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
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
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SAYS ITS WAITING ON RESULTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL INVESTIGATOR IN THE DEATH OF A ONE YEAR OLD GIRL FOUND BURIED IN A BACKYARD. UNTIL THEN, THE CASE AGAINST THE LITTLE GIRL’S PARENTS IS ON HOLD. DAVID ZUBER AND MONIQUE ROMERO WERE ARRESTED IN EARLY JANUARY, THEN RELEASED…… MORE
FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR, THERE’S BEEN A CONFIRMED CASE OF RABIES IN A FOX IN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH SAYS THE LATEST CONFIRMATION CAME ON MARCH FIRST. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS CASE IN LATE JANUARY IN THE SAME AREA. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT FOR PET AND…… MORE
NEW MEXICO IS JOINING A HANDFUL OF OTHER STATES IN ALLOWING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN A GROWING SPORT: VIDEO GAMES. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS ABOUT THREE DOZEN HIGH SCHOOLS ARE COMPETING IN NEW MEXICO’S INAUGURAL E-SPORTS SEASON WHICH BEGAN LAST MONTH. ADVOCATES SAY E-SPORTS OFFER STUDENTS WHO AREN’T AS ATHLETICALLY INCLINED A CHANCE…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE IS AMONG THE 100 BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U-S ACCORDING TO LIVABILITY-DOT-COM. THEY SURVEYED MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILLENNIALS ACROSS THE U-S ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEM THE MOST WHEN IT COMES TO RELOCATING. AFFORDABILITY AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES WERE THE TOP REASONS FOR CHOOSING A LOCATION. AND ALBUQUERQUE NOT ONLY WAS INCLUDED…… MORE
PENALTIES FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION IN NEW MEXICO WOULD BE REDUCED UNDER A BILL PASSED BY THE STATE SENATE. ON A 30-8 VOTE, SENATORS APPROVED A DEMOCRATIC-SPONSORED BILL LOWERING THE PENALTY FOR POSSESSING UP TO A HALF-AN-OUNCE OF MARIJUANA TO A 50-DOLLAR FINE FOR A FIRST OFFENSE. MORE AMBITIOUS PROPOSALS TO ALLOW RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES IN…… MORE
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO CHOOSING TO NOT HAVE THEIR CHILDREN FULLY VACCINATED IS GOING UP. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THERE WERE JUST OVER 44-HUNDRED SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WHO DID NOT GET FULLY VACCINATED IN 2018. THAT NUMBER IS UP FROM JUST OVER 43-HUNDRED IN 2017. MEASLES OUTBREAKS IN SEVERAL…… MORE
AN OFFICIAL WITH THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS A SHINGLES VACCINE SHORTAGE COULD LAST FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. INFECTIOUS DISEASE BUREAU CHIEF DAN BURKE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THERE’S BEEN A RUN ON THE NEW SHINGRIX VACCINE BECAUSE IT’S MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE OLD ONE. HE SAYS SHINGLES CAN BE VERY…… MORE
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS A NEW FILM LIAISON . AMBER DODSON IS JOINING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, OVERSEEING THE FILM INDUSTRY IN THE CITY. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS FILM IS A “BIG PART OF OUR ECONOMY” WITH 180 MILLION DOLLARS SPENT LOCALLY IN 2017 ALONE. DODSON BRINGS 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FILM…… MORE
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