BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON IS MAKING IT OFFICIAL…HE’S RESIGNING FROM THE COMMISSION. HIS RESIGNATION WILL BE OFFICIAL ON MARCH FIRST OF THIS YEAR. JOHNSON WAS APPOINTED STATE AUDITOR BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ON DECEMBER FIRST OF LAST YEAR TO FINISH OUT THE TERM OF FORMER AUDITOR TIM KELLER. KELLER LEFT THE…… MORE
Legislation Focuses on Gorge Bridge Suicides
IN THE LAST QUARTER CENTURY THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF SUICIDES OFF THE RIO GRANDE GORGE BRIDGE IN TAOS COUNTY. NOW, THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS HOUSE BILL 166 WOULD PROVIDE 156-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR SO STATE POLICE CAN INCREASE SECURITY ON THE BRIDGE. THREE OFFICERS WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE EFFORT.…… MORE
Triple Moon Treat This Week
THERE’S A RARE ASTRONOMICAL EVENT COMING UP THIS WEEK. IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY WE’LL SEE A TRIPLE TREAT AS THE MOON WILL BE A SUPER MOON , A FULL MOON AND A BLUE MOON..AND IT WILL BE TOTALLY ECLIPSED. THE LAST BLUE MOON TO BE TOTALLY ECLIPSED WAS…… MORE
NM Revenue is Up
LAWMAKERS GET MORE MONEY TO WORK WITH AS THEY CRAFT A BUDGET UP IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. NEW REVENUE FIGURES RELEASED THURSDAY SHOW JUST OVER 292-MILLION DOLLARS IN “NEW” MONEY. THAT’S ABOUT 93 MILLION DOLLARS HIGHER THAN A MONTH AGO. SO WHAT’S THE SOURCE OF THAT “NEW” MONEY? THE ANSWER…OIL PRODUCTION.…… MORE
Crime Bill Tabled
ONE OF BILLS GOING BEFORE THE HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE … HOUSE BILL 18 … HAS BEEN TABLED. IT ADDS 10 VIOLENT CRIMES TO THE STATE’S THREE STRIKES LAW THAT’S BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE 1994 BUT HAS NEVER BEEN USED. AMONG THOSE CRIMES IS VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, AGGRAVATED BATTERY…… MORE
Crime Bills Slammed
BILLS DEALING WITH CRIME ARE HEADING TO SOME COMMITTEES. HOWEVER, A GROUP THAT OPPOSES MANY OF THE CRIME-FIGHTING PROPOSALS SAYS THERE IS TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON PUTTING PEOPLE BEHIND BARS. ADRIANN BARBOA IS WITH “NEW MEXICO SAFE,” A COALITION OF GROUPS PROMOTING OTHER MEANS OF FIGHTING CRIME IN COMMUNITIES. “NEW MEXICO…… MORE
Auto Theft Reduction Bill Welcomed at Round House
AN AUTO THEFT REDUCTION BILL IS GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT IN SANTA FE. ALBUQUERQUE REPUBLICAN STATE REP MONICA YOUNGBLOOD’S BILL PASSED THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE … AND SUPPORT FOR IT WAS VOICED DURING THE HEARING BY THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CITY OF…… MORE
“Warm Up” Thefts Rising in Albuquerque
ON COLD MORNINGS LIKE WE’VE SEEN LATELY, MANY COMMUTERS LIKE TO START THEIR VEHICLE TO WARM IT UP. THAT’S JUST WHAT AUTO THIEVES LIKE TO SEE. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THERE HAVE BEEN 63 WARM-UP DRIVE-OFFS SINCE THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR. OFFICER SIMON DROBIK TELLS US THERE WERE FOUR ON THURSDAY MORNING. HE…… MORE
Bill Allows More Classroom Funding
UP IN SANTA FE, HOUSE BILL 180 IS DESIGNED TO PUT MORE MONEY IN THE CLASSROOM AND LESS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIONS. IT’S SUPPORTED BY “THINK NEW MEXICO.” FRED NATHAN IS THE GROUP’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. HE TELLS US THE BILL WILL ALSO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REPORTS DISTRICTS HAVE TO FILE EACH YEAR…… MORE
APD Says Murder Victim had Criminal History
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THE MAN FOUND “COVERED” IN A DITCH NEAR MONTANO AND EDITH EARLY THIS WEEK HAD A LONG CRIMINAL HISTORY. CHANNEL 7 REPORTS COURT RECORDS SHOW SOME OF THE CASES AGAINST 30 YEAR OLD ROMAN TRUJILLO DATE BACK TO 2005. THE CHARGES RANGE FROM AUTO THEFT TO DRUG POSSESSION TO ASSAULT.…… MORE
