Santa Fe Opens Long-Awaited Teen Center
635 Views After over a decade of planning Santa Fe cut the ribbon Friday on the new Teen Center on the city’s southside. The center is across the street from the Southside Library and 17-thousand square foot facility includes a gymnasium, meeting places and games including ping pong, foosball and air hockey.
New Mexico State Revenues Continue To Rise
623 Views According to state economists, New Mexico’s recurring revenue estimates continue to soar, outpacing most of the rest of the nation. During the last report back in December, the estimate was 12.5% revenue growth which at the time was the largest estimated revenue growth in the country. It turns out the growth was 20%. […]
KSFR Speaks With UNM Law Professor Joshua Kastenberg About Trump Indictments
536 Views This week a grand jury in Georgia handed up indictments against former President Donald Trump and 18 others over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.
Santa Fe May Ask Voters To Approve Excise Tax On Million Dollar Home Purchases For Affordable Housing
602 Views Voters in Santa Fe may be getting asked if they want to place an excise tax on the sale of million dollar homes to raise funds for affordable housing programs. A bill that would place the question on the November ballot was introduced Wednesday night at the city’s Quality of Life Committee meeting.
New Mexico Legislature Sets Interim Committee Meetings’ Agendas
419 Views The New Mexico Legislative Council Committee on Monday approved the work plans and budgets for 18 interim committees for the rest of the year. Many of the committees have aggressive agendas to work on possible legislation to be introduced during next year’s 30-day session.
Deputy Interior Secretary Visits Santa Fe
320 Views US Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau says the Biden Administration is working hard to protect water resources in New Mexico and across the country. Beaudreau was in Santa Fe on Friday as the keynote speaker at the Next Generation Water Summit.
Pride Month Commemorated in Santa Fe
557 Views City officials and others gathered in front of Santa Fe City Hall on Monday to raise the Pride Flag and commemorate Pride Month. The flag raising came on the 9th anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
Governor’s Goal To Build 30,000 New Homes A Year In New Mexico
605 Views Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says the goal of the newly created Housing Investment Council will be to bring New Mexico’s affordable and workforce housing up to pace to meet the demand in the state.
New Mexico Projecting Sharp Increase In Homelessness
648 Views According to a report by the Legislative Finance Committee homelessness in New Mexico is projected to increase 48-percent in 2023. The report also says it’s getting harder for people to find a place to live that they can afford.
Lujan Grisham Nearing Creation Of Special Education Office
635 Views After having a bill to do so got stranded in the legislature, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is moving towards using an Executive Order to create an Office of Special Education.
