NEW MEXICO PALES IN COMPARISON TO OTHER STATES WHEN HIT COMES TO HIRING. WE’RE HEARING IN NATIONAL NEWS REPORTS THAT HIRING IS ON THE RISE ACROSS THE U-S. BUT JEFF MITCHELL, DIRECTOR OF UNM’S BUREAU OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH, SAYS HIRING HAS ONLY INCREASED IN THIS STATE BY ONE OR TWO PERCENT.…… MORE
NM Opioid Deaths Decrease
OPIOID DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO SEEM TO BE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN AMONG THE WORST STATES FOR FATAL OVERDOSES FOR MANY YEARS…BUT DEATHS TIED TO PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS HAVE FALLEN NOW FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW. STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST MICHAEL LANDEN SAYS THEIR PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM AT…… MORE
NM More Sober Than You Think
TURNS OUT NEW MEXICO IS A PRETTY SOBER STATE. THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF A NEW REPORT FROM THE WEBSITE 24-7 WALL STREET. IT SAYS NEW MEXICO IS THE SIXTH MOST SOBER STATE. THE REPORT SAYS 13.8 PERCENT OF ADULTS HERE BINGE DRINK OR DRINK HEAVILY. THE NATIONAL RATE IS 18 PERCENT.…… MORE
Nail Salon Scam in NM
IMPOSTERS POSING AS STATE INSPECTORS ARE TARGETING SALONS IN NEW MEXICO. THE REGULATION AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FAKE INSPECTORS ARE TELLING SALON OWNERS THEY NEED TO PAY A FEE IN ORDER TO REMAIN OPEN, A FEE THAT CAN HIT AS HIGH AS 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS. MIKE UNTHANK IS THE DEPARTMENT’S SUPERINTENDENT…… MORE
Another Citizens’ Policy Academy
WANT TO KNOW THE INSIDE STORY ON THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT? APD IS BEGINNING ITS NEXT CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY ON MARCH 20. THE CLASSES ARE HELD TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS FROM 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM, AND THERE’S ROOM FOR 50 STUDENTS. MOST EVERY APD DEPARTMENT IS INVOLVED IN THE TRAINING,…… MORE
Suspect Killed in NE Albuquerque Shooting
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING AT SANDIA VISTA APARTMENTS AT 901 TRAMWAY NORTHEAST. OFFICERS WERE SENT THEIR EARLIER FRIDAY AFTER GETTING REPORTS OF THE SHOOTING. THEY DISCOVERED THAT A SUSPECT TRYING TO BREAK INTO ONE OF THE APARTMENTS WAS SHOT BY THE HOMEOWNER. THE SUSPECT LATER DIED OF HIS INJURIES.…… MORE
Commissioner Asked to Resign
VALENCIA COUNTY COMMISSIONER DAVID HYDER IS CENSURED AND ASKED TO STEP DOWN FROM HIS POSITION. IT’S OVER ALLEGATIONS HE HAD INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH THREE COUNTY WORKERS. HYDER WAS PUBLICLY CENSURED DURING THURSDAY NIGHT’S SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING, DURING HE WAS ASKED TO RESIGN. THREE PEOPLE CAME FORWARD IN JANUARY TO TELL THE…… MORE
Griego Goes to Prison
FORMER STATE SENATOR PHIL GRIEGO HAD UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 9TH, TO REPORT TO PRISON TO BEGIN AN 18 MONTH SENTENCE FOR FRAUD AND BRIBERY. BUT THE 69 YEAR OLD TURNED HIMSELF IN ON THURSDAY …A DAY EARLY. GRIEGO, FROM SAN JOSE, WAS CONVICTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES LAST YEAR FOR HIS ROLE…… MORE
What’s the Connection Between NM and West Virginia?
TEACHERS ARE FIGHTING FOR HIGHER PAY … AND THAT INCLUDES NEW MEXICO. TEACHERS HERE HAVEN’T PUSHED FOR RAISES LIKE THEIR COLLEAGUES IN WEST VIRGINIA. BUT ALBUQUERQUE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS PRESIDENT ELLEN BERNSTEIN TELLS US THERE’S ONE AREA WHERE THE TWO STATES ARE SIMILAR. SHE SAYS IT’S THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS THAT…… MORE
Museum Renovations Bring 100s of Jobs
THE NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART IN SANTA FE IS BEING RENOVATED TO ADD THE VLADUM ART ANNEX TO THE BUILDING. IT’S BEING DONE WITH A MAJOR DONATION FOOTING THE BILL FOR FINAL RENOVATIONS. AND OFFICIALS SAY THE VENUE WILL NOT ONLY GENERATE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT WILL CREATE 345 NEW JOBS.…… MORE
