GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS YET TO SET A DATE FOR A SPECIAL SESSION. BUT SHE SAYS SHE WANTS IT TO BE A SHORT ONE. THE BUDGET APPROVED BY LAWMAKERS THIS YEAR CONTAINS 350-MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX AND FEE INCREASES…BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID SHE’LL VETO ANY TAX HIKE. SHE MADE THE COMMENTS…… MORE
Downtown Albuquerque Could Lose Its Lights
ARE FOUR-WAY STOPS BETTER THAN TRAFFIC LIGHTS? THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS BEING SOUGHT IN A STUDY IN PROGRESS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THIS AFTER TRAFFIC LIGHTS WERE COVERED AND 4-WAY STOPS INSTALLED ON SILVER AT 4TH, 5TH, 6TH AND 8TH STREETS DOWNTOWN … AND AT LEAD, COAL AND ROMA AT 4TH AND 5TH…… MORE
Think Tank Targets Proposed Soda Tax
SANTA FEANS WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF THE PROPOSED SODA TAX THERE ON MAY 2ND … BUT THE OPPOSITION HAS ADDITIONAL HELP NOW FROM THE RIO GRANDE FOUNDATION. THE ALBUQUERQUE-BASED THINK TANK IS AGAINST THE SODA TAX HIKE PROPOSED BY SANTA FE MAYOR JAVIER GONZALES TO PAY FOR PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. PAUL…… MORE
NM Among Top 8 Filming Locations
A LIST OF SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTIONS..JUST ONE REASON NEW MEXICO IS GETTING MORE HIGH PRAISE FOR IT’S FILM INDUSTRY. THE NEW MEXICO FILM OFFICE SAYS THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER HAS INCLUDED THE STATE IN IT’S LIST OF THE EIGHT HOT SPOTS FOR SHOOTING IN THE U-S AND CANADA. AMONG THE REASONS GIVEN…CRITICAL ACCLAIM…… MORE
APD Seeks More Info On Woman Killed on I-40
A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASE OF A WOMAN FOUND DEAD ON I-40 NEAR TRAMWAY LAST WEEK. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THE WOMAN HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED, BUT THEY’RE NOT RELEASING HER NAME SINCE HER NEXT OF KIN HAS YET TO BE NOTIFIED. OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS THEY STILL DON’T KNOW EXACTLY…… MORE
Gas Prices Up in NM, Nationwide
GAS PRICES ARE UP IN NEW MEXICO. TRIPLE-A REPORTS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE FOR REGULAR UNLEADED IS NOW UP A NICKEL MORE THAN LAST WEEK AT 2-31 A GALLON. IT SAYS GLOBAL MARKETS SAW A SLIGHT INCREASE IN OIL PRICES THIS WEEK. THE PRICE INCREASE IS TIED TO A POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF…… MORE
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Scammers Hit it Big in Duke City
State Auditor Tim Keller says the City of Albuquerque has been scammed out of $400,000. Keller, who’s running for Mayor of Albuquerque, says someone with the city was taken in a by a fraudulent request to change vendor payment information- resulting in the loss of the public funds. The Auditor’s Office sent out a fraud…… MORE
Credit Card Skimmers at Drive-Through ATM’s
They’ve now been removed, but credit card skimmers were found recently at drive-through ATM’s at two Santa Fe branches of Los Alamos National Bank. In addition, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports someone had placed cameras above the ATM’s to record peoples’ PIN numbers. They’ve also been removed. It’s believed the scam began last…… MORE
“Killer” Synthetic Drug Surfaces in Albuquerque
BAD NEWS FOR ADDICTS. A NEW AND DANGEROUS SYNTHETIC DRUG IS NOW SHOWING UP ON THE STREETS OF ALBUQUERQUE. FEDERAL DRUG OFFICIALS SAY ITS FAKE OXYCODONE FROM MEXICO … AND IT’S ALREADY KILLED A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN ARIZONA. ONE ALBUQUERQUE RECOVERY CENTER TELLS KOB-TV THAT ROUGHLY 20 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED…… MORE
