THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF THE NEW MEXICO TECH COUNCIL SINCE 2014 IS RESIGNING TO JOIN ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER’S ADMINISTRATION. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS NYIKA ALLEN HAS QUIT THE COUNCIL AND STARTS WORKING AT THE MAYOR’S OFFICE ON FEBRUARY 20TH. OFFICIALS WITH THE CITY HASN’T SAID YET WHAT JOB ALLEN…… MORE
NM U-S Marshal Resigns
NEW MEXICO’S U-S MARSHAL RESIGNS. CONRAD CANDELARIA RESIGNED THIS PAST WEEKEND. HE HAD SERVED IN THAT POSITION FOR NEARLY EIGHT YEARS AFTER BEING NOMINATED BY THEN-PRESIDENT OBAMA. THE U-S SENATE CONFIRMED THAT CONFIRMATION IN 2010. A SPOKESMAN SAYS THE PERSON TAKING OVER THE ROLE OF INTERIM SENIOR MANAGER IS BRENT BROSHOW.…… MORE
More Years for Man Convicted of Road Rage
A MAN ALREADY IN PRISON FOR A FATAL ROAD RAGE SHOOTING IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS BEEN HANDED EVEN MORE PRISON TIME. 34 YEAR OLD TONY TORREZ ON MONDAY WAS SENTENCED TO MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS BEHIND BARS FOR FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES. TORREZ WILL SERVE THE TIME AFTER HE FINISHES…… MORE
No Charges Filed Against Jumper
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY A MAN WHO PROMPTED A 13 HOUR SHUTDOWN OF I-40 SUNDAY WHEN HE THREATENED TO JUMP OFF THE LOUISIANA OVERPASS WILL NOT BE FACING CHARGES. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS THE MAN WAS IN CRISIS. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS THE MAN WANTED TO KILL HIMSELF AND IT TOOK A LOT OF…… MORE
NM Judge Jailed
IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO, A JUDGE IS UNDER ARREST FOR DRUNK DRIVING. STATE POLICE SAY 71 YEAR OLD TUCUMCARI MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE JOE DOMINGUEZ WAS PULLED OVER SUNDAY WHEN HE FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE ARRESTING OFFICER SAYS HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL COMING FROM INSIDE…… MORE
No Louisiana Casino for NM Tribe
LAGUNA PUEBLO WON’T BE PURCHASING A CASINO IN LOUISIANA. THE GALLUP INDEPENDENT REPORTS THE NEW MEXICO TRIBE DIDN’T OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD BY A DEADLINE…PROMPTING THE OWNER OF ISLE OF CAPRI CASINO HOTEL LAKE CHARLES TO CANCEL THE SALE. IN 2016, LAGUNA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ANNOUNCED IT HAD…… MORE
Santa Fe Makes Another List
THE CITY OF SANTA FE IS GETTING MORE PRAISE. THIS TIME FROM THE WEBSITE “BED AND BREAKFAST.COM.” IT APPEARS ON A LIST OF WHAT, BED AND BREAKFAST.COM CALLS, FIVE CITIES WITH EXCEPTIONAL SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY. THE ARTICLE PRAISES SANTA FE’S ARTISTIC HERITAGE, FUELED BY “IT’S LANDSCAPE, COLORS, LIGHT, WELCOMING LIFESTYLE AND CULTURAL…… MORE
Brandon Vogt | February 6, 2018
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Healthcare Jobs Grow in NM
OVERALL JOB GROWTH IN NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN STALLED SINCE THE RECESSION … BUT THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY IS HEALTHY. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS ECONOMISTS CLAIM THE INDUSTRY EXPANDED UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND SAY IT WAS A CRITICAL PART OF PREVENTING NEW MEXICO FROM HEADING INTO ANOTHER RECESSION. …… MORE
Bill Addresses NM’s Teacher Shortage
THE STATE SENATE VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE A BILL THAT WOULD PUT A DENT IN NEW MEXICO’S TEACHER SHORTAGE. THE MEASURE, SPONSORED BY SENATOR BILL BURT, WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY WITH TEACHING CREDENTIALS FROM OTHER STATES TO START WORKING IN NEW MEXICO AS TEACHERS. …… MORE
