI’S CRASHED INTO EACH OTHER ON I-40 WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE DEPT LT. DAVID LUJAN SAYS THE BIG RIGS COLLIDED HEAD-ON NEAR ROUTE 66 CASINO. HE SAYS THEY’RE NOT CLEAR ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE CRASH. HE SAYS ONE SEMI WAS MOVING…… MORE
NM Settles with Walgreens
A LITTLE EXTRA REVENUE COMING IN TO THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS NEW MEXICO IS PART OF A SETTLEMENT WITH WALGREENS THAT WILL RESULT IN NEW MEXICO GETTING 840-THOUSAND DOLLARS, PART OF A 200-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WITH ALL FIFTY STATE. THE SETTLEMENT RESOLVES ALLEGATIONS THAT WALGREENS OVER-DISPENSED INSULIN PENS TO…… MORE
Woman Sentenced for Fatal Crash
CHRISTIE NORIEGA COULD HAVE GOTTEN 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A CRASH LAST YEAR NORTH OF ALBUQUERQUE THAT LEFT TWO MEN DEAD. BUT THE JUDGE GAVE NORIEGA A BREAK THURSDAY, SENTENCING HER TO THREE YEARS BEHIND BARS. PROSECUTORS ALLEGED NORIEGA WAS DRUNK WHEN SHE HIT AND KILLED TWO MEN CHANGING A TIRE ON THE SIDE…… MORE
Judge Faces Drunk Driving Charge
AN ALBUQUERQUE JUDGE FACES A DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE. DEBORAH WALKER, WHO’S BEEN A FAMILY COURT JUDGE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING A CRASH IN THE 2-THOUSAND BLOCK OF CANDELARIA NORTHWEST. THE ARRESTING OFFICER SAYS WALKER SMELLED OF ALCOHOL AND HAD SLURRED SPEECH. A BREATHALYZER TEST SHOWED SHE WAS ABOVE THE…… MORE
Another Hotel for Albuquerque in the Works
PLANS ARE MOVING AHEAD FOR A NEW HOTEL ON CENTRAL AVENUE BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND UNM. CARMELINA HART WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT BOND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A HOTEL ACROSS FROM PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL. SHE SAYS ONE FLOOR WILL GO TO THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE WITH A SKY BRIDGE…… MORE
NM House Approves Teacher Sick Leave Bill
NEW MEXICO TEACHERS WOULD GET UP TO 10 DAYS OF SICK LEAVE A YEAR UNDER A BILL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED IN THE STATE HOUSE. AND THE NUMBER OF DAYS OFF FOR BEING SICK WOULD NOT HURT THEIR YEARLY PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. THIS BILL HAD BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT WHEN REPUBLICAN SUSANA MARTINEZ WAS GOVERNOR …BUT SHE VETOED IT. IT’S…… MORE
Legislation Would Raise Teacher Pay
THERE’S A BILL IN THE NEW MEXICO SENATE THAT PUMPS AN ADDITIONAL 315 MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE STATE’S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM…AND RAISES TEACHER PAY TO 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR TIER ONE…50-THOUSAND FOR TIER TWO…AND 60-THOUSAND FOR TIER THREE. NOW, THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HAS GIVEN ITS APPROVAL TO A SEPARATE BILL THAT INCREASES THOSE SALARIES BY…… MORE
NM’s Biggest Cannabis Producer Sues the State
THE NEW MEXICO TAX AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT IS BEING SUED BY THE STATE’S BIGGEST MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCER. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS ULTRA HEALTH’S EFFORT HOPES TO RECOVER MORE AND 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN SALES TAXES IT SAYS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY AS ITS PRODUCTS ARE MEDICINE. STATE LAW EXEMPTS PRESCRIPTION…… MORE
Government Shutdown Having Greater Impact on NM
SINCE IT’S LASTED A LOT LONGER, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ECONOMIST JEFF MITCHELL SAYS THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS HAVING A MUCH GREATER IMPACT IN NEW MEXICO THAN PREVIOUS ONES. HE SAYS THOUSANDS OF NEW MEXICANS ARE NOW WITHOUT A PAYCHECK. HE SAYS THERE ARE ABOUT 22-THOUSAND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN NEW MEXICO, AND ROUGHLY HALF…… MORE
