NEW MEXICO IS CLOSER TO HAVING A RATHER UNIQUE COURSE OFFERED IN SCHOOL. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE VOTED LAST FRIDAY TO MOVE FORWARD THE CIRCUS ARTS BILL. THE LEGISLATION WOULD SET ASIDE 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE P-E-D TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM TEACHING THINGS SUCH AS TRAPEZE, AERIAL FABRICS, JUGGLING, CLOWNING, GIANT…… MORE
NM, Navajos File Gold King Mine Spill Lawsuit
NEW MEXICO AND THE NAVAJO NATION CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR LAWSUITS SURROUNDING THE 2015 GOLD KING MINE SPILL THAT CONTAMINATED HUNDREDS OF MILES OF THE ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVERS. A JUDGE HAS DENIED THE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS THE CLAIMS. THE LAWSUITS WERE FILED AGAINST THE EPA, ITS CONTRACTORS, AND MINING COMPANIES FOR…… MORE
Goldman to Stay In Jail
AN ALBUQUERQUE JUDGE HAS ORDERED THAT STEPHEN GOLDMAN REMAIN BEHIND BARS PENDING TRIAL FOR SHOOTING OUT OF A VEHICLE. BUT THE 19 YEAR OLD COULD BE IMPLICATED IN A MORE SERIOUS CRIME. HE’S BEEN NAMED AS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE MURDERS OF 14 YEAR OLD AHMED LATEEF AND 15 YEAR OLD COLLIN ROMERO.…… MORE
Former NM Governor to Work with Jeb Bush Foundation
FORMER GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF JEB BUSH’S FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION. BUSH CALLED MARTINEZ A VISIONARY LEADER WHO ADOPTED STRONG EDUCATION REFORMS WHEN SHE WAS GOVERNOR. THE APPOINTMENT COMES AS THE NEW LUJAN GRISHAM ADMINISTRATION LOOKS TO ROLLBACK POLICIES ON TEACHER EVALUATIONS AND SCHOOL GRADES. AND…… MORE
House Votes “Yes” on Gender Neutral Bathrooms
IN SANTA FE, A GENDER-NEUTRAL BATHROOM BILL HAS BEEN GIVEN APPROVAL IN THE HOUSE AND NOW HEADS TO THE SENATE. IF IT BECOMES LAW, ALL BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES WITH SINGLE-OCCUPANCY RESTROOMS WOULD HAVE TO MARK THEM AS GENDER NEUTRAL, AVAILABLE TO ANYONE REGARDLESS OF GENDER IDENTITY OR SEX. THE BILL PASSED ON A VOTE…… MORE
NM Delegation Secures Funds for SW Chief
MEMBERS OF NEW MEXICO’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION SAY THEY’VE SECURED THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN MATCHING FUNDS TO HELP COMPLETE SAFETY UPGRADES AND MAINTENANCE ALONG AMTRAK’S SOUTHWEST CHIEF ROUTE. THAT ROUTE CONNECTS CHICAGO TO LOS ANGELES, AND HAS SEVERAL STOPS IN NEW MEXICO. SENATOR TOM UDALL SAYS THE FUNDING MARKS A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND…… MORE
Leave Your Visa Credit Card at Home
STARTING APRIL THIRD, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO USE YOUR VISA CREDIT CARD AT SMITH’S FOOD AND DRUG STORES. THE COMPANY SAYS EXCESSIVE FEES CHARGED BY VISA WERE RESULTING IN HIGHER FOOD PRICES FOR CUSTOMERS. VISA DEBIT CARDS WILL STILL BE ACCEPTED…AS WILL MASTERCARD, DISCOVER AND AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT CARDS. SMITH’S, WHICH IS OWNED BY…… MORE
NM Ski Season Could be Extended
SNOWFALL TOTALS AT NEW MEXICO SKI RESORTS THIS WINTER HAVE BEEN MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBERS FROM A YEAR AGO. THAT ACCORDING TO GEORGE BROOKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SKI NEW MEXICO. AND HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THAT COULD LEAD SOME OF THE SKI AREAS TO EXTEND THEIR SEASONS: BROOKS SAYS, ON AVERAGE, THE SKI RESORTS…… MORE
NM Long on Solitary Confinement
THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ENDORSES A STUDY DONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO THAT SUGGESTS THIS STATE IS HIGHEST AMONG THE 50 STATES FOR CONFINING PRISON INMATES IN SOLITARY. A DIFFERENT ASSESSMENT WAS MADE BY THE STATE. THE STUDY WAS DONE BY UNM GRADUATES, WHO TALKED WITH INMATES BEFORE MAKING THEIR CONCLUSION. AND…… MORE
Metro Detention Center Cooperated with ICE
OFFICIALS AT THE METRO DETENTION CENTER ADMIT THAT THEY’RE COOPERATING WITH IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT IN SOME CASES. JAIL SPOKESWOMAN CANDACE HOPKINS TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT THEY’VE OCCASIONALLY CALLED ICE ABOUT CERTAIN INMATES AT THE MDC. BUT HOPKINS SAYS THOSE INSTANCES ARE EXTREMELY RARE. SHE COULDN’T SAY HOW MANY TIMES THE JAIL HAS COOPERATED…… MORE
