A BILL TO BALANCE ALBUQUERQUE’S CITY BUDGET ON THE AGENDA MONDAY NIGHT AT THE CITY COUNCIL. NEWS 13 REPORTS MAYOR R-J BERRY SAID HE’S NOW WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON THE BUDGET AFTER SPLITTING WITH COUNCILORS ON HOW TO HANDLE IT. SEVERAL CITY COUNCILORS AMENDED BERRY’S BUDGET PLAN TO INCLUDE ANOTHER 10-MILLION…… MORE
Santa Fe Smoking Ban Begins Soon
LIGHTING UP ON THE SANTA FE PLAZA WILL NOW GET YOU INTO TROUBLE. THE SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO BAN SMOKING ON THE PLAZA YEAR-ROUND. THE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE BAN APPLIES ONLY TO THE PLAZA PARK, DEFINED AS THE LAND WITHIN THE SURROUNDING SIDEWALKS, BUT NOT THE STREETS. …… MORE
APS Graduations Begin
IT’S CAPS AND GOWNS THIS WEEK FOR ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT SENIORS. GRADUATION CEREMONIES BEGIN MONDAY, MAY 15TH, WITH ALBUQUERQUE HIGH TAKING THE STAGE AT 2:30, FOLLOWED BY RIO GRANDE AT 6:30. THE GRADUATIONS COME TO AN END ON SATURDAY, WITH DEL NORTE HIGH AT 6:30PM. ALL THE CEREMONIES ARE BEING…… MORE
Safe Hiking Tips for New Mexico
WITH THE WARMER WEATHER COMES MORE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES…JUST MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING. FOR MANY NEW MEXICANS, HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS IS THE THING TO DO. TREVOR MAYSCHAK WITH THE UNM MOUNTAIN MEDICINE CENTER SAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS HAVE A PLAN. KNOW WHEN AND WHERE…… MORE
New Recharge Station Between Albuquerque and Santa Fe
IF YOU DRIVE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS RUN OUT OF POWER ALONG THE ROAD. NOW, ANYONE DRIVING AN E-V ALONG I-25 BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE CAN REST EASY. AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT THE SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO. MEAGHAN CAVANAUGH…… MORE
Duke City’s Most Congested Streets
WHAT ARE THE MOST CONGESTED ROADS IN ALBUQUERQUE? A NEW REPORT FROM THE MID REGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS SAYS IT’S ALAMEDA … NOT CENTRAL AVENUE WITH IT’S A-R-T CONSTRUCTION, OR MONTGOMERY AS MANY RESIDENTS BELIEVE. THE REPORT WAS DONE IN 2014. IT SAYS ALAMEDA IS NEARLY 20 PERCENT MORE CONGESTED THAN…… MORE
NM Supreme Court Rejects Budget Veto Challenge
SAYING THE MATTER IS NOT RIPE FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW, THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT HAS REFUSED TO OVERTURN BUDGET VETOES BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ. UNM POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR LONNA ATKESON SAYS THE MOVE MAKES SENSE. SHE SAYS IT’S THE JOB FOR THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE BUT NOT THE COURT’S JOB. LEGISLATIVE…… MORE
Chan Retrial Heads Into 2nd Week
LAS CRUCES SERGEANT TODD FROATS IS EXPECTED BACK ON THE STAND FRIDAY IN FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY TAI CHAN’S RETRIAL. CHAN IS ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN AND KILLING FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN IN 2014 AT THE HOTEL ENCANTO IN LAS CRUCES AFTER TRANSPORTING AN INMATE TO AN ARIZONA PRISON. …… MORE
More Funding Cuts at Albuquerque Public SchooLs
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SCHOOLS DEPEND ON GRANT FUNDING. THAT STATEMENT FROM CARRIE ROBIN BRUNDER, APS DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND POLICY, NOW THAT 10 MORE SCHOOLS ARE BEING DROPPED FROM K-3 PLUS, A SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 3RD GRADE STUDENTS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THIS IS IN…… MORE
Boost Continues for Albuquerque Home Sales
PENDING HOME SALES IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE AT A 14 YEAR HIGH AT A-THOUSAND-331 FOR APRIL. THAT’S A 23-POINT-2 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. INVENTORY FOR HOMES IN THE DUKE CITY IS STILL LOW … AND THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS THAT’S WITH YET ANOTHER SURGE IN HOMES GOING…… MORE
