THERE’S A MOVE ON IN THE LEGISLATURE TO HIKE NEW MEXICO’S GASOLINE TAX. HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING A BILL THAT WOULD RAISE THE STATE TAX FROM 17 CENTS TO 27 CENTS A GALLON. CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS THE INCREASED REVENUE WOULD BE USED TO IMPROVE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE ROADS.… MORE
IN SANTA FE, HOUSE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY’LL OPPOSE TWO DEMOCRATIC BILLS DEALING WITH THE VOTING PROCESS. ONE WOULD ALLOW CONVICTED FELONS TO CAST A BALLOT…EVEN THOSE WHO ARE STILL INCARCERATED. THE OTHER PROPOSAL WOULD REQUIRE NEW MEXICO TO CAST ITS ELECTORAL VOTES FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO WINS THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE…EVEN IF IT GOES…… MORE
AN IMPROVEMENT, BUT STILL CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE FROM ALBUQUERQUE’S HOMICIDE NUMBERS IN 2018. THERE WERE 66 MURDERS DURING THE YEAR…A 12 PERCENT DROP FROM 2017. APD SAYS DETECTIVES CLEARED OR SOLVED 56 PERCENT OF THOSE HOMICIDES. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF THE MURDERS WERE GUN-RELATED. AND…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE NAMED A SUSPECT IN A DOUBLE MURDER THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK AT THE CIRCLE K STORE AT MENAUL AND UNIVERSITY. APD SAYS 32 YEAR OLD JAMES ALEX CHAVEZ SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. A FELONY WARRANT CHARGES HIM WITH TWO COUNTS OF HOMICIDE…PLUS PROBATION VIOLATION AND RECEIVING OR TRANSFERRING A STOLEN…… MORE
STATE DISTRICT JUDGE ALISA HART IS THE NEW JUDGE HEARING NEHEMIAH GRIEGO’S AMENABILITY HEARING. AND SHE SAYS INSTEAD OF STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING, SHE’LL PICK UP THE HEARING WHERE IT LEFT OFF WHEN CHILDREN’S COURT JUDGE JOHN ROMERO RECUSED HIMSELF FROM IT. GRIEGO IS NOW 21 YEARS OLD, BUT HE WAS ONLY 15 WHEN HE…… MORE
STATE DISTRICT JUDGE ALISA HART IS THE NEW JUDGE HEARING NEHEMIAH GRIEGO’S AMENABILITY HEARING. AND SHE SAYS INSTEAD OF STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING, SHE’LL PICK UP THE HEARING WHERE IT LEFT OFF WHEN CHILDREN’S COURT JUDGE JOHN ROMERO RECUSED HIMSELF FROM IT. GRIEGO IS NOW 21 YEARS OLD, BUT HE WAS ONLY 15 WHEN HE…… MORE
A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDES IN-HOME CARE FOR NEW PARENTS IS JUST NOW GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL. ALLEN SANCHEZ IS WITH “CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES-ST JOSEPH’S.” HE SAYS, FOR MONTHS, WHEN THEY CALLED A CLIENT IT WOULD SHOW UP AS A CALL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY-ICE. HE SAYS THE MESSAGE CAN REALLY…… MORE
IT’S BEEN CLOSED NEARLY THREE WEEKS IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE AND HAS PEOPLE WONDERING WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION IS AT COAL BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH STREETS. DRIVERS COMPLAIN IT’S DIFFICULT TO GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. THE CONSTRUCTION IS FOR THE ZOCALO LOFTS THAT BROKE GROUND LAST SUMMER, BUT THE CLOSURE IS CAUSING TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND…… MORE
NEW MEXICO WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM PROVIDING STATE LAND FOR A BORDER WALL UNDER A BILL THAT’S BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE BILL, SPONSORED BY DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE ANGELICA RUBIO OF LAS CRUCES, WOULD ALSO PROHIBIT ANY OTHER STATE RESOURCES FROM BEING USED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A WALL. THE PROPOSAL…… MORE
A NEW ECONOMIC FORECAST SAYS THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE COULD BE FACED WITH A 20-MILLION-DOLLAR DEFICIT NEXT YEAR. THE REASON: THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SAYS HIGHER SPENDING IS EXPECTED FOR EMPLOYEE MEDICAL BENEFITS … SALARIES … STAFFING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT … AND NEW COSTS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING PROJECTS LIKE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID…… MORE
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