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Gun Bill Signed Into Law

A CONTROVERSIAL GUN CONTROL BILL HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM. THE BILL REQUIRES BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR JUST ABOUT ALL GUN PURCHASES IN NEW MEXICO. THE MEASURE WAS OPPOSED BY THE VAST MAJORITY OF COUNTY SHERIFFS ACROSS THE STATE WHO SAID IT WOULD DO NOTHING TO REDUCE CRIME. LAST WEEK, REPUBLICANS…MORE

Gun Control Legislation Not About Partisanship

Gun Control Legislation Not About Partisanship

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR LONNA ATKESON SAYS CULTURAL ISSUES HAVE COME TO THE FOREFRONT DURING THIS YEAR’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION. GUN CONTROL IS ONE OF THOSE ISSUES, PROMPTING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN COUNTIES TO PASS SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY RESOLUTIONS. ATKESON SAYS THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A FIGHT WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. MOST OF THE…MORE

Expect Higher Gas Prices Soon

Expect Higher Gas Prices Soon

GAS PRICES ACROSS NEW MEXICO HAVE LEVELED OFF FINALLY … BUT PROBABLY NOT FOR LONG. JOSHUA ZUBER WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO SAYS PRICES HAVE STEADILY GONE UP IN FEBRUARY … BUT THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS THIS WEEK THE SAME AS IT WAS LAST WEEK AT 2-28 A GALLON. HE SAYS ALBUQUERQUE IS DOWN THREE CENTS…MORE

Fire Season Arrives … But Could Lessen

Fire Season Arrives … But Could Lessen

NEW MEXICO’S FIRE DANGER THIS SPRING PROBABLY WON’T BE AS HIGH AS IT WAS A YEAR AGO…THANKS TO AN INCREASE IN THE MOUNTAIN SNOW PACK . THAT ACCORDING TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON. BUT HE SAYS THE THREAT WILL BE THERE LATER ON. HE SAYS THE FIRE DANGER WILL START TO INCREASE IN…MORE

Alleged Murder Suspects Arrested and Jailed

Alleged Murder Suspects Arrested and Jailed

TWO MEN WANTED BY THE VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ARE NOW ARRESTED IN EL PASO. THIRTY-ONE YEAR OLD JESUS GARCIA FROM PERALTA AND 23 YEAR OLD ALEXANDRO MONTELONGO-MURILLO FROM EL PASO ARE IN THE EL PASO COUNTY JAIL IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXECUTION-STYLE MURDER OF DANIEL SANDOVAL OF MEADOW LAKE ON MARCH 2ND. THE TWO…MORE

Background Checks Bill Passes in the House

Background Checks Bill Passes in the House

TOP HOUSE REPUBLICANS HELP GET THE GUN BACKGROUND CHECK BILL APPROVED … AND SAY THAT WAS THE GOAL FOR THE MEASURE EXPANDING BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED FOR MOST GUN SALES. THE MEASURE HAS CLEARED BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND IS READY FOR THE GOVERNOR’S SIGNATURE. GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS SAID SHE’D SIGN THE BILL…MORE

Bill Allows Medical Marijuana in Schools

Bill Allows Medical Marijuana in Schools

A BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN SCHOOLS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE NEW MEXICO SENATE ON A VOTE TO 33-TO-2. IT NOW HEADS TO THE STATE HOUSE. THE MEASURE REQUIRES LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TO DRAFT THE RULES FOR STORING AND ADMINISTERING THE DRUG. ADDITIONALLY, THE BILL CHANGES THE MEDICAL POT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE…MORE

Council and Mayor Differ on Capital Project

Council and Mayor Differ on Capital Project

ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS THERE’S STILL TIME TO WORK THINGS OUT AS THE CITY COUNCIL PREPARES TO VOTE ON A FINAL CAPITAL PROGRAM NEXT MONTH. THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL ARE NOT SEEING EYE-TO-EYE ON ONE ASPECT OF THAT PROJECT. KELLER SAYS THE 2-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC AT BALLOON FIESTA…MORE

Senate Votes “Yes” on Legislative Raises

Senate Votes “Yes” on Legislative Raises

A BILL PROVIDING RAISES FOR CERTAIN ELECTED OFFICIALS IN NEW MEXICO IS APPROVED BY THE STATE SENATE IN SANTA FE. THE MEASURE WOULD RAISE THEIR SALARIES BY 15 PERCENT. THOSE LISTED FOR RAISES ARE THE GOVERNOR … WHOSE PAY WOULD GO FROM 110-THOUSAND A YEAR TO 126-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR … THE SECRETARY OF STATE,…MORE

California Man Charged in NM Teen’s Murder

California Man Charged in NM Teen’s Murder

MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER A 14 YEAR OLD BOY WAS KILLED OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT AT GIBSON AND UNIVERSITY, A CALIFORNIA MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER. A WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ARREST OF 29 YEAR OLD DERRECK FLOCCO. AUTHORITIES SAY HE OPENED FIRE ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 21ST,…MORE

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