AT THE SPECIAL SESSION, GOVERNOR MARTINEZ NOW HAS FOUR BILLS MEANT TO HELP PASS A BUDGET FOR NEW MEXICO. TWO ARE FROM THE HOUSE … TWO OTHERS ARE FROM THE SENATE. HOUSE BILL ONE PASSED IN BOTH HOUSE. IT RESTORES LEGISLATIVE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING AND MONEY FOR UNM’S COMPREHENSIVE CANCER…… MORE
State Auditor Reviews UNM Scotland Trip
THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR IS REVIEWING THE SPENDING OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR A GOLF TRIP TO SCOTLAND WHICH INCLUDED OFFICIALS FROM THE U-N-M ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT AND PRIVATE DONORS. JUSTINE FREEMAN WITH THE STATE AUDITOR’S OFFICE TELLS US THE REVIEW BEGAN AT LEAST THREE WEEKS AGO FOLLOWING AN ANONYMOUS TIP CALLED INTO…… MORE
Car Thief Suspects Cuffed at UNM
A SUSPECTED CAR THIEF IS ARRESTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. UNM POLICE SAY 37 YEAR OLD SAMUEL ARAGON OF ALBUQUERQUE TRIED TO STEAL A PERSON’S CAR AT KNIFE-POINT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL’S WEST PARKING STRUCTURE. ARAGON WAS SEEN ON VIDEO SURVEILLANCE WALKING WESTBOUND…… MORE
Regents “Up” Graduate Tuition at UNM
UPPER LEVEL AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AT UNM WILL PAY MORE TUITION. THE SCHOOL’S BOARD OF REGENTS VOTED TO HIKE TUITION BY 18 DOLLARS A CREDIT HOUR FOR UPPER LEVEL COURSES … AND GRAD STUDENTS WILL PAY 4 PERCENT MORE ON TUITION. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY RAISING THE COST OF UPPER LEVEL COURSES…… MORE
Trump Budget Hikes National Lab Funding
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES IN NEW MEXICO WOULD SEE A FUNDING BOOST OF 300-MILLION DOLLARS UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S BUDGET PROPOSAL. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE PRESIDENT IS REQUESTING ALMOST 2.1 BILLION DOLLARS FOR SANDIA NATIONAL LABS…UP FROM 1.8 BILLION THE LAST TWO YEARS. LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY WOULD GET 2.2 BILLION…A…… MORE
Tijeras Couple Confesses to Drug Operation
A HUSBAND AND WIFE FROM TIJERAS HAVE ADMITTED GUILT IN A DRUG OPERATION THAT FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY DISTRIBUTED HIGH GRADE MARIJUANA THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ENRIQUE CAVAZOS COULD GET UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON. HIS WIFE LINDSEY IS IN LINE FOR FIVE YEARS OF PROBATION. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS THE…… MORE
Historic Route 66 Projects Losing Funds
FUNDS FOR HISTORIC RESTORATION PROJECTS ALONG ROUTE 66 IN NEW MEXICO AND ELSEWHERE COULD BE DRYING UP. A FEDERAL LAW AUTHORIZING THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR PRESERVATION PROGRAM WILL EXPIRE IN TWO YEARS, AND THERE’S NO GUARANTEE IT’LL BE RENEWED. THE PROGRAM HAS HELPED FUND PROJECTS LIKE THE EL VADO MOTEL NEON…… MORE
Calls for Restored Higher Ed Funding
AT THE SPECIAL SESSION THAT STARTS AT NOON WEDNESDAY IN SANTA FE, HOUSE DEMOCRATS WILL TRY TO OVERRIDE GOVERNOR MARTINEZ’S VETOES OF HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING AND THE LEGISLATURE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS AN OVERRIDE VOTE WOULD PRESENT REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS WITH THE DILEMMA OF VOTING TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR OF THEIR OWN…… MORE
School Funding Lawsuit to Move Forward
FUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEW MEXICO IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE. THAT’S PROBABLY WHY A TRIAL ON A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE CURRENT FUNDING SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO LAST TWO MONTHS. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS DISTRICT JUDGE SARAH SINGLETON HAS RULED THE LAWSUIT FILED BY THE CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY CAN MOVE…… MORE
Tai Chan Retrial Declared a Mistrial
IT’S A HUNG JURY IN THE RETRIAL OF FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY TAI CHAN. JURORS IN LAS CRUCES ON TUESDAY TOLD THE JUDGE THEY COULDN’T REACH A UNANIMOUS VERDICT AFTER THREE AND-A-HALF HOURS OF DELIBERATIONS, AND A MISTRIAL WAS DECLARED. THAT’S THE SAME WAY CHAN’S FIRST TRIAL ENDED LAST…… MORE
