ON A 38-0 VOTE, THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS PASSED A BILL CREATING A STATE OUTDOOR RECREATION DIVISION IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. SENATOR STEVEN NEVILLE OF FARMINGTON, ONE OF THE CO-SPONSORS, SAYS THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE OUTDOOR RECREATION AND RECRUIT NEW BUSINESSES TO MOVE TO NEW MEXICO: NEVILLE SAYS OUTDOOR RECREATION IS A…… MORE
NM Jobless Rate Slips
A SLIGHT UPTICK IN NEW MEXICO’S JOBLESS RATE IN JANUARY. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 5.1 PERCENT…UP FROM 5 PERCENT IN DECEMBER. OVER THE LAST YEAR, NEW MEXICO HAS ADDED 92-HUNDRED JOBS. WEST VIRGINIA AND ALASKA WERE THE ONLY STATES WITH HIGHER JOBLESS RATES THAN NEW MEXICO IN JANUARY.… MORE
Bill Strikes Down Right-to-Work Laws
THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS PASSED A BILL THAT STRIKES DOWN RIGHT TO WORK LAWS APPROVED BY COUNTIES. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT 10 OF THE STATE’S 33 COUNTIES HAVE ADOPTED LAWS THAT SAY EMPLOYEES CANNOT BE COMPELLED TO PAY FEES TO A LABOR UNION TO REPRESENT THEM. THE SENATE VOTE WAS 23-19,…… MORE
Duke City Company Gets Contract With Military Research Lab
THE AIR FORCE HAS AWARDED AN ALBUQUERQUE COMPANY A NEARLY 15 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT TO ASSIST THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE WITH ADVANCED SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS. LOADPATH LLC, WHICH HAS 20 EMPLOYEES, DELIVERS MECHANICAL, STRUCTURAL AND THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SATELLITE AND SPACE LAUNCH APPLICATIONS. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE BY SENATOR MARTIN…… MORE
NM Chef Back on Food Network
TWO DOWN … ONE TO GO. CHAMA CHEF FERNANDO RUIZ IS BACK ON THE FOOD NETWORK, THIS TIME GOING UP AGAINST CHEF BOBBY FLAY ON THE PROGRAM “BEAT BOBBY FLAY.” RUIZ HAS ALREADY WON ON THE FOOD NETWORK FOR THE SHOW “CHOPPED” IN 2016 AS WELL AS ON “GUY’S GROCERY GAMES.” HE SAYS HIS LIFE…… MORE
City Nearly Down With Street Light Change
MORE AND MORE STREET LIGHTS ARE BEING REPLACED IN THE DUKE CITY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE PROCESS IS NOW ABOUT TWO THIRDS COMPLETE…WITH 21 THOUSAND CITY OWNED LIGHTS HAVING BEEN CONVERTED TO L-E-D’S. PNM OWNS ANOTHER 10 THOUSAND STREET LIGHTS, AND THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THEM IS NOW GETTING UNDERWAY. PAT MONTOYA, DIRECTOR OF…… MORE
Governor Getting Early Childhood Education Bill
A BILL CREATING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS NOW HEADED TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK FOR HER SIGNATURE. THE BILL CREATES FOUR SUB-DEPARTMENTS FOR EARLY EDUCATION AND FOCUSES ON SPECIAL ED … HOME VISITATIONS …AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES. IF GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM SIGNS THE MEASURE, SHE’LL HAVE TO ALSO APPOINT A SECRETARY FOR THE NEW…… MORE
Recreational Marijuana Measure Moves Ahead
THE BILL THAT LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL POT IN NEW MEXICO ADVANCED OVER THE WEEKEND IN SANTA FE AFTER BEING ENDORSED BY A SENATE PANEL ON SATURDAY. THE MEASURE LETS PEOPLE POSSESS UP TO AN OUNCE OF THE DRUG FOR RECREATION. HOWEVER, THOSE USING THE MARIJUANA HAVE TO BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER. THE MEASURE ALSO HAVE…… MORE
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
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
