SECURITY OPERATIONS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT AREN’T SEEING ANY IMPACTS FROM THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THAT’S THE WORD FROM SUNPORT MARKETING COORDINATOR STEPHANIE KITTS. SHE SAYS T-S-A AGENTS ARE SHOWING UP AND DOING THEIR JOBS DESPITE THE FACT THEY’RE NOT GETTING PAID RIGHT NOW. KITTS SAY IT’S BEEN INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE PUBLIC HAS…… MORE
Rail Runner Losing Ridership
THERE WERE FEWER PASSENGERS ON THE RAIL RUNNER LAST FISCAL YEAR. THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS RELEASED A REPORT SHOWING THE NUMBERS WERE OFF 37 PERCENT FROM THE PEAK OF 1.2 MILLION RIDERS IN 2010. RAIL RUNNER SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS RIDERSHIP WILL SUFFER WHEN GAS PRICES ARE AS LOW AS THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.…… MORE
Governor Talks Film Industry Support
IF GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM GETS HER WAY, THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO COULD BECOME A BLOCKBUSTER FORCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM IS TALKING ABOUT TAKING THE 50-MILLION DOLLAR CAP OFF FILM REBATES IN THE STATE … THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR MARTINEZ DID HER FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE. BUT NOT EVERYONE IS…… MORE
Railyards, CNM Hook Up for Film Program
A BIG STEP IS TAKEN TOWARD REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE RAILYARDS. CARMELINA HART WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS CITY HALL IS TEAMING UP WITH CNM. SHE SAYS CNM WILL EXPAND ITS FILM PRODUCTION CENTER AS THE RAILYARDS’ FIRST ANCHOR TENANT. HART SAYS THE SCHOOL WANTS TO EXPAND ITS FILM PROGRAM IN LIGHT OF THE DECISION…… MORE
Not Everyone Supports SE Community Center
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR DON HARRIS ALONG WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN HIS SOUTHEAST DISTRICT ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP A PROPOSAL FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER ALIVE. SOME RESIDENTS ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE CENTER, SAYING IT’LL JUST BRING MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE CRIME TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THE PUBLIC HAS UNTIL JANUARY 25TH TO APPEAL THE…… MORE
No Plastics Measure for Albuquerque Possible
FOUR ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS GOT THE BALL ROLLING LAST WEEK TO BAN SINGLE PLASTICS IN THE CITY. THE CLEAN AND GREEN RETAIL ORDINANCE FOR ALBUQUERQUE WAS JUST INTRODUCED AT LAST MONDAY’S COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS IS ONE OF THE FOUR WHO INTRODUCED THE MEASURE AND SAYS IT’S AN EFFORT THAT’S BEEN WORKED ON NOW…… MORE
Seniors at Risk in NM
THERE ARE MORE AND MORE OF THEM EVERY DAY. THEY’RE SENIORS AND NEW MEXICO HAS ITS FAIR SHARE OF THEM. NOW, A GROUP CALLED “THE SENIOR LIST.COM” HAS RELEASED ITS STUDY OF THE SAFEST STATES FOR SENIORS. NEW MEXICO DIDN’T DO SO WELL. OUT OF THE 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THE LAND…… MORE
NM Medical Marijuana Industry Up in Most Categories
THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS GIVING US THE LATEST NUMBERS CONCERNING THE STATE’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM. THE L-F-C SAYS THERE ARE NOW 66-THOUSAND, 725 MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS, A NEARLY 50 PERCENT INCREASE FROM A YEAR AGO. ALSO, THE NUMBER OF PERSONAL PRODUCTION LICENSES IS UP 16 PERCENT, NOW AT 75-HUNDRED. HOWEVER, THE L-F-C REPORTS THE…… MORE
NM DWI Deaths Drop
FEWER PEOPLE DIED IN ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES IN NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THERE WERE 108 DWI DEATHS IN 2018…COMPARED TO 147 THE YEAR BEFORE. THAT’S GOOD NEWS…BUT LINDA ATKINSON WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S DWI RESOURCE CENTER SAYS THAT DOESN’T MEAN THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED. THE STATE NEEDS TO DO MORE AND DO…… MORE
The Albuquerque Intersection You’ll Want to Avoid
BIG CHANGES AT A BUSY ALBUQUERQUE INTERSECTION STARTING MONDAY, JANUARY 14TH. SOME UNDERGROUND WATER LINES NEED TO BE REPAIRED NEAR EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL…FORCING THE SHUTDOWN OF WESTBOUND LANES OF MONTGOMERY AT JUAN TABO. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS THE PROJECT WILL TAKE THREE WEEKS TO COMPLETE. MORRIS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB…… MORE
