News

By Stephan Apodaca

Las Cruces, NM – Legislators have agreed to extend the operating hours of racetrack casinos. Casinos at the state's five tracks currently operate for 12 hours a day. Stephan Apodaca reports.

By Carrie Hamblen

Las Cruces, NM – The House has passed a bill to finance nearly $300 million in capital improvements across the state. Carrie Hamblen reports.

By Stephan Apodaca

Las Cruces, NM – The House has approved a measure that creates a strategic water reserve. The measure lets the Interstate Stream Commission purchase water rights from individual sellers. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca reports.

By Bob Mitchell

Las Cruces, NM – A measure passed by the Senate would make the state's private hunting resorts exempt from paying commercial taxes. Bob Mitchell reports.

By Katie Goetz

Las Cruces, NM – When the legislative session began two months ago, many Senate Democrats were on board to relax restrictions on the Lottery Scholarship. They pointed to a $51-million reserve that had built up in the scholarship's coffers, saying there was enough room to expand eligibility. But as Katie Goetz reports, despite the seemingly strong support, no action has been taken on the measure.

By Carrie Hamblen

Las Cruces, NM – Rep. Tom Udall (D-NM) is praising President Bush's selection of a former Veterans Affairs secretary to head a commission on base closures. Carrie Hamblen reports.

By Stephan Apodaca

Las Cruces, NM – A bill introduced by Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) for a land exchange between Holloman Air Force Base, the Bureau of Land Management, and a private landowner has passed in the House. KRWG's Stephan Apodaca has more.

By Bob Mitchell

Las Cruces, NM – NMSU's president says it appears tuition will be raised five percent, while faculty and staff salaries will be increased two percent. Bob Mitchell reports.

By Tom Trowbridge

Las Cruces, NM – In the waning hours of the 2005 legislative session, New Mexico's representatives are scrambling to get their bills to the Governor's desk. New Mexico Public Radio's Tom Trowbridge reports from KUNM in Albuquerque that the pre-kindergarten initiative and ignition-interlock bill will likely pass both chambers.

By Bob Mitchell

Las Cruces, NM – The Senate unanimously approved a proposal for a state study on gambling addiction. Stephan Apodaca reports.

By Bob Mitchell

Las Cruces, NM – Las Cruces City Manager Terrence Moore and three city councilors are in Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress. Bob Mitchell reports.

By Carrie Hamblen

Las Cruces, NM – Organ donors in New Mexico could qualify for a significant state income tax deduction under a measure approved by the House. Carrie Hamblen reports.

By KRWG News Staff, Cultural Correspondent Emily Guerra, Producer Michael Olson, Webmaster Stephan Apodaca

Las Cruces, NM – With the 2005 New Mexico legislative session drawing to a close, we hear from New Mexico Public Radio's Tom Trowbridge, who has been following the session. Also on this installment of Vision, Western historian Leon Metz (email: cmetz48888@aol.com) explores the history surrounding Pancho Villa's 1916 raid of Columbus, NM. Cultural Correspondent Emily Guerra brings us a discussion of the role of corridos in education.

By Stephan Apodaca

Las Cruces, NM – Veteran hip-hop journalist Cheo Hodari Coker recently visited the NMSU campus to speak about his experiences and discuss his new book. Stephan Apodaca reports.

By Carrie Hamblen

Las Cruces, NM – The reopening of a Las Cruces city park has been delayed because exterminators haven't completely quelled the fire-ant problem there. Carrie Hamblen reports.