STATE SPENDING IS UP BY 10 PERCENT THANKS TO A BOOM IN OIL DRILLING IN NEW MEXICO. AND THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS SPENDING LEVELS WILL H IT AN ALL-TIME HIGH IF A BUDGET PLAN APPROVED BY A HOUSE COMMITTEE MONDAY SURVIVES THE LEGISLATURE. THE JOURNAL REPORTS SPENDING LEVELS WOULD BE JUST UNDER 7 BILLION DOLLARS.…… MORE
NEW MEXICO IS AMONG THE 16 STATES SUING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY AT THE BORDER. THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE U-S IS BEING INVADED BY CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICANS. BUT THE STATE OF EMERGENCY WILL ALLOW HIM TO USE MONEY FOR THE BORDER THAT’S EARMARKED FOR THE PENTAGON AND TO BLOCK…… MORE
THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS NOW JUST PAST THE HALF-WAY POINT. POLITICAL BLOGGER JOE MONAHAN SAYS THIS SESSION HAS BEEN NOTEWORTHY IN THAT MORE THAN 40 BILLS WERE VERY QUICKLY PASSED AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. HE SAYS IT’S DUE TO THE ROCKET DOCKET THAT WAS APPROVED AND SIGNED QUICKLY. BUT MONAHAN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB…… MORE
THE TEEN ACCUSED OF BRINGING A GUN TO SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL IN RIO RANCHO LAST THURSDAY WILL STAY IN CUSTODY UNTIL HE HAS A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION. SIXTEEN YEAR OLD JOSHUA OWEN IS ALSO SAID TO HAVE FIRED AT LEAST ONE SHOT INSIDE THE SCHOOL AROUND 7AM … AND COURT DOCUMENTS INCIDENT HE WAS WEARING…… MORE
WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A POSSIBLE MOTIVE FOR A SHOOTING THURSDAY AT SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL IN RIO RANCHO. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, A NOTE FOUND IN THE POCKET OF 16 YEAR OLD JOSHUA OWEN INDICATED HE WANTED TO KILL HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND AND OTHERS, AND THEN KILL HIMSELF. POLICE SAY OWEN FIRED ONE SHOT…… MORE
NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN DISCOVERED HOW MUCH VOTERS IN THE STATE NOW THINK TWICE ABOUT APPROVING TAX HIKES. JAMES JIMENEZ WITH VOICES FOR CHILDREN SAYS IT’S MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY DON’T THINK THE MONEY GENERATED BY TAX HIKES … LIKE THE INCREASE APS SOUGHT IN PROPERTY TAXES RECENTLY … IS USED IN AREAS THEY THINK…… MORE
A JUDGE IN CLOVIS HAS SENTENCED NATHANIEL JOUETT TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR KILLING TWO PEOPLE AT A PUBLIC LIBRARY. IT WILL MORE THAN 30 YEARS BEFORE HE’S ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE. JOUETT WAS 16 WHEN HE OPENED FIRE INSIDE THE LIBRARY IN AUGUST OF 2017, KILLING EMPLOYEES WANDA WALTERS AND KRISSIE CARTER. HE PLEADED GUILTY…… MORE
A-B-Q RIDE IS STILL ON A REGULAR SCHEDULED TUESDAY. SPOKESMAN RICK DE REYES TELLS US EVERYTHING IS FINE FOR NOW BUT THERE COULD BE DELAYS DUE TO THE SNOW AND WINTER WEATHER. HE EXPECTS THE SNOW AND ICE TO BUILD UP MOSTLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN. AGAIN, NO SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR A-B-Q RIDE…… MORE
ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IS ASKING THE LEGISLATURE FOR FOUR-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO HELP PAY FOR A COURT BATTLE OVER WATER. BALDERAS TOLD LAWMAKERS LAST WEEK THAT NEW MEXICO IS IN AN HISTORIC FIST FIGHT WITH TEXAS AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE RIO GRANDE. THE MATTER HAS BEEN BEFORE…… MORE
A BIPARTISAN MEASURE HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL 50-MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP FUND THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF. THAT’S THE AMTRAK TRAIN CONNECTING CHICAGO WITH LOS ANGELES, SERVING A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES IN NEW MEXICO ALONG THE WAY. THE MONEY WILL BE USED FOR MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE ROUTE. THE OFFICES OF…… MORE
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