Weather Delays School
Santa Fe Public Schools and others are on a
this morning, and there’s a small chance of more snow before noon today. Weather forecasters say, “Bundle up,” because it’s going to be frigid tonight.
Voters in Santa Fe County
of the school district’s Digital Learning Program, which provides computers and software to students. The technology bond won’t raise a mill tax but does extend an existing one for three more years.
for Albuquerque Public Schools. Another bond for the Central New Mexico Community College also got a thumbs up.
The American Lung Association is giving New Mexico
. A new report shows the state is only spending $6.9 million a year on cessation programs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends states spend $22.8 million. Lawmakers are considering a few measures to hike prices on tobacco sales.
The Public Regulation Commission wants a retired staffer to
he collected after quitting the agency.
Last month, KRQE News 13 reported on [Dwight] Lamberson’s departure deal, which runs counter to PRC policy requiring employees to use sick leave for actual illness.
The PRC has not provided journalist Matt Grubs any evidence Lamberson was ill at the time he was paid the money.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission has fired its executive director
Lawmakers who are on the fence about legalizing marijuana in New Mexico for adult recreational use might want to take a look at national sale and tax numbers. According to New Frontier Financial’s latest edition of The State of Legal Marijuana Markets, sales jumped 30 percent last year to
. Thomas Ragan at SFR says lawmakers here estimate they’d collect up to $60 million in tax revenue from
.
- The Senate Public Affairs Committee has passed a "compromise" bill aimed at making New Mexico compliant under the federal Real ID Act, but the sponsor of the original House bill isn’t happy. Rep. Paul Pacheco, R-Albuquerque, says his proposal was “hijacked.”
- The bail bond reform bill has cleared the New Mexico Senate.
- Stuart Dyson reports that state lawmakers are working on legislation that would limit those “golden parachutes” and lucrative contract buyouts for school district superintendents.
- Reducing the number of rape kits that still haven’t been tested at the state crime lab will require hiring a few more technicians, but there might not be money in the state budget to get it done.
- A bill nicknamed Racheal’s Law that would allow rape victims to get a permanent restraining order against their convicted assailant is headed to state senate.
Wolves Die
New Mexico In Depth’s Laura Paskus has been taking a long look at Gov. Susana Martinez’ energy plan.
The plan does talk of growing the state’s burgeoning solar and wind industries—including developing new businesses focused on energy storage in batteries—but many of the document’s recommendations concentrate around helping the state’s extractive industries.
Lobos Run Past UNLV
JR Oppenheim reports the UNM Lobos closed out another high-scoring game with an impressive win in Albuquerque last night. They
. Next up: The Lobos (13-8, 6-2 Mountain West) head to San Diego State, which has a perfect conference record.
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