WE HEAR HIRING IS ON THE RISE IN OTHER STATES IN THE U-S. BUT JEFF MITCHELL WITH THE UNM BUREAU OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH SAYS NEW MEXICO LAGS FAR BEHIND THOSE STATES WHEN IT COMES TO HIRING. HE TELLS US HIRING IS BETTER THAN IT WAS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO,…… MORE
Cartel Trio Sentenced in Albuquerque
THREE MEN CONNECTED TO A MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL FACE DECADES IN PRISON FOLLOWING A TWO WEEK TRIAL IN ALBUQUERQUE. EDWIN ORTIZ-PARRA AND EDER ORTIZ-PARRA WERE CONVICTED ON ALL COUNTS, INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATHS OF TWO MEN. CO-DEFENDANT RAFAEL GARCIA-PARRA WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. …… MORE
Albuquerque Mayor Gives Update on A-R-T
EARLIER THIS YEAR, MAYOR TIM KELLER CALLED THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT A LEMON. ON TUESDAY, THE MAYOR WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE DAYTONA TRANSIT BUS TERMINAL TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON A-R-T. IN JANUARY, KELLER SAID IT WAS UNCLEAR WHEN THE SYSTEM WOULD BE UP AND RUNNING DUE…… MORE
NM Governor Signs Teacher Pay Raises
TEACHERS IN NEW MEXICO WILL BE GETTING A RAISE. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS SIGNING SENATE BILL 119 THAT SETS MINIMUM SALARIES FOR TEACHERS AT ALL LEVELS OF LICENSURE. UNDER THE LEGISLATION, LEVEL ONE TEACHERS WILL SEE PAY GO FROM 30-THOUSAND TO 36 THOUSAND A YEAR. LEVEL TWO GOES FROM 40-THOUSAND TO 44…… MORE
Councilors Approve Sales Tax Hike
THE THREE-EIGHTS OF A PERCENT SALES TAX HIKE IS APPROVED BY THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL. MONEY GENERATED BY THE TAX HIKE WILL GO TO THE CITY’S DEFICIT AND PUBLIC SAFETY. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION … SHAUN WILLOUGHBY … TOLD THE COUNCIL HE BACKS THE TAX INCREASE, BUT IT WAS…… MORE
Pot Bill Goes to Council Committee
THE PENALTY FOR POSSESSING AN OUNCE OR LESS OF MARIJUANA IN ALBUQUERQUE COULD BE REDUCED. MONDAY NIGHT, CITY COUNCILORS PAT DAVIS AND ISAAC BENTON JOINED EMILY KALTENBACH WITH THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE TO INTRODUCE A NEW ORDINANCE THAT DECRIMINALIZES HAVING AN OUNCE OR LESS OF POT IN YOUR POSSESSION. IT DROPS…… MORE
High Court Now Involved in Water Battle
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN INTERVENE IN A WATER CASE PITTING TEXAS AGAINST NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO. THAT WAS THE RULING MONDAY FROM THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT JUSTICE NEIL GORSUCH, WRITING FOR THE COURT, SAID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST BE ALLOWED TO MEET ITS FEDERAL WATER COMMITMENTS INVOLVING THE…… MORE
Signed Legislation to Reduce NM Auto Thefts
AUTO RECYCLERS WILL NOW BE REQUIRED TO VERIFY THAT ANY VEHICLE THEY PURCHASE FOR RECYCLING HAS NOT BEEN STOLEN. HOUSE BILL 52 IS NOW THE LAW. THE MEASURE WAS CO-SPONSORED BY STATE REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD. SHE TELLS US IT’S PURPOSE IS TO CUT DOWN ON AUTO THEFTS IN THE STATE. RECYCLERS…… MORE
Man’s Death Not a Homicide
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY DON’T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY FOUL PLAY INVOLVED IN THE DEATH OF A MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE AREA OF ATRISCO AND CENTRAL AVENUE IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST FRIDAY. THE PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FOR THE O-M-I DOES NOT INDICATE THE…… MORE
NM Opioid Deaths are Down
NEW MEXICO IS STARTING TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO PRESCRIPTION OPIOID DEATHS. FOR YEARS, NEW MEXICO HAS HAD ONE OF THE HIGHEST OVERDOSE DEATH RATES IN THE NATION…BUT THOSE NUMBERS HAVE GONE DOWN NOW FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW. THERE WERE 153 DEATHS IN 2016…70 FEWER THAN JUST…… MORE
