East Mountain prescribed burns postponed
585 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Inclement weather has postponed a prescribed burn in the east mountains. The forest service planned to burn debris piles near Sulphur Canyon north of I-40 and west of Highway 14.
Bill pushes for teaching personal finance to New Mexico students
484 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new bill could change graduation requirements for New Mexico students. It would teach them a necessary life skill. Senate Bill 341 would require high school students to take a full semester of a personal finance course before they graduate.
New Mexico might get long-term funding for conservation
661 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Protecting the environment doesn’t happen overnight. It’s often a long-term process, and to ensure there’s funding for the long run, legislators are considering a bill to ensure long-term funds for conservation.
Lawmakers discuss extending NM legislative session to 60 days every year
490 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Monday, lawmakers went over the merits and costs of extending the legislative session to 60 days every year. It would also allow the carry-over of bills from year to year so lawmakers wouldn’t have to start from scratch. Backers of the idea think it’s too difficult to get everything done in a 30-day session.
Roundhouse Roundup: Daylight savings, soda sales, green chile smell
736 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a busy Wednesday at the Roundhouse. Among the many bills on the schedule for today are bills that would exempt New Mexico from daylight savings time, a bill that would stop the sale of sodas at schools, and, of course, the bill to set New Mexico’s official aroma.
Push to give New Mexico legislators a salary makes progress
436 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state’s legislature has a huge impact on all New Mexicans. At the Roundhouse 112 unpaid legislators gather every year to decide how billions of dollars get spent and decide what laws should be on the books across New Mexico. Given the importance of their work, some people are asking: Shouldn’t legislators […]
Popular New Mexico campground won’t open for the 2023 season
758 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A popular campground in New Mexico is closed down as the owners try to work out a lease agreement with the state. The Enchanted Circle campground in Angel Fire has been voted as a top campground in the state for the last four years, but this season, they won’t get to open […]
New Mexico bill to stop prescribed burns gains support
571 Views Supporters hope to prevent another disaster like the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Last year, the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire burned more than 300,000 acres, all after a federally operated prescribed burn spun out of control. Now, legislators are considering a bill to ban prescribed burns during certain conditions to prevent […]
Rent control legislation tabled at Roundhouse
714 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A proposal to let New Mexico communities enact rent control has stalled at the Roundhouse. “Rent prices have skyrocketed and even the basic increase in wages that we instituted in 2019 are insufficient by far,” says Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D- Albuquerque).
New Mexico ranks low in education, legislators are split on how to fix that
376 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – There’s near unanimous agreement that New Mexico’s children need better education. Statewide, math, science, and reading proficiency rates are low. To address the issue, Republican Senator Craig Brandt (R-Rio Rancho) is proposing a plan: Educational freedom accounts. The idea boils down to using state funds to allow New Mexico kids to […]
