Advocates rally at New Mexico Capitol for bills against gun violence

495 Views   ‘Bennie’s Bill’ passes New Mexico House Progress is being made toward gun violence legislation in New Mexico. On Thursday, the state’s House of Representatives passed House Bill 9. Also known as “Bennie’s Bill”, the act would punish gun owners if their weapons got into a child’s hands.

‘Rust’ defense attorney made contributions to special prosecutor

773 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. — Target 7 is breaking new information in the ‘Rust’ movie set shooting case. Yesterday, Alec Baldwin’s attorneys filed a motion asking special prosecutor Andrea Reeb to step down. They say her role as a state legislator and litigator violates New Mexico’s constitution.

The Future: Gabriel Carothers, New Mexico’s youngest African American pilot

788 Views   In honor of Black History Month, KOAT shines a light on those who have helped paved the way in New Mexico from the arts to culture, food and history. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gabriel Carothers, 17, is the youngest pilot in New Mexico after completing his Private Pilot check ride on August 8, 2022. […]

New Mexico legislature tackles teacher shortage

760 Views   New Mexico is still fighting a teacher shortage, and state lawmakers are working to combat it. There are two bills in our legislature aimed at putting a dent in the shortage. New Mexico is still fighting a teacher shortage, and state lawmakers are working to combat it.

New Mexico crime bills fail; lawmaker wants to see more bipartisan effort

833 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. — Last week, the governor held a news conference focused on tackling crime in New Mexico. “The national framework has worked, I believe, to pit political parties against each other on critical issues such as public safety that does no one any good anywhere,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said.

Proposed resolution to close southern New Mexico border

632 Views   ‘Unfortunately, federal government officials and US Congress have not done their duty to properly and adequately fund and protect our border,’ said Rep. John Block ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico state lawmaker Rep. John Block is proposing a resolution urging the federal government to resume building a wall along the state’s border with Mexico. […]

Proposed bills to extend class time in New Mexico

383 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two proposed bills would extend how long students spend in the classroom per year. House bills 130 and 194 want to extend the class time to 1,140 hours per year for all public school students.