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
Balderas and Toulouse-Oliver Back on the Job
DEMOCRAT HECTOR BALDERAS IS BACK IN THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE. BALDERAS … WHO’S 45 … WON THE SEAT IN 2014 AFTER SERVING AS STATE AUDITOR … AND IS NOW RE-ELECTED TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM AS A-G. SECRETARY OF STATE MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER IS ALSO A WINNING DEMOCRAT IN THE MID TERMS. SHE’S BEEN…… MORE
Gonzales in the Sheriff’s Department
THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT MANNY GONZALES NOT ORDERING BODY CAMERAS FOR HIS DEPUTIES … AND IT SEEMED TO PUT HIM AT A DISADVANTAGE. BUT GONZALES WAS RE-ELECTED ON TUESDAY AS THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF. GONZALES IS A DEMOCRAT. HIS OPPONENT WAS FORMER APD OFFICER LOU GOLSON, A REPUBLICAN. THE SURPRISE WIN TUESDAY…… MORE
Youngblood is Out … Bash is In
MONICA YOUNGBLOOD IS NOT RETURNING TO SANTA FE. SHE LOST HER STATE REPRESENTATIVE SEAT … HOUSE SEAT 68 IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF ALBUQUERQUE … TO DEMOCRAT KAREN BASH. BASH WON WITH 58 PERCENT OF THE VOTE TO YOUNGBLOOD’S 42 PERCENT. RECENTLY, YOUNGBLOOD WAS CONVICTED OF DWI AND HER ARREST WAS IN THE HEADLINES FOR…… MORE
Go Bonds Approved by Voters
THE GO-BONDS ARE A “GO,” WITH ALBUQUERQUE PLANNING HOW IT WILL SPEND THE MONEY. THE SIZE OF THE BOND IS 126-POINT-2 MILLION DOLLARS. ALBUQUERQUE WANTS TO UPDATE AND FIX MAJOR ROADS AND PARKS. IT’S ALSO EXPECTED TO BUILD A HOMELESS CENTER IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE, AS WELL AS PUBLIC COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND A 3-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR…… MORE
More Evidence Against NM Priest
THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE IS INTRODUCING MORE EVIDENCE IN ITS CASE AGAINST ACCUSED PEDOPHILE PRIEST ARTHUR PERRAULT. THE 80 YEAR OLD IS CHARGED WITH MOLESTING A YOUNG BOY IN THE EARLY 1990S IN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE. NOW, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS FEDERAL PROSECUTORS PLAN TO INTRODUCE EVIDENCE OF PERRAULT’S “UNCHARGED” CRIMES AGAINST…… MORE
Alleged Carjacker in Court
AN ALLEGED CARJACKER MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN FEDERAL COURT ON TUESDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. TWENTY-ONE YEAR OLD DONOVAN YOUNG IS ACCUSED OF STEALING A PERSON’S PICKUP AT GUNPOINT AT A SMITH’S GROCERY STORE AT YALE AND COAL LAST FRIDAY NIGHT…THEN LEADING OFFICERS ON A CHASE THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT REACHED SPEEDS OF 100 MPH. YOUNG…… MORE
Long Sentence for Former High School Coach
A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH GETS 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING FEMALE STUDENTS. KRQE TV REPORTS DAMIEN HYATT WAS ARRESTED IN 2016 AFTER SEVERAL FEMALE STUDENTS AT MORIARTY HIGH SCHOOL SAID HE HAD GIVEN THEM ALCOHOL IN RETURN FOR SEXUAL FAVORS. HYATT COULD HAVE GOTTEN 24 YEARS BEHIND BARS.… MORE
New Housing Project for Albuquerque
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH HOPEWORKS AND “YES” HOUSING FOR A 42 UNIT SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. IT’S DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE DEALING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. PLANS CALL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO GO UP AT 1215 3RD STREET NORTHWEST . THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE PROJECT COMES WITH…… MORE
