ONE OF THE LEGISLATURE’S EXPERTS ON FISCAL MATTERS SAYS SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE NOW TO FIX NEW MEXICO’S BUDGET CRISIS. SEN. JOHN ARTHUR SMITH OF DEMING IS ASKING THAT GOVERNOR MARTINEZ CALL A SPECIAL SESSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SMITH SAYS HE DOUBTS ANYONE WANTS TO HOLD A SPECIAL SESSION,…… MORE
Border Patrol Settles in Cavity Search Case
A CASE GOING BACK TO 2013 IS SETTLED BETWEEN THE ACLU IN NEW MEXICO AND U-S CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION. A NEW MEXICO WOMAN IN HER 50S WAS DETAINED AS SHE RETURNED FROM MEXICO. AGENTS THOUGHT SHE HAD DRUGS ON HER AND A SERIES OF CAVITY SEARCHES WERE DONE AT THE BORDER STATION…… MORE
Fingers Crossed at the Sunport
YOU’LL STILL WANT TO CHECK WITH SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME FOR THE SUNPORT IF THAT’S THE AIRLINE YOU’RE TAKING ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST HOPES ITS FLIGHTS WILL BE ON TIME … OR EVEN JUST FLYING … AFTER TWO DAYS OF DELAYED AND CANCELLED FLIGHTS DUE TO COMPUTER PROBLEMS THAT STARTED ON WEDNESDAY.…… MORE
Financial Green Light for Albuquerque Rapid Transit
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE NOW HAS THE LONG-AWAITED LETTER OF NO PREJUDICE FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION FOR THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM, OR “A-R-T.” IT ALLOWS THE CITY TO IMMEDIATELY SPEND UP TO 59 MILLION DOLLARS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF “A-R-T.” CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST. NEXT WEEK, A…… MORE
Duke City Will Vote on Sick Leave Measure
SUPPORTERS OF A MEASURE REQUIRING THAT ALBUQUERQUE EMPLOYERS PROVIDE THEIR WORKERS SICK LEAVE HAVE GATHERED ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO GET THE PROPOSAL ON THE BALLOT. SUPPORTERS SAY THEY TURNED IN OVER 24-THOUSAND SIGNATURES. A LITTLE OVER 14 THOUSAND WERE NEEDED. IT’S UNCLEAR IF THE MEASURE WILL BE ON THE BALLOT THIS FALL…OR…… MORE
More Tenants for NM’s Biggest Shopping Mall
EXPECT MORE TENANTS AT ALBUQUERQUE’S CORONADO CENTER. CREWS ARE ALREADY WORKING TO RE-SHAPE THE MALL’S NORTHEASTERN CORNER … WHICH THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS WILL CREATE OPENINGS FOR 16 NEW STORES. THAT’S BEING MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE SEARS IS DOWNSIZING ITS ANCHOR STORE … CUTTING IT IN HALF TO ABOUT 100-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.…… MORE
Robbery Suspect Arrested After Car Chase, Crash
A SUSPECT WHO WAS SPOTTED ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO STEAL ITEMS FROM A CAR ON THURSDAY IS NOW IN ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CUSTODY…BUT NOT BEFORE CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. APD SAYS 29 YEAR OLD CORDERRO JEFFERSON WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ITEMS, INCLUDING A RIFLE CASE, FROM A VEHICLE AT THE SPORTSMANS WAREHOUSE AT…… MORE
MDC Has New Jail Director
THE MDC HAS A NEW INTERIM JAIL ADMINISTRATOR. COUNTY MANAGER JULIE MORGAS BACA HIRED TOM RUIZ … A FORMER SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATOR WHO ALSO HAS CORRECTIONS EXPERIENCE. SPOKESPERSON TIA BLAND TELLS US RUIZ IS ALREADY ON THE JOB … BUT MORGAS BACA HAS YET TO DECIDE WHEN SHE’LL START…… MORE
Southwest Airlines Troubles Could Continue Thursday
IF YOU’RE FLYING OUT OF ALBUQUERQUE ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINES THURSDAY, YOU’LL WANT TO CHECK WITH THE AIRLINE BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME TO MAKE SURE YOUR FLIGHT IS ON TIME. COMPUTER PROBLEMS ON WEDNESDAY CAUSED HUNDREDS OF DELAYED AND EVEN CANCELLED FLIGHTS … NOT ONLY IN ALBUQUERQUE, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOUTHWEST…… MORE
Rail Runner Ridership Down
NOT AS MANY PEOPLE ARE HOPPING ON THE RAIL RUNNER THESE DAYS. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED IN JUNE, RIDERSHIP WAS DOWN 11 PERCENT. SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS TELLS 770 KKOB RELATIVELY CHEAP GASOLINE IS ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE LOWER NUMBERS. MEYERS SAYS WHEN GAS PRICES GO ABOVE 2-65…… MORE
