AREAS EAST OF NEW MEXICO’S CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ARE SOON EXPECTED TO BE HIT WITH THE FIRST WIDE-SPREAD WINTER PRECIPITATION EVENT OF THE SEASON. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON IT COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. HE EXPECTS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. HE SAYS IT’LL FAVOR PLACES LIKE LAS VEGAS, RATON, CLINES…… MORE
Lower Gas Prices for NM
TRIPLE “A” NEW MEXICO IS OUT WITH ITS LATEST GAS PRICE SURVEY. IT SHOWS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW AT 2-68 A GALLON, DOWN A NICKEL FROM LAST WEEK BUT STILL 20 CENTS A GALLON HIGHER THAN AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOW 2-73, SIX CENTS LESS THAN LAST WEEK. TRIPLE…… MORE
APS to Request a Tax Hike
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
