NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN SANDY JONES WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU ON NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY’S PROPOSED RATE HIKE. THE COMPANY IS ASKING FOR AN 8-MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE IN ANNUAL BASE REVENUES … ROUGHLY A 1-POINT-4 PERCENT INCREASE FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL GAS BILL. ABOUT 92 PERCENT OF THE GAS COMPANY’S CUSTOMER BASE…… MORE
State Lawmaker Accused of Sexual Harassment
A STATE LAWMAKER FROM SANTA FE IS BEING ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. LAURA BONAR WITH THE GROUP “ANIMAL PROTECTION VOTERS,” SAYS REPRESENTATIVE CARL TRUJILLO HARASSED AND PROPOSITIONED HER DURING THE 2013 AND 2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS…AND SHE’S CALLING FOR HIM TO RESIGN. BONAR SAYS TRUJILLO SPONSORED BILLS IMPORTANT TO HER ORGANIZATION AND USED HIS ROLE TO…… MORE
More Charges Against Sect Leaders
TWO LEADERS OF A PARAMILITARY RELIGIOUS SECT IN CIBOLA COUNTY…ALREADY ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING AND CHILD ABUSE…NOW FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF EVIDENCE TAMPERING AND CONSPIRACY. THE GALLUP INDEPENDENT REPORTS THAT JAMES AND DEBORAH GREEN HAD EACH BEEN CHARGED PREVIOUSLY WITH 18 COUNTS. LAW ENFORCEMENT RAIDED THEIR COMPOUND LAST YEAR OVER CONCERNS OF CHILD ABUSE. AUTHORITIES SAY…… MORE
City Ramps Up Police Chief Search
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW ACTIVELY SEARCHING NATIONWIDE FOR A NEW CHIEF OF APD. INTERIM CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER HAS SERVED IN THAT CAPACITY SINCE TIM KELLER BECAME MAYOR IN DECEMBER. DURING THAT TIME, KELLER SAYS THE CITY’S ALREADY SEEING BETTER USE OF CRIME FIGHTING STRATEGIES AND IS WORKING TO RETAIN AND RECRUIT OFFICERS. AS…… MORE
Drone Hampers NM Fire Fight
FIREFIGHTERS TAKING ON THE CHICOMA FIRE ON THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST HAVE TO DEAL WITH MORE THAN RUGGED TERRITORY AND WINDY CONDITIONS . ALL AIR SUPPORT FOR THE FIRE WAS GROUNDED EARLIER THIS WEEK AFTER A DRONE WAS SPOTTED OVER THE FIRE. POLICE WENT OUT LOOKING FOR THE DRONE’S OPERATOR BUT COULDN’T LOCATE THE…… MORE
February a Good Month for Oil and Gas
NEW MEXICO OIL RIGS HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY LATELY. NEW MEXICO PRODUCED 588-THOUSAND BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY IN FEBRUARY…AND THAT WAS A RECORD BREAKER. THE NUMBERS COME FROM THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, WHICH SAYS NEW MEXICO HAS NOW DOUBLED ITS OIL PRODUCTION OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THE STATE ENERGY, MINERALS, AND NATURAL…… MORE
McKinley County Still Dealing with Whooping Cough
WHOOPING COUGH CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN IN MCKINLEY COUNTY. THE FIRST CASES IN A COMMUNITY-WIDE OUTBREAK REPORTED THIS YEAR WERE IN MARCH WHEN THERE WERE EIGHT LABORATORY-CONFIRMED CASES AND 15 PROBABLE CASES. THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOW UP TO 26 CONFIRMED AND 39 PROBABLE CASES. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THOSE IN VULNERABLE…… MORE
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NM Attorney General on UNM Accountability
ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS A MESSAGE FOR UNM: EITHER BE MORE COOPERATIVE WITH HIS OFFICE’S INVESTIGATION INTO UNIVERSITY MATTERS, OR FACE A COURT FIGHT. BALDERAS TELLS OUR SPORTS STATION, THE SPORTS ANIMAL, HE HAS SENT A LETTER TO UNM PRESIDENT GARNETT STOKES AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS, SAYING HE’S MET RESISTANCE FROM INSIDE THE…… MORE
NM A-G Joins Census Lawsuit
THERE’S A LOT OF MONEY RESTING ON ONE QUESTION. IT’S THE QUESTION ABOUT CITIZENSHIP THAT COULD END UP ON THE 2020 CENSUS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS. HIS OFFICE HAS JOINED A GROUP OF STATES OPPOSING THE PLAN TO PUT THE QUESTION BEFORE RESIDENTS. A-G SPOKESMAN JAMES HALLINAN SAYS THE FEAR…… MORE
