ALBUQUERQUE HAS PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF ITS STREET LIGHTS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS A MAN IDENTIFIED AS JOHN BENAVIDEZ NOTICED THAT A NUMBER OF STREET LIGHTS NEAR HIS HOME DOWNTOWN WERE OUT. HE CALLED 311 TO REPORT IT, BUT THEY TOLD HIM PNM OWNS THE LIGHTS. BENAVIDEZ SAYS HE REPEATEDLY CALLED PNM OVER THREE YEARS…… MORE
No School Closures for NM
A CHANGE IN STATUS FOR SOME SCHOOLS IN NEW MEXICO THAT WERE FACING THE POSSIBILITY OF CLOSURE DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE. ON FRIDAY, PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARY KAREN TRUJILLO SAYS SHE’S CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF “MORE RIGOROUS INTERVENTION” TO “COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT.” IT MEANS THAT CLOSURE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION FOR THREE A-P-S…… MORE
Another Outage at the Sunport
MORE DELAYS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT AFTER THE POWER IS SHUT OFF. BUT IT’S NOT KNOWN IF ANY OF THE FLIGHT DELAYS WERE CONNECTED TO THE SECOND OUTAGE. PNM TELLS CHANNEL 7 NEWS IT RESULTED FROM THE OUTAGE THAT HIT THE SUNPORT THIS PAST SATURDAY. CREWS INSPECTED THE PROBLEM MONDAY MORNING, LEADING TO THEM TURNING…… MORE
Governor Signs Energy Bill
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS SIGNED A BILL REQUIRING THAT NEW MEXICO GET ITS ELECTRICITY FROM CARBON-FREE SOURCES BY THE YEAR 2045. THE GOVERNOR HAD BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE MEASURE DURING THIS YEAR’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE BILL ESTABLISHES FUNDS TO EASE THE ECONOMIC PAINS OF SHUTTING DOWN A COAL FIRED POWER PLANT IN…… MORE
UNM Determines Fees
IT COULD COST MORE FOR SOME STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO NEXT YEAR. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, A BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE MAIN CAMPUS CALLS FOR STUDENTS TO SEE THEIR COSTS GO UP BY ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO FIVE AND A HALF PERCENT, DEPENDING ON THEIR COURSE LOAD. THERE WILL BE…… MORE
NMSU Could Get Campus in Mexico
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY COULD GET A CAMPUS IN MEXICO. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE LEGISLATURE PASSED SENATE BILL 314, WHICH ALLOWS NMSU TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO OPEN A CAMPUS IN SAN LUIS POTOSI. THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT SIGNED IT SO FAR. TUITION WOULD BE 15 PERCENT HIGHER THAN WHAT’S PAID AT…… MORE
Health Department Chips in Funding for Opioid Program
NEW MEXICO’S EFFORT TO FIGHT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IS GETTING A BOOST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. A GRANT OF JUST OVER 2-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS IS HEADING TO THE STATE. THE MONEY WILL HELP SUPPLY APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID DISORDERS, REDUCE ANY UNMET TREATMENT NEEDS AND LOWER OPIOID-RELATED DEATHS…… MORE
Two Down With More to Go
AN ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR WHO PROPOSED THE LEGISLATION TO MAKE E-SCOOTERS LEGAL IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS HE’S FEARFUL THAT MAY NEVER HAPPEN. PAT DAVIS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED FOR SCOOTER COMPANIES ARE TOO STRICT. DAVIS SAYS THE REGULATIONS ARE “WAY OUT OF WACK” IN COMPARISON TO WHAT OTHER CITIES…… MORE
Vacancies Open on Rio Rancho Boards and Commissions
IF YOU LIVE IN RIO RANCHO AND YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE A BIGGER “SAY” IT WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR COMMUNITY, WELL, HERE’S YOUR CHANCE. THE CITY OF RIO RANCHO IS LOOKING FOR APPLICANTS TO FILL A NUMBER OF VACANCIES ON CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THESE ARE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. SOME OF THE VACANCIES ARE IN…… MORE
Route 66 Project Near its End
A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT’S HELPED PRESERVE THE OLD ROUTE 66 HIGHWAY FOR TWO DECADES WILL END NEXT MONTH. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR PRESERVATION PROGRAM WILL ACCEPT GRANT APPLICATIONS THROUGH APRIL 12TH…AND IT’S UNCERTAIN IF CONGRESS WILL CONTINUE THE PROGRAM. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GRANTS TO REVIVE OLD TOURIST SPOTS ARE…… MORE
