GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SIGNS LEGISLATION THURSDAY DEALING WITH THE MILITARY. SENATE BILL 97 ALLOWS OUT-OF-STATE TEACHERS WHO ARE ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, VETERANS OR SPOUSES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO GET THEIR NEW MEXICO TEACHING LICENSES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HOUSE BILL 67 PROHIBITS MAKING FALSE CLAIMS OF MILITARY SERVICE FOR PERSONAL GAIN. AND…… MORE
More Early Voters in Rio Rancho
MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY EARLY VOTES HAVE BEEN CAST IN THE RIO RANCHO MUNICIPAL ELECTION THAN AT THE SAME POINT IN 2016. THAT ACCORDING TO RIO RANCHO’S COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION MANAGER ANNEMARIE GARCIA, WHO SAYS THE MAYOR’S RACE SEEMS TO BE BRINGING OUT MORE VOTERS. EARLY VOTING ENDS FRIDAY, AND…… MORE
Early Voting Ahead of Previous Numbers in Santa Fe
EARLY VOTING IN THE SANTA FE MUNICIPAL ELECTION HAS ALREADY SURPASSED THE NUMBERS FROM THE 2014 MAYORS RACE. THAT ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN. AT LAST COUNT, MORE THAN 34 HUNDRED RESIDENTS IN THE CITY DIFFERENT HAD CAST AN EARLY BALLOT. IN 2014, THE NUMBER OF EARLY VOTES TOTALLED FEWER THAN…… MORE
Hiring Underway at Animal Care Center
BERNALILLO COUNTY’S NEW ANIMAL CARE AND RESOURCE CENTER SHOULD BE OPEN BY THIS AUGUST. IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT, THE COUNTY COMMISSION HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO HIRE 20 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES TO STAFF THE FACILITY. THE COUNTY’S ANIMAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, MISHA GOODMAN, SAYS THE NEW WORKERS WILL FILL POSITIONS IN FOUR MAIN…… MORE
Santa Fe Watershed Burn Delayed
THERE’S BEEN A CHANGE IN PLANS FOR A PRESCRIBED BURN WE TOLD YOU ABOUT EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST WAS TO START BURNING THIS FRIDAY IN AN AREA WITHIN THE SANTA FE WATERSHED. THE BURN WILL NOW HAPPEN NEXT WEEK DUE TO CHANGES IN THE WEATHER FORECAST. FOREST…… MORE
Animals Reviewed in NM for Endangered Status
THE NEW MEXICO GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT IS SET TO REVIEW DOZENS OF SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS THAT THE STATE CLASSIFIES AS THREATENED OR ENDANGERED. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE STATE GAME COMMISSION WILL MEET THURSDAY TO APPROVE THE START OF THE REVIEW WHICH HAPPENS EVERY OTHER YEAR. FOR EACH…… MORE
House of Strauss | March 1, 2018
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Vote on Sheriff’s Policies Delayed
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER MAGGIE HART STEBBINS IS PROPOSING A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD HAVE SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES AND THE COUNTY MANAGER HIRE A THIRD-PARTY EVALUATOR. THAT PERSON WOULD THEN REVIEW THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTS POLICIES ON USE OF FORCE AND PURSUITS. THAT PERSON COULD ALSO RECOMMEND CHANGES TO SOME OF THOSE POLICIES. BUT…… MORE
Bodies Found Near Stanley, NM, Identified
MORE INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED REGARDING THOSE TWO BODIES DISCOVERED NEAR STANLEY, NEW MEXICO LAST WEEK. APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THE MEN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 70 YEAR OLD EUGENE CARRELL RAY AND 28 YEAR OLD ZAKARIA FRY, A TRANSGENDER FEMALE. HE SAYS THE TWO HAD BEEN MISSING FOR OVER MONTH. …… MORE
Anti-Semitism Rising in NM
A STUDY FINDS A RISE IN ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE U-S … UP 57 PERCENT ACROSS THE U-S AND 36 PERCENT IN NEW MEXICO SINCE LAST YEAR. THE STUDY IS FROM THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE, WHICH AUDITED ANTI-SEMITIC INCIDENTS AND RELEASED THE STUDY THIS WEEK. IT SAYS HARASSMENT AND ASSAULTS ROSE FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE…… MORE
