ANOTHER MEMBER OF A FAMILY-RUN TAOS COUNTY HEROIN RING HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO A DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS 35 YEAR OLD JUANITA ROMERO IS THE EIGHTH OF NINE DEFENDANTS TO ENTER A GUILTY PLEA. ROMERO FACES UP TO 33 MONTHS IN PRISON.…… MORE
NM Keeps Eye on Snowpack
DRY, WINDY WEATHER CAN HELP DESTROY THE SNOWPACK THAT’S BUILT UP IN THE MOUNTAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT SAYS WHILE THERE’S BEEN SOME LOSS…IT HASN’T BECOME A MAJOR CONCERN, HE SAYS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE LOOKS GOOD BUT THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE REMAINS BELOW NORMAL. …… MORE
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Proposed Budget Approved in NM House
THE NEW MEXICO HOUSE APPROVES A BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF TAX HIKES. HOUSE MEMBERS SIGNED OFF ON THE 6-POINT-1 BILLION DOLLAR PLAN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTER HOURS OF DEBATE … AND DESPITE OPPOSITION FROM GOVERNOR MARTINEZ AND REPUBLICANS. THE PACKAGE INCLUDES 265 MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX AND FEE HIKES…… MORE
APS Approves Budget Plan
NO FURLOUGHS AND NO LAYOFFS IN THE BUDGET APPROVED BY ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. INSTEAD, THE DISTRICT WILL USE MORE THAN 6-MILLION DOLLARS IN RESERVES TO COVER ITS 12-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN BUDGET CUTS. APS SAYS PULLING FROM RESERVES REDUCED THAT FUND TO JUST OVER 43-MILLION DOLLARS. THE DISTRICT WILL MAKE UP…… MORE
Gabrielle Giffords Campaigns Against NM Gun Violence
FORMER ARIZONA CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS HELPS KICK OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN IN NEW MEXICO TIGHTEN THE STATE’S GUN LAWS. GIFFORDS WAS IN SANTA FE ON WEDNESDAY TO CONDUCT A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION. SHE SURVIVED BEING SHOT IN THE HEAD IN A SAFEWAY STORE PARKING LOT AT AN EVENT IN TUCSON IN 2011 BY…… MORE
Senate Votes in Favor of Warrants Before Access
THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS PASSED A BILL REQUIRING POLICE TO GET A WARRANT BEFORE ACCESSING SOMEONE’S EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. THE SENATE ALSO PASSED, WITH NO DISSENT, A BILL LIMITING THE ABILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SEIZE PROPERTY FROM SOMEONE BEFORE THEY’RE…… MORE
Right-to-Lifers Oppose Reproductive Healthcare Bill
THE NEW MEXICO ALLIANCE FOR LIFE AND A STATE SENATOR STRONGLY OPPOSE A BILL THEY SAY WOULD FORCE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND HOSPITALS TO PERFORM ABORTIONS. THE MEASURE IS FROM SENATOR GERALD ORTIZ Y PINO, WHO SAYS IT’S MEANT TO ENSURE A WOMAN IS TREATED FOR ANY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUE AT A…… MORE
Teen Sentenced to Prison Time in Gerecke Murder
A SENTENCE IS IMPOSED IN A MURDER CASE THAT SHOCKED THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS BEHIND BARS IS THE SENTENCE HANDED DOWN TO 18 YEAR OLD JEREMIAH KING IN THE JUNE 2015 MURDER OF STEVEN GERECKE WHO WAS GUNNED DOWN IN HIS OWN DRIVEWAY. KING ADMITTED HE WAS THE ONE WHO…… MORE
Former Congresswoman Assisting on NM Gun Laws
FORMER ARIZONA CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS WILL BE IN SANTA FE WEDNESDAY. SHE’LL HOLD A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON GUN LAWS. KOB TV REPORTS GIFFORDS IS JOINING STATE LEADERS IN LAUNCHING A NEW CAMPAIGN THAT TARGETS NEW MEXICO GUN LAWS. THE CAMPAIGN IS TITLED THE “NEW MEXICO COALITION FOR COMMON SENSE. IT’LL…… MORE
