THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT IS WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE AND THAT’S NOT ABOUT TO CHANGE. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS PROBLEMS WITH THE BUSES REMAIN THE MAIN REASON FOR THE LENGTHY DELAY IN STARTING SERVICE. AS FOR OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD, ONE IS SIMPLY TOO EXPENSIVE. THE “END TO A-R-T” OPTION IS SLATED TO COST 200-MILLION DOLLARS.…… MORE
Duke City Rakes in More Sales Tax Revenue
ALBUQUERQUE’S REVENUE PICTURE APPEARS TO BE LOOKING UP. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT, FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR, THE CITY’S GROSS RECEIPTS TAX REVENUE FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITY WAS UP FOUR PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO…AT JUST UNDER 95-MILLION DOLLARS. AND MORE TAX MONEY IS EXPECTED TO COME IN LATER THIS SUMMER. IN JULY,…… MORE
NM A-G Joins Coalition Opposing Healthcare Changes
COMPANIES THAT MUST PROVIDE COST-FREE CONTRACEPTIVE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE MAY SOON HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT REMOVED. IT’S WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS TO DO. HOWEVER, NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS JOINED A COALITION OF 16 OTHER ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN OPPOSING THE CHANGE TO THE HEALTH CARE PROVISION. HIS OFFICE HAS FILED A BRIEF IN…… MORE
Senate Finance Committee Chair Questions NMSU Paychecks
QUESTIONS BEING ASKED ABOUT THE ANNUAL PAY FOR TWO TOP ADMINISTRATORS AT NMSU. SENATOR JOHN ARTHUR SMITH, THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, SAYS THE SCHOOL’S BOARD OF REGENTS SEEM TO FORGET WHERE THE STATE IS FINANCIALLY. THE REGENTS APPARENTLY APPROVED THE TWO JOBS OF PRESIDENT AND CHANCELLOR TO TOTAL 950-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT GIVES PRESIDENT JOHN…… MORE
Suspect Arrested in Last Saturday’s Homicide
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER THAT HAPPENED SATURDAY MORNING ON THE SIDE OF I-25 NEAR JEFFERSON. ADRIAN ARMSTRONG FACES A BATTERY CHARGE IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF ROSS ROMERO WHO WAS HELPING A FRIEND TOW HIS CAR WHICH WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE. APD SAYS IT’S STILL LOOKING FOR…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Continue Rising
ANOTHER RISE IN GAS PRICES IN NEW MEXICO. AAA, THE AUTO CLUB, REPORTS WE’RE PAYING THREE CENTS MORE FOR THE AVERAGE STATEWIDE GAS PRICE THIS WEEK, WHICH IS NOW AT 2-98 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. THAT’S 68 CENTS MORE THAN WE PAID AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THIS WEEK, LAS CRUCES DRIVERS ARE PAYING…… MORE
Another Voting Deadline
THERE’S ANOTHER DEADLINE ON THURSDAY, MAY 31ST FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION. ONLINE ABSENTEE BALLOTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE UP UNTIL 11:59PM THURSDAY NIGHT. YOU CAN ALSO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY GOING TO THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE THROUGH THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE FIRST. ONCE AGAIN, THE ONLINE ABSENTEE…… MORE
No Santa Fe National Forest for Now
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS, THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST WILL CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC AS OF FRIDAY MORNING. FOREST SPOKESMAN BRUCE HILL TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB CONDITIONS ARE TOO DRY TO ALLOW ACCESS TO FOREST ROADS, TRAILS AND CAMPGROUNDS. HE SAYS IT’S SO DRY THAT THEY HAVE NO CHOICE NOW BUT TO GO…… MORE
Higher Fees for Bandelier National Monument
ENTRANCE FEES ARE GOING UP AT BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT. STARTING FRIDAY, IT’LL COST 25 DOLLARS PER CAR-LOAD, 20 DOLLARS PER MOTORCYCLE AND 15 DOLLARS A PERSON. BANDELIER SAYS THE MONEY IS NEEDED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAINTENANCE. EACH NEW FEE REPRESENTS A FIVE DOLLAR INCREASE. ENTRANCE FEES AT MOST NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS ARE ALSO GOING…… MORE
Down to the Wire for Primary Voting
SATURDAY IS YOUR LAST DAY TO VOTE EARLY IN NEXT TUESDAY’S NEW MEXICO PRIMARY. JOEY KEEFE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS MORE THAN 60-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY CAST A BALLOT…40-THOUSAND DEMOCRATS AND 20-THOUSAND REPUBLICANS. HE SAYS THERE’S A TREND OF ROBUST TURNOUT, ESPECIALLY ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE. IN BERNALILLO COUNTY, ALMOST 24-THOUSAND PEOPLE…… MORE
