Bernalillo County Treasurer Nancy Bearce says we’re in the home stretch when it comes to paying property taxes. They’re due by May 10th. Bearce tells News Radio KKOB it isn’t just about collecting money at her office but making sure it gets to the entities that have mill levies and rely on property tax revenue.…… MORE
NM State Furloughs Scheduled Before July
Talk of furloughs for state workers continues to circulate in Santa Fe. Governor Martinez has said furloughs could be coming as the state deals with its budget woes. Now the Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting that representatives of the Governor’s Office have told union leaders that the Governor might impose five days of unpaid furloughs…… MORE
Big Weekend Weather Change for NM
IT’S A COLD WEEKEND FOR ALBUQUERQUE … MUCH COLDER THAN USUAL FOR LATE APRIL. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS TEMPERATURES COULD DIP TO THE FREEZING MARK SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. HE SAYS MOST OF ALBUQUERQUE WILL DROP TO ABOUT 32 DEGREES AND IT’S EXPECTED TO COLDER IN THE VALLEY BY…… MORE
NM’s Economy Improving
GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS ON NEW MEXICO’S ECONOMY. JEFFREY MITCHELL, DIRECTOR OF UNM’S BUREAU OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH, SAYS THE STATE’S ECONOMY IS IMPROVING. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT STATEMENT IS UNDERSCORED BY THE NUMBER OF OIL RIGS OPERATING HERE NOW. THAT NUMBER FELL TO 13 ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT…… MORE
Tax Reform on Special Session Agenda
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ WANTS TAX REFORM TO BE A PART OF AN UPCOMING SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SHE SAYS OVERHAULING THE STATE’S TAX SYSTEM COULD BE A KEY TO SOLVING NEW MEXICO’S BUDGET CRISIS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE GOVERNOR MADE HER REMARKS THURSDAY AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NEW MEXICO TAX RESEARCH…… MORE
Councilors Propose Amendment for More APD Officers
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS DON HARRIS AND KEN SANCHEZ ARE PROPOSING A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SWORN OFFICERS AT APD. THEY ANNOUNCED THE PROPOSAL THURSDAY, WITH SANCHEZ SAYING PUBLIC SAFETY IS A TOP CONCERN AT COMMUNITY MEETING’S HE’S ATTENDED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 839 OFFICERS AT APD. IF THE…… MORE
NM Man Acquitted on Child Abuse Charges
AN ARTESIA MAN HAS BEEN ACQUITTED OF CHILD ABUSE CHARGES AFTER HIS THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS FROM A BACKYARD BONFIRE HE SET. THE CARLSBAD CURRENT ARGUS NEWSPAPER REPORTS THE DAUGHTER OF 39 YEAR OLD JIMMY OLGUIN SUFFERED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS AFTER HER CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE. OLGUIN…… MORE
Udall Targets Trump’s Move on National Monuments
NEW MEXICO SENATOR TOM UDALL SAYS HE’LL FIGHT PRESIDENT TRUMP EVERY STEP OF THE WAY WHEN IT COMES TO NATIONAL MONUMENTS. TRUMP WANTS THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW AND POSSIBLY REVERSE SOME NATIONAL MONUMENT DESIGNATIONS. UDALL SAYS THAT COULD AFFECT THE RIO GRANDE DEL NORTE AND ORGAN MOUNTAINS DESERT PEAKS NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN…… MORE
APS Scraps Middle School Sports Decision
CRITICISM FROM PARENTS , GOVERNOR MARTINEZ AND THE STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BACKTRACKING ON GETTING RID OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. THE DISTRICT ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCED IT WOULD KEEP THOSE ATHLETICS PROGRAMS GOING AND FIND ANOTHER WAY TO SAVE 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS. BUT MID SCHOOL SPORTS AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC…… MORE
D-A Cuts Caseload
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS HE’S MADE A STRATEGIC DECISION ON FIGHTING CRIME…TAKE FEWER CASES TO COURT WHILE CONCENTRATING ON THE AREA’S MOST VIOLENT CRIMINALS. RAUL TORREZ TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THAT DOESN’T MEAN HIS OFFICE WON’T PROSECUTE DRUG OR PROPERTY CRIME CASES. TORREZ SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS TO BE VERY…… MORE
