A BILL THAT WILL GUARANTEE COVERAGE OF CONTRACEPTION BY NEW MEXICO HEALTH PLANS IS HEADING TO THE HOUSE FOR A VOTE IN SANTA FE. THE BILL IS SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE ARMSTRONG. HOUSE BILL 89 ENSURES THAT HEALTH PLANS PROVIDE THINGS SUCH AS BIRTH CONTROL PILLS, I-U-D’S AND VASECTOMIES AT NO COST. THE BILL ALSO…… MORE
A JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS DENIED A REQUEST FROM PROSECUTORS TO KEEP ANTHONY CASIQUITO LOCKED UP UNTIL TRIAL. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS THE 22-YEAR OLD CASIQUITO WAS ON CONDITIONS OF RELEASE IN A PREVIOUS CASE WHEN HE WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A FELLOW PATIENT AT LOVELACE WEST SIDE HOSPITAL LAST MONTH.…… MORE
CHECK YOUR POWERBALL TICKET FROM SATURDAY. THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY SAYS A TICKET WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS WAS SOLD IN THE ALAMOGORDO AREA. NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD YET TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. THE LOTTERY SAYS THE WINNING TICKET MATCHED ALL FIVE NUMBERS, BUT MISSED ON THE POWERBALL NUMBER. THE TICKET HOLDER HAS 90 DAYS…… MORE
A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY WILL MEAN WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS FOR ALBUQUERQUE. AND METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE WILL ALSO BE MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW. HE SAYS THE MOUNTAINS HAVE GOTTEN SOME SNOW OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE. BUT ON WEDNESDAY AND…… MORE
A FAMILY FIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE EARLY MONDAY IS NOW A VIOLENT CRIMES CALL OUT FOR ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. THAT SINCE APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE 61-HUNDRED BLOCK OF OSUNA NORTHEAST JUST EAST OF SAN MATEO AND FOUND A MAN DEAD AT THAT LOCATION. NO WORD YET ON HOW THE MAN DIED OR IF APD OFFICERS…… MORE
LAWMAKERS IN SANTA FE ARE BEING ASKED TO INCREASE THE TAX ON A PACK OF CIGARETTES BY A DOLLAR-50 PER PACK. LESLEY STEPHENS IS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE NEW MEXICO ALLIED COUNCIL ON TOBACCO. SHE TELLS US INCREASING THE TAX IS A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY TO CUT DOWN ON YOUTH SMOKING. SHE SAYS RAISING THE…… MORE
THERE’S OPPOSITION … A LOT OF IT … TO SENATE BILL 298, WHICH WOULD EXPAND PRE-KINDERGARTEN BY MOVING 4-YEAR-OLDS AND 3-AND-A-HALF YEAR OLDS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. LAWMAKERS HEARD THAT OPPOSITION ON SUNDAY, WHICH WAS COMMUNITY INPORT DAY AT THE ROUND HOUSE. THOSE AGAINST THAT BILL SAY IT’LL CLOSE CENTER DOWN PROGRAM NOW OWNED AND/OR OPERATED…… MORE
MAYBE THIS IS ONE SMALL STEP TOWARD DIVERSIFYING THE STATE’S ECONOMY. IT’S THE CIRCUS, OR MORE PRECISELY, IT’S A CIRCUS SCHOOL. STATE SENATOR NANCY RODRIGUEZ OF SANTA FE IS SPONSORING SENATE BILL 412. IT TAKES 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE THE GENERAL FUND TO PAY FOR A SCHOOL THAT TEACHES CIRCUS ARTS. CHILDREN WILL LEARN A…… MORE
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD ADRIAN NIETO HASN’T BEEN FOUND YET. HE’S THE TEEN WHO FAILED TO RETURN TOT HE ALBUQUERQUE BOYS RE-INTEGRATION CENTER AFTER VISITING HIS FAMILY. AUTHORITIES SAY NIETO CUT OFF HIS ANKLE MONITOR AND LEFT, BUT IT’S UNKNOWN WHO HE’S WITH OR WHERE HE’S HEADED. NIETO, WHO’S 5-FEET-7 INCHES TALL, WEIGHS 132 POUNDS AND…… MORE
A STATE DISTRICT JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS TURNED DOWN A REQUEST FROM AN EAST MOUNTAIN DEVELOPER TO ACCESS MORE THAN 100-MILLION GALLONS OF GROUNDWATER. THE APPLICATION WAS FILED 10 YEARS AGO, AND WAS OPPOSED BY BERNALILLO COUNTY AND THE STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE. AQUIFER SCIENCE HAS BEEN WORKING ON BEHALF OF CAMPBELL RANCH, A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL…… MORE
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