Today's Top Stories: Hot legislative races

This morning blogger Joe Monahan posted a rundown of his takes on the hottest state legislature races, and posts a scathing analysis of Pete Domenici's refusal to endorse Heather Wilson or Steve Pearce in the race for US Senate. Domenici blasted Pearce for an ad that called SCHIP (the State Childrens Health Insurance Program) one of the largest tax hikes...in history. By saying one thing and doing another Pete again opens himself to criticism that his last years have been a series of political missteps," Monahan says.

Environmental groups slam ABQ state senator Shannon Robinson for fliers using their logos. According to Sean Olson’s story in the Journal, the groups—Conservation Voters New Mexico and Environment New Mexico—say the fliers imply they’ve endorsed him, which they haven’t.

Also in the Journal today, APD admits that Sgt. Andrew Gallegos was the driver of a truck that ran over a woman in the parking lot of Sidewinders. And Dan McKay reports that Albuquerque city councilor Michael Cadigan proposed an alternative to Mayor Martin Chavez's budget. The council voted unanimously for Cadigan's budget, which includes measures to increase funding for city buses and zoning enforcement, while cutting $200,000 from the Balloon Museum, $1.3 million from the fire academy renovation and postponing a $700,000 West Side animal adoption center.

Meanwhile, in Santa Fe on Monday afternoon, the city council’s finance committee approved a new budget that would add more police officers to the department, using funds from a proposed red light camera program, among other sources. A story in the New Mexican reports that the budget will be debated at a council meeting next week; because of state regulations, a budget must be approved by the end of this month.

Still wondering about that large animal attack in the Sandias? Was it a mountain lion, a bobcat or something else? Here's a link where you can study the differences between mountain lions and bobcats.

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