SOME POSITIVE NEWS REGARDING NEW MEXICO’S UNINSURED ADULTS. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROFESSOR JACK HOADLEY TELLS US NEW MEXICO’S RATE OF LOW INCOME UNINSURED ADULTS IN SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE OPTION TO EXPAND MEDICAID CONTINUES. THE RATE DROPPED FROM 46 PERCENT IN 2009 TO 21 PERCENT IN 2016, DOWN 25 PERCENTAGE…… MORE
Mobile Voting for Bernalillo County
BERNALILLO COUNTY VOTERS WILL HAVE A UNIQUE OPTION THIS YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO CASTING THEIR BALLOT. COUNTY CLERK LINDA STOVER SAYS THE COUNTY HAS RENTED A MOBILE VOTING UNIT. IT’S A 40-FOOT LONG R-V LIKE VEHICLE THAT CAN GO COUNTYWIDE. STOVER SAYS SHE HOPES TO GET A GRANT TO PURCHASE A MOBILE VOTING UNIT.…… MORE
More Legal Issues for Youngblood
THERE COULD BE MORE LEGAL TROUBLE AHEAD FOR ALBUQUERQUE STATE REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD, RECENTLY CONVICTED OF DRUNK DRIVING. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS DETERMINED YOUNGBLOOD USED HER ELECTED POSITION TO TRY TO INFLUENCE OFFICERS DURING HER ARREST EARLIER THIS YEAR…A POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF NEW MEXICO’S GOVERNMENTAL CONDUCT ACT. THAT COULD MEAN…… MORE
City Services Simplified
NEED A CITY SERVICE, BUT DON’T KNOW WHERE TO TURN? MAYOR KELLER’S OFFICE HAS STARTED A SERIES OF MEETINGS AROUND TOWN TO HELP ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. THE MAYOR TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THEY ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CALL 3-1-1…BUT SOMETIMES CITIZENS WANT TO HAVE A LONGER DISCUSSION. THEY ALSO WANT TO INTERACT WITH THE MAYOR’S OFFICE,…… MORE
Cost of Living in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho
THE COST OF LIVING IN ALBUQUERQUE AND RIO RANCHO IS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS SHOW THE DUKE CITY HAS A SCORE OF 96-POINT-FOUR AND RIO RANCHO A SCORE OF 91-POINT-2. RIO RANCHO’S SCORE IS NEARLY 9 PERCENT BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. NOT SURPRISINGLY, NEW YORK CITY HAS THE HIGHEST COST OF…… MORE
NM Christmas Display Man Dies
THE MAN WHO PUT UP POPULAR CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS IS DEAD. NORMAN BUGG DIED SUNDAY. NO WORD ON HIS CAUSE OF DEATH BUT BUGG’S FUNERAL IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 20TH AT THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS AT 5709 HAINES NORTHEAST. IT’S SET FOR 9:30 IN…… MORE
NM Lawmakers on Kavanaugh Hearing
WHAT NEW MEXICO’S LAWMAKERS ARE SAYING AFTER THE SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING ON JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGH’S SUPREME COURT NOMINATION AND THE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM? SENATOR TOM UDALL SAYS, GIVEN WHAT HE CALLS THE CREDIBLE TESTIMONY FROM CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD ABOUT BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY KAVANAUGH WHEN THEY WERE HIGH SCHOOLERS, IT’S OUTRAGEOUS THAT REPUBLICANS…… MORE
Santa Fe Police I-D Out-of-Town Murder Victim
A 64 YEAR OLD MAN IS DEAD IN SANTA FE WHILE SPENDING ONE NIGHT IN THE CITY DIFFERENT. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN SAYS RICHARD MILAN AND HIS WIFE WERE HERE FROM MICHIGAN ON A CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIP. MILAN WAS FOUND SHOT IN THE LEG AROUND 9 O’CLOCK WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HE WAS HIT IN THE…… MORE
Another Trial for Tai Chan
THERE WILL BE A THIRD TRIAL FOR FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY TAI CHAN, ACCUSED OF KILLING FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN IN LAS CRUCES IN 2014. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS, THIS TIME,THE LAS CRUCES DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL FILE VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES, NOT MURDER. TWO PREVIOUS MURDER TRIALS IN LAS CRUCES ENDED IN MIS-TRIALS BECAUSE…… MORE
Fabian Gonzales Trial Delayed Indefinitely
THE TRIAL OF FABIAN GONZALES, CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH IN THE BRUTAL MURDER OF YOUNG VICTORIA MARTENS, WAS TO BEGIN IN MID-OCTOBER. BUT NOW THAT WON’T HAPPEN. DISTRICT JUDGE CHARLES BROWN HAS PUT THE TRIAL ON HOLD INDEFINITELY. THAT AFTER PROSECUTORS APPEALED HIS DECISION TO EXCLUDE EVIDENCE OF DRUG USE BY GONZALES…… MORE
