THE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA HELD EACH YEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY. RESEARCH SURVEYS DONE IN 2015 SHOW THE FIESTA GENERATING 177-MILLION DOLLARS. KOB-TV REPORTS TOM GARRITY, DIRECTOR OF THE FIESTA’S MEDIA RELATIONS, SAYS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS THE EVENT’S FRINGE BENEFIT. IN FACT, THE DEMAND FOR HOTEL ROOMS LAST YEAR…… MORE
Trinity Site Open for Business
TWICE A YEAR YOU’RE ABLE TO VISIT THE TRINITY SITE ON WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, THE SPOT WHERE THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS DETONATED IN 1945. ONE OF THOSE TIMES IS THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6TH. THE OPEN HOUSE IS FREE AND NO RESERVATIONS ARE NEEDED. YOU CAN VISIT THE EXACT SPOT WHERE THE BOMB WENT…… MORE
Councilors Consider Resolution for APD
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS MONDAY NIGHT CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE 3-MILLION DOLLARS TO APD. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE MONEY WOULD BE USED TO PAY FOR AN EXTRA CLASS OF 40 LATERAL OFFICERS. THE TWO SPONSORS OF THE MEASURE ARE COUNCILORS DON HARRIS AND CYNTHIA BORREGO. THEIR RESOLUTION WOULD FUND A CONDENSED ACADEMY FOR OFFICERS…… MORE
Fewer Uninsured Adults in NM
SOME POSITIVE NEWS REGARDING NEW MEXICO’S UNINSURED ADULTS. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROFESSOR JACK HOADLEY TELLS US NEW MEXICO’S RATE OF LOW INCOME UNINSURED ADULTS IN SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE OPTION TO EXPAND MEDICAID CONTINUES. THE RATE DROPPED FROM 46 PERCENT IN 2009 TO 21 PERCENT IN 2016, DOWN 25 PERCENTAGE…… MORE
Mobile Voting for Bernalillo County
BERNALILLO COUNTY VOTERS WILL HAVE A UNIQUE OPTION THIS YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO CASTING THEIR BALLOT. COUNTY CLERK LINDA STOVER SAYS THE COUNTY HAS RENTED A MOBILE VOTING UNIT. IT’S A 40-FOOT LONG R-V LIKE VEHICLE THAT CAN GO COUNTYWIDE. STOVER SAYS SHE HOPES TO GET A GRANT TO PURCHASE A MOBILE VOTING UNIT.…… MORE
More Legal Issues for Youngblood
THERE COULD BE MORE LEGAL TROUBLE AHEAD FOR ALBUQUERQUE STATE REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD, RECENTLY CONVICTED OF DRUNK DRIVING. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS DETERMINED YOUNGBLOOD USED HER ELECTED POSITION TO TRY TO INFLUENCE OFFICERS DURING HER ARREST EARLIER THIS YEAR…A POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF NEW MEXICO’S GOVERNMENTAL CONDUCT ACT. THAT COULD MEAN…… MORE
City Services Simplified
NEED A CITY SERVICE, BUT DON’T KNOW WHERE TO TURN? MAYOR KELLER’S OFFICE HAS STARTED A SERIES OF MEETINGS AROUND TOWN TO HELP ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. THE MAYOR TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THEY ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CALL 3-1-1…BUT SOMETIMES CITIZENS WANT TO HAVE A LONGER DISCUSSION. THEY ALSO WANT TO INTERACT WITH THE MAYOR’S OFFICE,…… MORE
Cost of Living in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho
THE COST OF LIVING IN ALBUQUERQUE AND RIO RANCHO IS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS SHOW THE DUKE CITY HAS A SCORE OF 96-POINT-FOUR AND RIO RANCHO A SCORE OF 91-POINT-2. RIO RANCHO’S SCORE IS NEARLY 9 PERCENT BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. NOT SURPRISINGLY, NEW YORK CITY HAS THE HIGHEST COST OF…… MORE
NM Christmas Display Man Dies
THE MAN WHO PUT UP POPULAR CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS IS DEAD. NORMAN BUGG DIED SUNDAY. NO WORD ON HIS CAUSE OF DEATH BUT BUGG’S FUNERAL IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 20TH AT THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS AT 5709 HAINES NORTHEAST. IT’S SET FOR 9:30 IN…… MORE
NM Lawmakers on Kavanaugh Hearing
WHAT NEW MEXICO’S LAWMAKERS ARE SAYING AFTER THE SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING ON JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGH’S SUPREME COURT NOMINATION AND THE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM? SENATOR TOM UDALL SAYS, GIVEN WHAT HE CALLS THE CREDIBLE TESTIMONY FROM CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD ABOUT BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY KAVANAUGH WHEN THEY WERE HIGH SCHOOLERS, IT’S OUTRAGEOUS THAT REPUBLICANS…… MORE
