ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING A CRASH THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST WEDNESDAY ON CENTRAL AT YUCCA DRIVE. IT HAPPENED AT THE A-R-T STATION AT THAT LOCATION. KOB TV REPORTS POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING INTO WHETHER THE NEWLY INSTALLED TRANSIT LANES THERE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CRASH. A MAN WAS…… MORE
Celebrating NM’s Film Industry
NEW MEXICO MARKS ITS 120 YEARS IN THE FILM BUSINESS WITH AN ANNIVERSARY … ALONG WITH THE STATE FILM OFFICE, WHICH MARKS ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY NOW. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE LEGISLATURE PASSED A LAW IN 1968 TO CREATE THE STATE FILM COMMISSION. AND IT SAYS THE FIRST MOVIE EVER SHOT…… MORE
Proposed Legislation Would Tax Small Amounts of Marijuana
A BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD TAX AND REGULATE SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE BILL IS SPONSORED BY DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE JAVIER MARTINEZ OF ALBUQUERQUE AND FOUR OTHER DEMOCRATS. EMILY KALTENBACH, THE NEW MEXICO DIRECTOR FOR THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE SAYS LEGALIZING SMALL AMOUNTS…… MORE
NM Losing Money Over Military Use of State Land
STATE LAND COMMISSIONER AUBREY DUNN WANTS COMPENSATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT FOR LOST MONEY DUE TO THE MILITARY USE OF STATE LAND NEAR WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE. DUNN HAS SENT A LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SAYING NEW MEXICO HAS LOST “BIG BUCKS” BECAUSE OF MILITARY RESTRICTIONS ON THE…… MORE
Senate Bill Seeks Compliance With Sunshine Portal
EIGHT YEARS AGO, A BILL ESTABLISHED A SUNSHINE PORTAL WEBSITE FOR STATE GOVERNMENT. ITS SPONSOR WAS SENATOR SANDER RUE. NOW, HE’S PROPOSING ANOTHER PIECE OF LEGISLATION, SENATE BILL 83, THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN ANNUAL AUDIT TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE BY STATE AGENCIES. HE SAYS A RECENT REVIEW SHOWED NUMEROUS AGENCIES AREN’T MEETING THE REQUIREMENT.…… MORE
House Committee Considers Expansion of Brianna’s Law
THE HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE THURSDAY AFTERNOON HEARS BABY BRIANNA’S LAW. HOUSE BILL 100 WOULD REMOVE AGE RESTRICTIONS IN THE CURRENT LAW THAT GIVES A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE TO ANYONE WHO INTENTIONALLY ABUSES OR NEGLECTS A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 12. EXPANDING THE MEASURE WOULD MAKE ALL ACTS OF INTENTIONAL…… MORE
NM Healthcare Provider Files Against Health & Human Services
MOLINA HEALTHCARE FILES A INJUNCTION IN AN EFFORT TO STAY IN THE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PROGRAM. MOLINA IS ONE OF NEW MEXICO’S BIGGEST PRIVATE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND IT WAS NOT CHOSEN TO TAKE PART IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. MOLINA ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY THAT IT HAD FILED AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.…… MORE
Education Committee Endorses Lottery Bill
SUPPORTERS OF A BILL ENDORSED BY THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY SAY THE MEASURE WILL LEAD TO BIGGER NEW MEXICO LOTTERY PAYOUTS…AND BOLSTER THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE MEASURE ELIMINATES THE REQUIREMENT THAT 30-PERCENT OF LOTTERY REVENUES GO TOWARD THE TUITION FUND. INSTEAD, IT IMPOSES A 38 MILLION DOLLAR FLOOR…… MORE
Domestic Violence Legislation Clears House Committee
A BILL IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD FUND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES STATEWIDE MAKES IT OUT OF THE HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. BILL 159 IS SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVES CHRISTINE TRUJILLO, JOANNE FERRARY AND ELIZABETH THOMSON, ALL DEMOCRATS. THE LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO PROVIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE…… MORE
Fire at Albuquerque Chicken Restaurant
AN EARLY MORNING FIRE THURSDAY AT A CHURCH’S CHICKEN RESTAURANT IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FIRE STARTED AROUND 3AM AT 21-HUNDRED ON BROADWAY AT GIBSON SOUTHEAST. WHEN FIRE CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE THEY FOUND SMOKE AND FIRE BILLOWING FROM THE BUILDING. THEY HAD THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL WITHIN…… MORE
