Another Conscious Campus Forum is being held Monday at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. Conscious Campus is an initiative from New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas to bring higher awareness of campus sexual assaults to state colleges and universities. Another aspect of the initiative is to look for ways to intervene. Sonya Carasco Trujillo…… MORE
Dollars Adding Up In Santa Fe Soda Tax Fight
Santa Fe voters won’t decide the fate of their Mayor’s soda tax until May 2nd. But the battle over the proposed tax is getting expensive. Online campaign finance statements indicate both sides of the issue are putting a lot of money into it. Pre-K for Santa Fe, the group made up of tax supporters, has…… MORE
Rio Rancho Stabbing Suspect Arrested
Police in Rio Rancho make an arrest in a fatal stabbing from late in the evening of March 31st. Joseph Vargas has been charged with an open count of murder in the death of 23-year-old Kenneth Torres. Julian Torres, unrelated to Kenneth, was wounded in the attack and remains in critical condition. It happened on…… MORE
No Internet Tax for NM
Among the bills vetoed by Governor Martinez was House Bill 202. It mandated that all internet sales be taxed, including companies that don’t have a physical presence in the state. As of April 1st, Amazon has been voluntarily collecting the sales tax, though it doesn’t do so on sales involving third-party vendors. The Santa Fe New…… MORE
State Senator Slams Governor Vetoes
In Santa Fe, Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth says Governor Martinez is in denial about New Mexico’s financial problems. That after the Governor vetoed $350 million in tax increases and also cut hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for colleges and universities. Wirth says Martinez is playing extreme political games. The Governor, meanwhile, called…… MORE
“Better Call Saul” Returns
“Better Call Saul” fans your wait is over. Season three of the AMC series, filmed in and around ABQ, premiers tonight. Mayor RJ Berry tells News Radio KKOB 85% of the crew on the show are New Mexico residents. He says the show has been an important part of the city’s film industry and has…… MORE
Gov Wants Short Special Session
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS YET TO SET A DATE FOR A SPECIAL SESSION. BUT SHE SAYS SHE WANTS IT TO BE A SHORT ONE. THE BUDGET APPROVED BY LAWMAKERS THIS YEAR CONTAINS 350-MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX AND FEE INCREASES…BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID SHE’LL VETO ANY TAX HIKE. SHE MADE THE COMMENTS…… MORE
Downtown Albuquerque Could Lose Its Lights
ARE FOUR-WAY STOPS BETTER THAN TRAFFIC LIGHTS? THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS BEING SOUGHT IN A STUDY IN PROGRESS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THIS AFTER TRAFFIC LIGHTS WERE COVERED AND 4-WAY STOPS INSTALLED ON SILVER AT 4TH, 5TH, 6TH AND 8TH STREETS DOWNTOWN … AND AT LEAD, COAL AND ROMA AT 4TH AND 5TH…… MORE
Think Tank Targets Proposed Soda Tax
SANTA FEANS WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF THE PROPOSED SODA TAX THERE ON MAY 2ND … BUT THE OPPOSITION HAS ADDITIONAL HELP NOW FROM THE RIO GRANDE FOUNDATION. THE ALBUQUERQUE-BASED THINK TANK IS AGAINST THE SODA TAX HIKE PROPOSED BY SANTA FE MAYOR JAVIER GONZALES TO PAY FOR PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. PAUL…… MORE
NM Among Top 8 Filming Locations
A LIST OF SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTIONS..JUST ONE REASON NEW MEXICO IS GETTING MORE HIGH PRAISE FOR IT’S FILM INDUSTRY. THE NEW MEXICO FILM OFFICE SAYS THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER HAS INCLUDED THE STATE IN IT’S LIST OF THE EIGHT HOT SPOTS FOR SHOOTING IN THE U-S AND CANADA. AMONG THE REASONS GIVEN…CRITICAL ACCLAIM…… MORE
