THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO A BILL REMOVING CRIMINAL HISTORY QUESTIONS FROM INITIAL JOB APPLICATIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE 45-TO-15 HOUSE VOTE SENDS THE MEASURE TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK. ALL REPUBLICANS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR THE VOTE OPPOSED THE BILL. A SIMILAR MEASURE WAS VETOED BY FORMER GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ IN…… MORE
Anti-Background Checks Bill Petition Delivered
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS HAVE DELIVERED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE PETITIONS TO OVERTURN THE BILL THE GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED TO EXPAND BACKGROUND CHECKS ON GUN PURCHASES. SECRETARY OF STATE MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER NOW HAS 10 DAYS TO APPROVE THE PETITIONS BEFORE THEY CAN BE CIRCULATED TO THE PUBLIC. IF THE PROCESS GOES FORWARD, MORE THAN…… MORE
NM Spending Bill Amended
NEW MEXICO’S SPENDING BILL HAS GONE THROUGH SOME CHANGES. IT’S NOW ON ITS WAY TO THE FULL SENATE FOR A VOTE. BUT BEFORE IT WAS SENT, THE SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE ON MONDAY ENDORSED BOOSTING THE PROPOSAL BY 703 MILLION DOLLARS IN SPENDING FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR. KOB TV REPORTS THOSE CHANGES PLACE MORE RESOURCES…… MORE
Migrants Flow from Southern NM to Albuquerque
THERE’S AN INFLUX OF IMMIGRANTS FROM SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO NOW IN ALBUQUERQUE. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS A CATHOLIC CHARITY IN EL PASO SO MANY MIGRANTS HAVE CROSSED THE BORDER SEEKING ASYLUM THAT THEY’VE RUN OUT OF HOUSING AND ARE BUSING THEM TO ALBUQUERQUE. ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTH VALLEY SAYS THEY’RE MAKING FOOD…… MORE
Deadline Looms to Submit Priest Sex Assault Claim
A FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY JUDGE HAS SET A JUNE 17TH DEADLINE FOR VICTIMS OF CLERGY ABUSE TO SUBMIT A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE ONGOING BANKRUPTCY CASE BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE. ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRES, THE JUDGE ALSO SPELLED OUT A COMPREHENSIVE CLAIMS PROCESS. THE CLAIMS WILL BE SEALED AND REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL UNLESS…… MORE
More Bad Weather for NM
A BIG WINTER STORM WILL BE IMPACTING NEW MEXICO THROUGH MID-WEEK. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE SAYS THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO, JEMEZ, AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILL GET BLASTED WITH SNOW: SHOEMAKE SAYS BY WEDNESDAY, SOME OF THOSE AREAS COULD SEE THREE FEET OF SNOW, OR EVEN MORE. HE SAYS…… MORE
What’s in NM’s Recreational Marijuana Measure?
A LOT OF NEW MEXICANS ARE TALKING ABOUT RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA … AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS NEW MEXICO COULD BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE U-S TO ESTABLISH ITS ITS OWN GOVERNMENT-OPERATED POT STORES AND SUBSIDIZE MARIJUANA SALES FOR THE POOR. THAT’S INCLUDED IN A BILL FROM REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS. NEW MEXICO WOULD OVERSEE…… MORE
Teacher Eval Bill Unanimously Passed by Committee
A BILL CHANGING THE WAY NEW MEXICO EVALUATES ITS TEACHERS WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON MONDAY AND NOW HEADS TO THE HOUSE FLOOR. THE BILL’S SPONSOR, ALBUQUERQUE DEMOCRAT MIMI STEWART, SAYS THE OLD SYSTEM PUNISHED TEACHERS…WHILE THE NEW ONE WILL FOCUS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE BILL CALLS ON THE PUBLIC EDUCATION…… MORE
New State Agency Bill Headed for the Governor’s Desk
A BILL CREATING A SEPARATE LEVEL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN NEW MEXICO IS NOW HEADED TO GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM’S DESK. THE NEW DEPARTMENT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN, HOME VISITING AND CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. ADVOCATES TELL KOB TV THIS A GOOD RUNNING START … BUT ALSO SAY THEY’D LIKE MORE FUNDING APPROVED…… MORE
APD Investigates SE Area Shootings
TWO PEOPLE ARE SHOT MONDAY AFTERNOON AT A LOCATION ON TEXAS NORTHEAST IN ALBUQUERQUE … AND ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE MAY HAVE SHOT THEM SELF. APD OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO THE 500 BLOCK OF TEXAS NORTHEAST AROUND 4PM MONDAY BY A PERSON WHO SAID THEIR NEIGHBOR HAD BEEN SHOT IN THE FACE. OFFICERS FOUND A…… MORE
