THERE’S A BILL IN THE NEW MEXICO SENATE THAT PUMPS AN ADDITIONAL 315 MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE STATE’S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM…AND RAISES TEACHER PAY TO 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR TIER ONE…50-THOUSAND FOR TIER TWO…AND 60-THOUSAND FOR TIER THREE. NOW, THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HAS GIVEN ITS APPROVAL TO A SEPARATE BILL THAT INCREASES THOSE SALARIES BY…… MORE
THE NEW MEXICO TAX AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT IS BEING SUED BY THE STATE’S BIGGEST MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCER. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS ULTRA HEALTH’S EFFORT HOPES TO RECOVER MORE AND 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN SALES TAXES IT SAYS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY AS ITS PRODUCTS ARE MEDICINE. STATE LAW EXEMPTS PRESCRIPTION…… MORE
SINCE IT’S LASTED A LOT LONGER, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ECONOMIST JEFF MITCHELL SAYS THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS HAVING A MUCH GREATER IMPACT IN NEW MEXICO THAN PREVIOUS ONES. HE SAYS THOUSANDS OF NEW MEXICANS ARE NOW WITHOUT A PAYCHECK. HE SAYS THERE ARE ABOUT 22-THOUSAND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN NEW MEXICO, AND ROUGHLY HALF…… MORE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOOTBALL PLAYER NIAS MARTIN IS ACCUSED OF RAPE BY A WOMAN NO LONGER ATTENDING UNM. SHE’S TERIANA BAGLEY, WHO ALSO ACCUSED MARTIN OF RAPE THREE YEARS AGO AT LOBO VILLAGE APARTMENTS. SHE HAS SINCE LEFT UNM FOR A SCHOOL IN ARIZONA AFTER SAYING OTHER FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND EVEN COACH BOB DAVIE…… MORE
A WEST SIDE LOVELACE HOSPITAL PATIENT IS IN THE MDC IN ALBUQUERQUE AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY RAPING A FEMALE PATIENT AT THE HOSPITAL. THE INCIDENT IS SAID TO HAVE HAPPENED ON MONDAY. TWENTY-TWO YEAR OLD ANTHONY CASIQUITO IS NOW CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE AND ASSAULT ON A PEACE…… MORE
REMEMBER THOSE FIRE DRILLS YOU WENT THROUGH IN SCHOOL? THEY COULD BECOME A THING OF THE PAST IF STATE SENATOR CRAIG BRANDT GETS SENATE BILL 147 APPROVED IN SANTA FE. THE BILL WOULD REPLACE THE CURRENT FIRE DRILL REQUIREMENTS WITH SOME OTHER FORM OF SAFETY TRAINING, SUCH AS ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING. BRANDT SAYS THE CURRENT…… MORE
BEFORE LONG, YOU’LL BE ASKED TO FILL OUT A CENSUS FORM…SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERY TEN YEARS. AND ALBUQUERQUE CITY OFFICIALS PLAN TO EMBARK ON AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE PARTICIPATES. CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ SAYS MILLIONS OF FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE AT STAKE. HE SAYS THERE’S BEEN A GREAT UNDER COUNT IN BERNALILLO COUNTY.…… MORE
IT’S NOT THE KIND OF SURPRISE ANYONE WANTS. YOU START YOUR VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, THEN GO BACK INTO YOUR HOME WHILE THE VEHICLE WARMS-UP. APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THAT’S A BIG INVITATION TO AUTO THIEVES WHO ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO MAKE YOUR VEHICLE AN EASY TARGET. HE SAYS THE BEST POLICY IS…… MORE
IF YOU CURRENTLY EARN THE STATE’S MINIMUM WAGE, YOU COULD BE IN FOR A RAISE. STATE REPRESENTATIVES MIGUEL GARCIA AND JOANNE FERRARY HAVE INTRODUCED HOUSE BILL 31. THE LEGISLATION INCREASES THE MINIMUM WAGE IN PHASES. FIRST, THE WAGE GOES UP A DOLLAR AN HOUR THIS YEAR, FOLLOWED BY ONE DOLLAR INCREASES IN JULY OF 2020…… MORE
NEW LIFE-SAVING TECHNOLOGY IS COMING TO AZTEC HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. ON WEDNESDAY, SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE UNVEILING THE “RAVE PANIC BUTTON.” IT’S AN “APP” THAT ALLOWS A PERSON TO PRESS ONE BUTTON AND AUTOMATICALLY DIAL 9-1-1 AS WELL AS SEND OUT ALERTS TO ANYONE ON THE NETWORK. THE A-G’S OFFICE SAYS AZTEC HIGH…… MORE
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