T.J. Wilham

1 week ago | koat.com | T.J. Wilham

Albuquerque city leaders insist New Mexico's largest city is not a sanctuary city, but new scrutiny under a recent executive order from President Donald Trump may soon put that assertion to the test.The Trump administration's new directive instructs the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to compile a list of sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States, targeting them for potential cuts to federal funding.

1 week ago | koat.com | T.J. Wilham

SEVEN NEWS. THERE IS A SPECIAL ACCOUNT THE GOVERNOR CAN USE AT HER DISCRETION. SHE CAN WINE AND DINE SOME OF THE STATE'S ELITE. BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS SHE DOING WITH YOUR MONEY? AND HOW MUCH IS SHE SPENDING TONIGHT? TARGET 7 JASON MCNABB IS FINDING OUT. WELL, DOUG AND SHELLY, LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNOR SPENT MORE THAN $96,000 FROM WHAT IS CALLED HER CONTINGENCY FUND. SHE SPENT MONEY ON ALCOHOL, PRIVATE CATERING, LIVE MUSIC, AND EVEN SMALL THINGS LIKE HOME DECOR.

2 weeks ago | koat.com | T.J. Wilham

TEMPERATURES. WE'LL SHOW YOU ALL THAT COMING UP. FOR DECADES, OUR STATE HAS SPENT MILLIONS TRYING TO SOLVE THE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM, AND LAWMAKERS JUST PASSED ANOTHER 200 MILLION, CREATING $1 BILLION TRUST FUND. BUT WILL IT WORK? AND WHAT WILL IT BE SPENT ON? TARGET 7 JASON MCNABB FINDS OUT. TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, WHEN I SEE MY SON, I WANT TO SHAKE THAT SICKNESS OUT OF HIM SO BAD, BUT I CAN'T. IT WAS DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WE INTRODUCED YOU TO LAVINA, WHERE I'M SCARED.

2 weeks ago | koat.com | T.J. Wilham

FRIENDLY EXHIBITS, AND A GROWERS MARKET. STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES NOW APPLYING FOR WAYS TO HELP PAY FOR SCHOOL LIKE A SCHOLARSHIP. WELL, SANTA FE'S FILM INSTITUTE IS AWARDING $40,000 NOW THROUGH MAY 15TH. ONE OF THEIR GRANTS IS THE REGIONAL AWARD FOR FILMMAKERS LIVING IN NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, OKLAHOMA OR TEXAS. FOR YEARS, SOME HAVE CLAIMED THAT THE GATHERING OF NATIONS COMMERCIALIZES NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND THAT PEOPLE ARE PROFITING FROM IT.

3 weeks ago | wdsu.com | T.J. Wilham

On a quiet gravel road near the edge of the United States, Amanda Adame drives toward the border, passing a small emergency tower. It’s meant for migrants in distress — a button to summon Border Patrol. Less than a mile ahead, a steel wall rises. But it doesn’t go on forever. "You can see where the partial wall has not been finished," she says, stopping where the barrier abruptly ends and desert begins. Adame has lived most of her life in Luna County, a few miles from Mexico.