JUST UNDER 49 THOUSAND PATIENTS ARE NOW ENROLLED IN NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM WHICH BEGAN A DECADE AGO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IS THE MOST COMMON QUALIFYING CONDITION…FOLLOWED BY SEVERE CHRONIC PAIN AND CANCER. STATE OFFICIALS HAVE EXPANDED THE LIST OF QUALIFYING CONDITIONS OVER THE…… MORE
February 2018 the Warmest Month
NEW MEXICO’S WARMER-THAN-NORMAL WINTER CONTINUED IN FEBRUARY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS TEMPERATURES LAST MONTH WERE THREE AND-A-HALF DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE…MAKING IT THE 18TH WARMEST FEBRUARY EVER IN NEW MEXICO. THE WINTER HAS ALSO BEEN DRY, MEANING VERY LITTLE SNOWPACK HAS ACCUMULATED IN THE MOUNTAINS. BUT FORECASTERS SAY THE CHANCES FOR…… MORE
Prosecutors Push to Keep GRiego Locked Up
CONVICTED FAMILY KILLER NEHEMIAH GRIEGO IS DUE TO BE RELEASED FROM CUSTODY ON MARCH 20TH. BUT PROSECUTORS , INCLUDING STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS, ARE MAKING MOVES TO KEEP HIM LOCKED UP. GRIEGO WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS PARENTS AND THREE SIBLINGS AT THEIR HOME IN THE SOUTH VALLEY WHEN HE…… MORE
Santa Fe, Rio Rancho Elect New Mayors
RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN SANTA FE GIVES ALAN WEBBER THE WIN OVER RON TRUJILLO, WHO CAME IN SECOND PLACE. VOTERS DECIDED THE ISSUE IN THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY. AFTER FOUR ROUNDS OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING, WEBBER WON WITH 66 PERCENT COMPARED TO TRUJILLO’S 34 PERCENT. MEANWHILE, BOTH THE ROAD…… MORE
No Timeline Yet for A-R-T
AN UPDATE ON TUESDAY FROM MAYOR TIM KELLER ON THE TROUBLED ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT. IN JANUARY, THE MAYOR CALLED A-R-T A LEMON. NOW, HE SAYS CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON THINGS THE CITY CAN CONTROL…LIKE FIXING BUS STOPS AND MAKING SURE THE SYSTEM IS A-D-A COMPLIANT. BUT HE SAYS…… MORE
NM Governor Signs School Security Bill
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS SHE’LL SIGN A BILL TO HELP KEEP NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS SAFE. SENATE BILL 239, PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE EARLIER THIS YEAR, SETS ASIDE UP TO 10 MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS FOR SCHOOL SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE. PROJECTS WOULD INCLUDE PERIMETER FENCING, INTERCOM SYSTEMS, AND SINGLE POINT-OF-ENTRY BUILDINGS.…… MORE
Federal Arrests in NM and Texas
FEDERAL AGENTS HAVE ARRESTED ABOUT TWO DOZEN PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON SUSPICION OF BEING IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS SERVED NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENT AUDITS TO MORE THAN 100 BUSINESSES. ICE OFFICIALS SAY THE ARRESTS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST WEEK…WITH…… MORE
Lymon Trial Delayed
THE TRIAL OF ACCUSED ALBUQUERQUE COP KILLER DAVON LYMON IS BEING PUSHED BACK. THE TRIAL WAS TO BEGIN MARCH 20TH…BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS JUDGE BRIANA ZAMORA IS DELAYING THE PROCEEDINGS UNTIL MAY 11TH. THAT AFTER SHE REMOVED LYMON’S PUBLIC DEFENDERS FROM THE CASE DUE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. LYMON…… MORE
Council Tries Again with Marijuana Legislation
POSSESSING SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA WOULD BE DECRIMINALIZED UNDER A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT’S NOW BEFORE THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY WOULD BE A 25-DOLLAR FINE. EMILY KALTENBACH WITH THE NEW MEXICO DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE SAYS THAT WOULD FREE UP POLICE TO TACKLE SERIOUS CRIME. SHE SAYS THE CITY NEEDS TO REFOCUS…… MORE
NM Lags Behind U-S in Hiring
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
