FOUR ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS GOT THE BALL ROLLING LAST WEEK TO BAN SINGLE PLASTICS IN THE CITY. THE CLEAN AND GREEN RETAIL ORDINANCE FOR ALBUQUERQUE WAS JUST INTRODUCED AT LAST MONDAY’S COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS IS ONE OF THE FOUR WHO INTRODUCED THE MEASURE AND SAYS IT’S AN EFFORT THAT’S BEEN WORKED ON NOW…… MORE
Seniors at Risk in NM
THERE ARE MORE AND MORE OF THEM EVERY DAY. THEY’RE SENIORS AND NEW MEXICO HAS ITS FAIR SHARE OF THEM. NOW, A GROUP CALLED “THE SENIOR LIST.COM” HAS RELEASED ITS STUDY OF THE SAFEST STATES FOR SENIORS. NEW MEXICO DIDN’T DO SO WELL. OUT OF THE 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THE LAND…… MORE
NM Medical Marijuana Industry Up in Most Categories
THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS GIVING US THE LATEST NUMBERS CONCERNING THE STATE’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM. THE L-F-C SAYS THERE ARE NOW 66-THOUSAND, 725 MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS, A NEARLY 50 PERCENT INCREASE FROM A YEAR AGO. ALSO, THE NUMBER OF PERSONAL PRODUCTION LICENSES IS UP 16 PERCENT, NOW AT 75-HUNDRED. HOWEVER, THE L-F-C REPORTS THE…… MORE
NM DWI Deaths Drop
FEWER PEOPLE DIED IN ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES IN NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THERE WERE 108 DWI DEATHS IN 2018…COMPARED TO 147 THE YEAR BEFORE. THAT’S GOOD NEWS…BUT LINDA ATKINSON WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S DWI RESOURCE CENTER SAYS THAT DOESN’T MEAN THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED. THE STATE NEEDS TO DO MORE AND DO…… MORE
The Albuquerque Intersection You’ll Want to Avoid
BIG CHANGES AT A BUSY ALBUQUERQUE INTERSECTION STARTING MONDAY, JANUARY 14TH. SOME UNDERGROUND WATER LINES NEED TO BE REPAIRED NEAR EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL…FORCING THE SHUTDOWN OF WESTBOUND LANES OF MONTGOMERY AT JUAN TABO. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS THE PROJECT WILL TAKE THREE WEEKS TO COMPLETE. MORRIS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB…… MORE
Senator Heinrich So-Sponsors Federal Worker Protections
ABOUT SIX-THOUSAND FEDERAL WORKERS IN NEW MEXICO WON’T BE GETTING THEIR PAYCHECKS FRIDAY. THAT MEANS THEY CANNOT PAY THEIR MORTGAGES, CAR LOANS OR EVEN STUDENT LOANS. BUT NOW, DEMOCRATIC SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH IS WORKING ON A MEASURE TO PROTECT THOSE NEW MEXICO WORKERS. HE’S CO-SPONSORING THE “FEDERAL EMPLOYEE CIVIL RELIEF ACT,” WHICH PROTECTS FEDERAL WORKERS…… MORE
PNM Offers Federal Workers a Way Out
WITH NO PAYCHECK COMING, AND BILLS DUE, SOME NEW MEXICO FEDERAL WORKERS MAY BE WONDERING HOW TO MAKE ENDS MEET. ONE THING THEY WON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IS THE LIGHTS GOING OUT. PNM SAYS ANY FEDERAL WORKER WITH A FURLOUGH LETTER WILL NOT HAVE THEIR POWER TURNED-OFF IN THE EVENT OF NON-PAYMENT DURING THE…… MORE
NM Teachers Are Getting Raises
TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS IN NEW MEXICO ARE GETTING A RAISE. GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM’S FIRST BUDGET, RELEASED THURSDAY PROPOSES A SIX PERCENT PAY RAISE FOR ALL TEACHERS AND A MINIMUM 12 DOLLAR AN HOUR PAY RATE FOR ALL OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. THE MINIMUM WAGE WILL ALSO APPLY TO ALL STATE WORKERS. THE OVERALL EDUCATION BUDGET…… MORE
Acupuncturist Arrested in Albuquerque
AN ALBUQUERQUE ACUPUNCTURIST IS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A FEMALE PATIENT. 69 YEAR OLD MEGUMI HIRAYAMA IS NOW IN CUSTODY AFTER TURNING HIMSELF IN THURSDAY MORNING. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS THE INCIDENT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED LAST AUGUST AT HIRAYAMA’S PRACTICE ON MONTGOMERY, NEAR JEFFERSON. DROBIK SAYS DNA TESTING PROVED IT WAS HIRAYAMA’S DNA FOUND ON THE…… MORE
Hearing Friday for Man Accused of Killing Cousin
A HEARING WILL BE HELD FRIDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT COULD DETERMINE IF JERAMIAH MORFIN WILL BE HELD PENDING TRIAL. THE 15 YEAR OLD IS ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS 9-YEAR OLD FEMALE COUSIN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN AN ARROYO ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE SATURDAY MORNING. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SAYS MORFIN WILL BE TRIED…… MORE
