STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN NEW MEXICO COULD BE GETTING A BIG PAY RAISE. A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED A PLAN TO INCREASE BY 10 PERCENT THE SALARY FOR THE GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL, SECRETARY OF STATE AND SEVERAL OTHER POSITIONS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE PLAN WOULD ALSO INCLUDE MORE MODEST PAY HIKES FOR…… MORE
Keller Signs Rape Kit Executive Order
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO TACKLE THE LARGE BACKLOG OF UNTESTED RAPE KITS. HE SAYS THERE ARE OVER 54-HUNDRED OF THE UNTESTED KITS STATEWIDE AND 75 PERCENT OF THOSE ARE IN ALBUQUERQUE. KELLER SAYS TESTING THE KITS…… MORE
Secretary of State’s Office Could Get More Funding
THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS ASKING THE LEGISLATURE FOR INCREASED FUNDING. MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER WENT BEFORE THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, REQUESTING HIGHER FUNDING IN SEVERAL AREAS. SHE WANTS JUST OVER 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR TO CONDUCT THE PRIMARY ELECTION IN JUNE THIS YEAR … JUST UNDER 1-POINT-4 MILLION FOR…… MORE
“Green Light” for Nurses Bill in NM Senate
THE DEADLINE TO OFFICIALLY ADOPT THE ENHANCED NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT AT THE LEGISLATURE IS THE END OF THIS WEEK. AND THE SENATE ON WEDNESDAY PASSED THE MEASURE. THE HOUSE CONSIDERS IT ON THURSDAY. SENATE BILL 1 LETS NURSES AND OTHER LICENSED PRACTICAL OR VOCATIONAL NURSES GET ONE MULTI-STATE LICENSE ALLOWING THEM…… MORE
Family of Mary Hawkes Settles With APD
THERE’S A SETTLEMENT IN THE LAWSUIT OVER THE 2014 FATAL POLICE SHOOTING OF 19 YEAR OLD MARY HAWKES IN ALBUQUERQUE. HER FAMILY HAD SUED THE CITY AND APD OFFICER JEREMY DEAR WHO SHOT HAWKES FOLLOWING A FOOT CHASE. SHE WAS SUSPECTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE THEFT OF A TRUCK. THE…… MORE
New Behavioral Health Program for Central NM
THERE’S A NEW PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ASSIST THOSE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O’MALLEY SAYS THEY’RE ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAMS IN THE CENTRAL NEW MEXICO REGION. IT’S A HALF A MILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE. THE TEAMS, MADE UP OF A CLINICIAN, A PEER…… MORE
NM’s Disappointing Snowpack
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS YEAR’S SPRING RUNOFF IN NEW MEXICO COULD BE A DISAPPOINTMENT. THAT’S BASED ON THE FACT THAT MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK TOTALS ARE LESS THAN 25 PERCENT OF NORMAL FOR THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST JENNIFER SHOEMAKE SAYS WE LIVE IN THE DESERT WITHOUT A LOT OF WATER…… MORE
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KEEPING ALBUQUERQUE IMMIGRANT FRIENDLY
TWO CITY COUNCILORS WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT ALBUQUERQUE IS AN IMMIGRANT FRIENDLY CITY…AND THEY’RE INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION TO THAT EFFECT. COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS FAMILY ANXIETY OVER POSSIBLE DEPORTATION RUNS COUNTER TO NEW MEXICO VALUES…AND MAKES THE STATE LESS PRODUCTIVE. THE RESOLUTION, CO-SPONSORED BY KLARISSA PENA, WOULD LIMIT ICE’S…… MORE
HAWKES FAMILY SETTLEMENT
THE FAMILY OF 19 YEAR OLD MARY HAWKES, KILLED BY APD OFFICER JEREMY DEAR IN 2014, HAS DECIDED TO SETTLE THE LAWSUIT IT FILED AGAINST THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND OFFICER DEAR. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE THE FAMILY’S ATTORNEY, SHANNON KENNEDY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE DETAILS OF THE SETTLEMENT HAVE…… MORE
