GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM DELIVERED HER FIRST STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS YESTERDAY (TUE) AT THE OPENING OF THE 60 DAY SESSION. SHE SAYS THOSE IN THE EDUCATION FIELD HAVE LONG BEEN NEGLECTED WHEN IT COMES TO PAY AND SHE IS PROMISING RAISES OF 6 PERCENT FOR TEACHERS. SHE ALSO SAYS THEY’LL RAISE THE MINIMUM…… MORE
Democrats Focus on Education Spending
SOME LOFTY EXPECTATIONS FROM DEMOCRATS AT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. HOUSE SPEAKER BRIAN EGOLF HAS RELEASED A YOUTUBE STATEMENT OUTLINING SOME OF THE PRIORITIES HIS PARTY HAS FOR THIS SESSION. TOP OF THE LIST…EDUCATION SPENDING WITH MORE MONEY GOING TO TEACHERS AND CLASSROOMS. HE SAYS THEY’LL ALSO WORK TO EXPAND RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO, DIVERSIFY…… MORE
Shutdown Continues Taking Toll on NM Food Banks
NEW MEXICANS WHO RELY ON SNAP BENEFITS … OR FOOD STAMPS … ARE GLAD TO HEAR THEY’LL STILL GET THOSE BENEFIT THROUGH FEBRUARY. BUT THEY’RE STARTING TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN MARCH. FOOD BANKS … LIKE THE ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT SUPPLIES THE WHOLE STATE … ARE FEELING THE PINCH MORE AND…… MORE
Youngblood Back in Court
A PROBATION VIOLATION HEARING WILL BE HELD IN METRO COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE ON WEDNESDAY FOR FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD. SHE WAS CONVICTED OF DRUNK DRIVING LAST YEAR…AND AS PART OF HER PROBATION SHE CAN’T USE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT TWO TESTS THAT YOUNGBLOOD TOOK TO CHECK FOR RECENT ALCOHOL USE…… MORE
APD on Looking for Patrol Car Thief
YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING WHAT’S GOING THROUGH THE MIND OF SOMEONE WHO STEALS A POLICE CAR. THAT’S A QUESTION APD WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERED. BACK ON JANUARY FIRST, AROUND 3:00 AM, A MAN IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE IS SEEN ON VIDEO STEALING A POLICE CRUISER. IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE PRISONER TRANSPORT CENTER AT FOURTH AND…… MORE
The Potholes are Back
WITH ALL THE RECENT SNOW STORMS IN ALBUQUERQUE, POTHOLES HAVE BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE ON CITY STREETS. JOHNNY CHANDLER WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS CREWS ARE NOW OUT IN FORCE FIXING THEM. HE SAYS THEY HAVE THREE TRUCKS DEDICATED TO POT HOLE REPAIR, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A FOURTH CREW JOINING THE OTHER THREE…… MORE
NM Winter Improving
LAST YEAR, NEW MEXICO HAD ONE OF ITS DRIEST WINTERS EVER. BUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT SAYS THINGS HAVE TURNED AROUND THIS WINTER. HE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN VERY PRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS COMING THROUGH IN LATE DECEMBER AND EARLY JANUARY. FONTENOT SAYS MOST RIVER BASINS IN NEW MEXICO ARE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL…… MORE
NM Kids Still in Bad Shape
SOME IMPROVEMENTS, BUT STILL NOT VERY GOOD. THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE FROM THE 2018 NEW MEXICO KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK. IT SHOWS THAT NEW MEXICO STILL RANKS 48TH FOR CHILD POVERTY AMONG THE 50 STATES. THE NUMBERS ARE BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO TEEN PREGNANCY RATES…CHILDREN LIVING IN HIGH POVERTY AREAS…AND THE RATE OF HIGH…… MORE
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NM LFC Unveils Budget Plan
THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE PROPOSES A 7-BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET PLAN FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. IT’LL BE INTRODUCED THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT STARTS TUESDAY. THE PLAN RELEASED MONDAY STILL HAS EDUCATION AS IT’S STAR. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE PLAN WOULD USE TAX DOLLARS FROM THE INCREASE IN OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION TO PAY FOR TEACHERS…… MORE
