AS LAWMAKERS CONSIDER A BILL MAKING NEW MEXICO A SANCTUARY STATE, THE MARTINEZ ADMINISTRATION IS DIRECTING THE STATE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ON CHECKING PRISONERS’ IMMIGRATION STATUS. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO INTERVIEW INMATES BORN IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. IT’S MEANT TO SPEED…… MORE
Lawmaker’s Bill Would Create “Office of Outdoor Rec”
PROMOTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS IS THE POINT BEHIND STATE SENATOR JEFF STEINBORN’S SENATE MEMORIAL 119. HE WANTS TO STUDY THE IDEA OF CREATING AN “OFFICE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION.” AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, STEINBORN ALSO WANTS TO AGGRESSIVELY GO AFTER THE BI-ANNUAL “OUTDOOR RETAILER SHOW,” A LARGE TRADE SHOW THAT HAS ANNOUNCED IT’S…… MORE
NM Fire Danger High This Weekend
NEW MEXICO IS ALREADY SEEING AN ELEVATED FIRE THREAT…AND STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE WARNING THAT CONDITIONS COULD GET EVEN WORSE THIS WEEKEND. ACTING STATE FORESTER DONALD GRIEGO SAYS WARMER TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS COMBINATION. HE SAYS IT’S THE TYPICAL BEGINNING OF OUR FIRE SEASON…… MORE
Hulu Considers Albuquerque for Customer Center
HULU MIGHT BE COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE. THE SUBSCRIPTION T-V STREAMING SERVICE IS CONSIDERING THE DUKE CITY FOR A 24 HOUR CUSTOMER CENTER. THE ONLY OTHER CITY IN THE RUNNING IS APPARENTLY SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. HULU WOULD BE BRINGING A TOTAL OF 500 JOBS TO ALBUQUERQUE WITH 100 OF THOSE COMING RIGHT…… MORE
Ethics Commission Approved in NM House
A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE NEW MEXICO HOUSE LATE ON THURSDAY FOR A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO CREATE AN ETHICS COMMISSION. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE VOTE WAS 66-TO-ZERO. AN ETHICS PANEL HAS BEEN AN ISSUE LAWMAKERS HAVE ARGUED OVER FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. BUT THE SHOW OF UNITY IS…… MORE
Coyote Killing Bill Advances in Santa Fe
THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS APPROVED, AND SENT ON TO THE HOUSE, A BILL THAT OUTLAWS ORGANIZED COYOTE KILLING CONTESTS. THE VOTE WAS 26-15, WITH MOST OF THE SUPPORT COMING FROM URBAN LAWMAKERS, AND THE OPPOSITION FROM THOSE IN RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE. THE SENATE PASSED A SIMILAR BILL IN…… MORE
McCluskey Dies in Prison
ONE OF THE FUGITIVES WHO KILLED AN OKLAHOMA COUPLE IN NEW MEXICO IN THE SUMMER OF 2010 IS DEAD. JOHN MCCLUSKEY DIED IN A MAXIMUM SECURITY FEDERAL PRISON IN COLORADO TUESDAY. HE WAS 52 YEARS OLD. NO WORD ON HIS CAUSE OF DEATH. BUT MCCLUSKEY WAS IN POOR HEALTH AT THE TIME OF…… MORE
APD Seeks Help in Solving Three Homicides
POLICE DETECTIVES HAVE REACHED DEAD ENDS IN THREE SEPARATE UNSOLVED MURDERS IN ALBUQUERQUE…AND NOW THEY’RE ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE PUBLIC. IN FEBRUARY OF 2015, RAYMOND “BUSTER” GUTIERREZ WAS SHOT INSIDE HIS VEHICLE ON CLOUDY ROAD NORTHWEST. JARED MARTINEZ WAS SHOT AND PUSHED FROM HIS VEHICLE NOT FAR FROM BROADWAY AND…… MORE
Another Non-Stop from Sunport to San Francisco
ALASKA AIRLINES IS ADDING ANOTHER DESTINATION OUT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. SUNPORT SPOKESMAN DANIEL JIRON TELLS US THE NEW NON-STOP SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO WENT ON SALE THURSDAY AND BEGINS SEPTEMBER 18TH. SAN FRANCISCO WAS SERVED ONLY BY UNITED AIRLINES, AND THE FLIGHT WAS ONCE A DAY. JIRON TELLS US THE…… MORE
DWI March in Santa Fe
THURSDAY IS THE 8TH ANNUAL DWI MARCH OF SORROW AND MARCH OF HOPE … AND MORE THAN 300 NEW MEXICO STUDENTS ARE TAKING PART IN THE EVENT AT THE ROUND HOUSE IN SANTA FE. DOUG SHUPE WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO TELLS US A TRIPLE-A FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY STUDY FOUND THE PROBLEM IS…… MORE
