IT MAY BE A LITTLE TOO EARLY FOR YOU TO BE THINKING CHRISTMAS, BUT THAT’S NOT THE CASE AT THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST. THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST HAS ANNOUNCED ITS CHRISTMAS TREE CUTTING PLAN FOR THIS YEAR. THE PERMITS GO ON SALE ON NOVEMBER 22ND AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL DECEMBER 24TH.…… MORE
Lujan Grisham Leads NM Governor’s Race
ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY AND A NEW POLL SHOWS THE LEADER IN THE GOVERNOR’S RACE IN NEW MEXICO IS DEMOCRAT MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM. SHE’S LEADING HER REPUBLICAN OPPONENT STEVE PEARCE BY 10 POINTS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS 53 PERCENT OF THE VOTERS THEY SURVEYED SAY THEY’D VOTE FOR OR HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOT FOR…… MORE
Constitutional Amendment Addresses Ethics in NM
NEW MEXICO VOTERS ON TUESDAY WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE A COMMISSION SOME SAY IS LONG OVERDUE. THERE’S A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON THE BALLOT CREATING AN INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION. THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES SAYS NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF ONLY SIX STATES WITHOUT ONE. SUPPORTERS SAY AN ETHICS COMMISSION IS NEEDED, GIVEN RECENT…… MORE
Turnaround on Voting in NM
ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, WALLET HUB DID A STUDY THAT SHOWED NEW MEXICANS ARE NOT AS POLITICALLY ENGAGED AS VOTERS IN OTHER STATES. WALLET HUB ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ SAYS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS THE MOST POLITICALLY ENGAGED STATE. SHE SAYS THEY FOUND NEW MEXICO TO BE THE LEAST POLITICALLY ENGAGED STATE, RANKED AS 51ST.…… MORE
Dems Pour Money Into Second Congressional District Race
WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY , POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS ONE OF THE MOST INTRIGUING RACES IS THE BIG MONEY BATTLE BETWEEN DEMOCRAT XOCHITL TORRES-SMALL AND REPUBLICAN YVETTE HARRELL IN NEW MEXICO’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: HE SAYS THE STAKES ARE THE HIGHEST IN THIS RACE AND HAS REALLY PICKED UP STEAM SINCE IT…… MORE
Vacant Seat on Salary Commission
THERE’S A SEAT OPEN ON THE CITIZENS INDEPENDENT SALARY COMMISSION. THE GROUP OF FIVE MEMBERS ARE CHARGED WITH REVIEWING THE SALARIES OF THESE OFFICIALS AT LEAST A YEAR PRIOR TO EACH REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND RECOMMEND TO THE VOTERS IF THEIR PAY SHOULD GO UP OR DOWN … SUBJECT TO A REFERENDUM. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED…… MORE
Santa Fe Ski Area Making More Snow
COULD IT BE A SIGN OF A BETTER SKI SEASON IN NEW MEXICO? SKI SANTA FE GOT MORE THAN 13 INCHES OF SNOW EARLIER THIS WEEK…AND SKI AREA MANAGER BEN ABRUZZO SAYS THAT’S ONE OF THEIR BEST STARTS IN TEN YEARS. HE’S HOPING THEY CAN OPEN THE SLOPES ON SCHEDULE. HE SAYS THEY’RE SHOOTING FOR…… MORE
Lower Rail Runner Rider Numbers
NOT AS MANY PEOPLE ARE RIDING THE RAIL RUNNER THESE DAYS. PASSENGER NUMBERS FELL BY ALMOST SIX PERCENT IN THE PAST YEAR…AND THERE’S BEEN A 36 PERCENT DECLINE SINCE 2010. RAIL RUNNER SPOKESPERSON AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS MUCH OF THE DECLINE IS TIED TO THE RELATIVELY LOW GAS PRICES WE’VE BEEN SEEING. SHE SAYS IT’S LESS…… MORE
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Deputy-Involved Shooting in Bernalillo County
CENTRAL BETWEEN 7TH AND 10TH STREETS IS BACK OPEN IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE AFTER A DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WERE INITIALLY SENT TO AN ARMED ROBBERY IN THE SOUTH VALLEY AT A DOLLAR GENERAL STORE ON ISLETA AROUND 9PM WEDNESDAY. THEN THEY GOT ANOTHER CALL ABOUT AN ARMED ROBBERY AT A CHEVRON STATION…… MORE
