IF YOU CURRENTLY EARN THE STATE’S MINIMUM WAGE, YOU COULD BE IN FOR A RAISE. STATE REPRESENTATIVES MIGUEL GARCIA AND JOANNE FERRARY HAVE INTRODUCED HOUSE BILL 31. THE LEGISLATION INCREASES THE MINIMUM WAGE IN PHASES. FIRST, THE WAGE GOES UP A DOLLAR AN HOUR THIS YEAR, FOLLOWED BY ONE DOLLAR INCREASES IN JULY OF 2020…… MORE
NM High School Gets Life-Saving Technology
NEW LIFE-SAVING TECHNOLOGY IS COMING TO AZTEC HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. ON WEDNESDAY, SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE UNVEILING THE “RAVE PANIC BUTTON.” IT’S AN “APP” THAT ALLOWS A PERSON TO PRESS ONE BUTTON AND AUTOMATICALLY DIAL 9-1-1 AS WELL AS SEND OUT ALERTS TO ANYONE ON THE NETWORK. THE A-G’S OFFICE SAYS AZTEC HIGH…… MORE
NM Gas Tax Could Increase
THERE’S A MOVE ON IN THE LEGISLATURE TO HIKE NEW MEXICO’S GASOLINE TAX. HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING A BILL THAT WOULD RAISE THE STATE TAX FROM 17 CENTS TO 27 CENTS A GALLON. CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS THE INCREASED REVENUE WOULD BE USED TO IMPROVE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE ROADS.… MORE
Opposition for Voting Bills
IN SANTA FE, HOUSE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY’LL OPPOSE TWO DEMOCRATIC BILLS DEALING WITH THE VOTING PROCESS. ONE WOULD ALLOW CONVICTED FELONS TO CAST A BALLOT…EVEN THOSE WHO ARE STILL INCARCERATED. THE OTHER PROPOSAL WOULD REQUIRE NEW MEXICO TO CAST ITS ELECTORAL VOTES FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO WINS THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE…EVEN IF IT GOES…… MORE
Homicides Drop in Albuquerque
AN IMPROVEMENT, BUT STILL CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE FROM ALBUQUERQUE’S HOMICIDE NUMBERS IN 2018. THERE WERE 66 MURDERS DURING THE YEAR…A 12 PERCENT DROP FROM 2017. APD SAYS DETECTIVES CLEARED OR SOLVED 56 PERCENT OF THOSE HOMICIDES. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF THE MURDERS WERE GUN-RELATED. AND…… MORE
Suspect Identified in Circle-K Double Murder
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE NAMED A SUSPECT IN A DOUBLE MURDER THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK AT THE CIRCLE K STORE AT MENAUL AND UNIVERSITY. APD SAYS 32 YEAR OLD JAMES ALEX CHAVEZ SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. A FELONY WARRANT CHARGES HIM WITH TWO COUNTS OF HOMICIDE…PLUS PROBATION VIOLATION AND RECEIVING OR TRANSFERRING A STOLEN…… MORE
New Judge for Griego Hearing
STATE DISTRICT JUDGE ALISA HART IS THE NEW JUDGE HEARING NEHEMIAH GRIEGO’S AMENABILITY HEARING. AND SHE SAYS INSTEAD OF STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING, SHE’LL PICK UP THE HEARING WHERE IT LEFT OFF WHEN CHILDREN’S COURT JUDGE JOHN ROMERO RECUSED HIMSELF FROM IT. GRIEGO IS NOW 21 YEARS OLD, BUT HE WAS ONLY 15 WHEN HE…… MORE
The Ups and Downs of Home Sales
STATE DISTRICT JUDGE ALISA HART IS THE NEW JUDGE HEARING NEHEMIAH GRIEGO’S AMENABILITY HEARING. AND SHE SAYS INSTEAD OF STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING, SHE’LL PICK UP THE HEARING WHERE IT LEFT OFF WHEN CHILDREN’S COURT JUDGE JOHN ROMERO RECUSED HIMSELF FROM IT. GRIEGO IS NOW 21 YEARS OLD, BUT HE WAS ONLY 15 WHEN HE…… MORE
Problem for Local Non-Profit Getting Fixed
A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDES IN-HOME CARE FOR NEW PARENTS IS JUST NOW GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL. ALLEN SANCHEZ IS WITH “CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES-ST JOSEPH’S.” HE SAYS, FOR MONTHS, WHEN THEY CALLED A CLIENT IT WOULD SHOW UP AS A CALL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY-ICE. HE SAYS THE MESSAGE CAN REALLY…… MORE
Still Closed in Downtown Albuquerque
IT’S BEEN CLOSED NEARLY THREE WEEKS IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE AND HAS PEOPLE WONDERING WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION IS AT COAL BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH STREETS. DRIVERS COMPLAIN IT’S DIFFICULT TO GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. THE CONSTRUCTION IS FOR THE ZOCALO LOFTS THAT BROKE GROUND LAST SUMMER, BUT THE CLOSURE IS CAUSING TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND…… MORE
