THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT IS SCHEDULED TO VOTE ON WHETHER THE POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD SHOULD BE EXPANDED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE EXPANSION WOULD GIVE THE BOARD SUBPOENA POWERS. IT’S BEEN 4-AND-A-HALF YEARS SINCE THE OVERSIGHT BOARD WAS FORMED IN ALBUQUERQUE, MAINLY DUE TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS ABOUT OFFICERS USING EXCESSIVE FORCE AND APD’S PROBLEMS…… MORE
THE GOOD NEWS IS MOST OF THE CRIMES COMMITTED IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE TRENDING DOWNWARD … AND THIS COMES AFTER HISTORIC DECREASES IN MANY CRIMES IN THE CITY THAT STARTED LAST YEAR. MAYOR TIM KELLER ON SUNDAY RELEASED THE FIRST QUARTER CRIME STATS FROM APD ON SUNDAY. THE BIGGEST DROP IN CRIME CAME IN THREE AREAS:…… MORE
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING OUTSIDE FARMINGTON, WHERE A PLANE WENT DOWN SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON COUNTY ROAD 7650 AND HIGHWAY 371. THE PLANE WAS A CIRRUS SR-22 AND HAD BEEN REPORTED MISSING SUNDAY AFTERNOON BY DENVER AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE FAA SAYS THE LAST LOCATION OF THE PLANE WAS REPORTED TO BE ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE ISN’T THE ONLY CITY THAT WANTS A BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTICS. MORE THAN 200 CITIES ALREADY HAVE A SIMILAR BAN IN PLACE. ON SUNDAY, MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT THE KIMO THEATER FOR THE “CLEAN AND GREEN” TOWN HALL TO DISCUSS HOW SUCH A BAN WOULD IMPACT THE CITY. KOB TV REPORTS…… MORE
BY EARLY 2021, A NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED. THE COUNTY COMMISSION VOTED LAST WEEK TO GIVE THE FINAL OK FOR 45 MILLION DOLLARS IN RENOVATION WORK AT THE ALVARADO SQUARE BUILDING DOWNTOWN. SPOKESWOMAN TIA BLAND SAYS A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THAT INCLUDES HVAC…… MORE
NEW MEXICO’S ROADS ARE THE FIFTH MOST DANGEROUS IN THE COUNTRY BASED ON THE RATE OF TRAFFIC DEATHS. THAT ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE FINANCIAL WEB SITE 24-7 WALL STREET. IT SAYS MORE THAN HALF OF NEW MEXICO’S FATALITIES LAST YEAR WERE DUE TO PEOPLE NOT BUCKLING UP. OFFICER RAY WILSON WITH NEW MEXICO…… MORE
NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL CANNABIS BOARD HAS APPROVED A PETITION TO ADD OPIOID ADDICTION AS A QUALIFYING CONDITION FOR THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM. THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS AT 4-0. THE BOARD IS NOW EXPECTED TO PUT ITS RECOMMENDATION IN WRITING TO PRESENT TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT SECRETARY KATHY KUNKEL WHO SAYS SHE PLANS TO ACCEPT IT.… MORE
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS SIGNED A BILL SHE SAYS WILL HELP NEW MEXICO’S FILM INDUSTRY. THE MEASURE INCREASES THE ANNUAL CAP ON REBATE PAYMENTS FROM 50-MILLION TO 110-MILLION DOLLARS. REPRESENTATIVE MOE MAESTAS OF ALBUQUERQUE, ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THE BILL, SAYS THE MOVE WILL BRING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO NEW MEXICO’S ECONOMY. THE…… MORE
ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT, SAYING HIS OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO MAYOR TONITA GURULE-GIRON. THAT AFTER IT WAS LEARNED THAT TWO CITY COUNCILORS ARE SUING THE MAYOR ALLEGING SHE VIOLATED THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CHARTER. DAVID CARL WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE WOULD ONLY SAY THAT THE INVESTIGATION RESULTED FROM…… MORE
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS RELEASED A NEW REPORT COMPARING THE STATE’S HEALTH WITH THE REST OF THE NATION. STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST, DOCTOR MICHAEL LANDEN SAYS, IN 2017, WE HAD LOW RATES IN FIVE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, STROKE, HEART DISEASE, INFLUENZA AND CANCER. LANDEN SAYS NEW MEXICO HAS THE 7TH LOWEST…… MORE
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