NEW MEXICO LEGISLATORS ARE ALREADY PRE-FILING BILLS IN THE STATE HOUSE AND SENATE AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE SESSION STARTING IN SANTA FE. IT’S ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE 30-DAY SESSION STARTS. AND AMONG THE TOPICS GETTING ATTENTION ARE INCREASED FUNDING FOR EDUCATION … LEGALIZING MARIJUANA … GUN CONTROL AND THE MINIMUM WAGE. HOUSE…… MORE
Homelessness on the Rise in NM
MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE NEW MEXICO IS PERCEIVED TO BE A WARM STATE … BUT HOMELESSNESS IS ON THE RISE HERE. THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORTS THE NUMBER OF STREET PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO HAS RISEN 2-POINT-7 PERCENT THIS YEAR. AND IT SHOWS MORE THAN 25 HUNDRED PEOPLE SPENT AT LEAST ONE NIGHT ON…… MORE
Chevel Shepherd of NM Makes the Finals
CHEVEL SHEPHERD OF FARMINGTON MAKES IT TO THE FINALS ON “THE VOICE.” SHE SANG THREE SONGS DURING MONDAY NIGHT’S FINALE. ONE WAS A COVER SONG … ANOTHER WAS A SONG CHEVEL SANG WITH HER COACH, KELLY CLARKSON … AND THIRD WAS AN ORIGINAL PIECE THAT’S NUMBER ONE RIGHT NOW ON ITUNES ENTITLED “BROKEN HEARTS.” WIN…… MORE
Rancher Appeals Losing Grazing Permit
A NEW MEXICO RANCHER WHO TRAPPED AN ENDANGERED MEXICAN GRAY WOLF AND HIT IT WITH A SHOVEL SAYS HE PLANS TO APPEAL THE LOSS OF HIS GRAZING PERMIT. CRAIG THIESSEN SAYS HE CAN’T MAKE A LIVING WITHOUT IT. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THIESSEN WAS TOLD BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE LAST MONTH THAT HIS…… MORE
More Skimmers in NM
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE BEING SOUGHT, ACCUSED OF PLACING SKIMMERS IN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES. THOSE SKIMMERS CAN READ INFORMATION ON DEBIT CARDS, ALLOWING CROOKS TO STEAL MONEY FROM THE CARD HOLDER. APD SAYS THEY WERE CONTACTED BY THE BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE AFTER A SKIMMER WAS FOUND IN AN ATM AT WYOMING AND CARMEL…… MORE
NM Reports !st Flu Death of the Season
NEW MEXICO HAS HAD ITS FIRST FLU DEATH OF THE SEASON. DR. CHAD SMELSER WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE DEATH OF A 65 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN LINCOLN COUNTY IS A REMINDER THAT THE FLU CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ILLNESS, AND CAN EVEN BE FATAL, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE AT RISK. LAST YEAR THERE…… MORE
Top NM City for Living
RIO RANCHO HAS BEEN NAMED THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN NEW MEXICO BY MONEY MAGAZINE. THE CITY OF VISION WAS NOTED AS A CENTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE, CITING JOB AND POPULATION GROWTH. MAYOR GREGG HULL SAYS, OVER THE YEARS, RIO RANCHO CITIZENS’ CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY HAS…… MORE
Settlement Reached with LANL
A JURY HAS AWARDED A FORMER LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY OFFICIAL 735-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS JOHN J. TAPIA FILED A BREACH OF CONTRACT SUIT AGAINST THE LAB’S FORMER MANAGEMENT COMPANY IN 2016 AFTER HE WAS PUSHED OUT OF HIS JOB. LANL OFFICIALS SAY TAPIA HAD USED HIS LAB COMPUTER TO DO…… MORE
Another Warm Year for NM
LAST YEAR, 2017, WAS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD IN NEW MEXICO. AND IT LOOKS LIKE 2018 WILL ALSO BE AMONG THE WARMEST…COMING IN AT NUMBER THREE AT THIS POINT. METEOROLOGIST DAVID CRAFT AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THIS TREND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. HE SAYS EIGHT OF THE TOP…… MORE
NM Confirms First Flu Death of Season
THE FIRST FLU DEATH OF THE SEASON IS REPORTED TODAY (MON) BY THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IT WAS A 65 YEAR OLD LINCOLN COUNTY WOMAN WHO DIED AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S A REMINDER CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ILLNESS OR DEATH, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE AT RISK. FLU ACTIVITY USUALLY PEAKS BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF…… MORE
