IT’S YOUR CALL IF ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS GETS A TAX HIKE … ONE THAT RAISES THE TAX RATE 4-POINT-7 PERCENT. THE APS BOARD APPROVED THE TAX HIKE REQUEST FOR THE BALLOT AT THEIR WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEETING WITH A 6-TO-1 VOTE. THE ONLY BOARD MEMBER VOTING AGAINST IT WAS PEGGY MULLER-ARAGON. THE DISTRICT’S PRIORITY LIST INCLUDES…… MORE
Former NM Senator Heads Up Lujan Grisham’s Transition Team
NEW MEXICO’S GOVERNOR ELECT IS BRINGING FORMER NEW MEXICO SENATOR JEFF BINGAMAN OUT OF RETIREMENT. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS NAMED HIM CHAIRMAN OF HER TRANSITION TEAM INTO THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE. HE’LL HEAD UP THE TEAM THAT WILL SHAPE POLICY AND HELP LUJAN GRISHAM WITH CABINET CHOICES. LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS SHE WANTS THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST…… MORE
Torres-Small Wins Congressional Race
THE VOTES HAVE BEEN RECOUNTED AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO’S DISTRICT TWO CONGRESSIONAL RACE HAS A DIFFERENT WINNER. REPUBLICAN YVETTE HERRELL WAS NAMED THE WINNER IN HER RACE AGAINST XOCHITL TORRES SMALL… BUT TORRES SMALL SAID SHE WOULDN’T CONCEDE UNTIL ALL THE VOTES WERE COUNTED. GOOD THING SHE WAITED BECAUSE THE COUNT DISCOVERED TORRES SMALL ACTUALLY…… MORE
Protest at Albuquerque High School
A PROTEST AT CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL IN ALBUQUERQUE ON WEDNESDAY. ABOUT 30 STUDENTS TOOK PART, STANDING OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL WITH SIGNS PROTESTING A TEACHER WHO ACTUALLY CUT THE HAIR OF A NATIVE AMERICAN FEMALE STUDENT. THE SIGNS READ “WE STAND WITH CIBOLA HIGH INDIGENOUS STUDENTS,” “YOU CAN’T CUT MY CULTURE,” AND “BRAIDS ARE BEAUTY.” ANOTHER…… MORE
NM Finally Has Ethics Commission
NEW MEXICANS HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED THE CREATION OF AN INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION. HEATHER FERGUSON WITH COMMON CAUSE NEW MEXICO SAYS APPROVAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SHOWS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE WANT TO ONCE AGAIN HAVE FAITH IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM. SHE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY HIGH PROFILE SCANDALS IN RECENT YEARS. FERGUSON…… MORE
Will Walter White Return to NM?
WILL ACTOR BRIAN CRANSTON BE RETURNING TO NEW MEXICO? HE WAS ON THE DAN PATRICK SHOW ON OUR SPORTS STATION, 6-10 THE SPORTS ANIMAL ON WEDNESDAY, TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A MOVIE BASED ON “BREAKING BAD,” THE SERIES HE STARRED IN FROM 2008 UNTIL 2013 AS THE CHARACTER “WALTER WHITE.” CRANSTON SAYS GETTING INTO…… MORE
Grant Funds Bring “Urban Parks” to NM
BERNALILLO COUNTY IS GETTING A “GREAT URBAN PARKS CAMPAIGN” GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION. BERNALILLO COUNTY WAS ONE OF 10 ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE TO GET THE GRANT, WHICH WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP “GREEN STORMWATER” INFRASTRUCTURE . THE MONEY, 220-THOUSAND DOLLARS, WILL PAY TO INSTALL LOW IMPACT DESIGN LANDSCAPING ALONG THE NORTHERN END…… MORE
Haaland Wins … Torres Small is in Waiting Mode
DEMOCRAT DEB HAALAND IS AMONG NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN TO WIN THEIR ELECTIONS. SHE’S NOW THE CONGRESSWOMAN IN THE FIRST DISTRICT. SHE WAS UP AGAINST REPUBLICAN JANICE ARNOLD JONES, WHO TOOK 36 PERCENT OF THE VOTE … AND LLOYD PRINCE, A LIBERTARIAN, WHO HAD FIVE PERCENT OF THE VOTE. IT’S BELIEVED HAALAND TOOK THE LEAD IN…… MORE
NM Welcomes New Governor
OUR NEW GOVERNOR IN NEW MEXICOIS DEMOCRAT MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM. SHE’S THE SECOND LATINA AND WOMAN TO SIT IN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE. SHE SAYS SHE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO HER NEW JOB AND SAYS SHE’LL THANK HER SUPPORTERS, THEN GET TO WORK. LUJAN GRISHAM BEAT REPUBLICAN STEVE PEARCE IN THE GOVENROR’S RACE ON TUESDAY. HE HAD…… MORE
Heinrich Re-Elected
OTHER DEMOCRATS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN WINNING RE-ELECTION IN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY. MARTIN HEINRICH IS AMONG THEM. HE WON HIS SENATE SEAT EASILY WITH 54 PERCENT OF THE VOTE COMPARED TO MICK RICH, A REPUBLICAN, TAKING 31 PERCENT OF THE VOTE AND LIBERTARIAN GARY JOHNSON WINNING 15 PERCENT. ANOTHER DEMOCRAT BACK IN WASHINGTON IS BEN RAY…… MORE
