IRRIGATION SEASON IS NOW UNDERWAY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE…AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF WATER FOR FARMERS…AT LEAST TO BEGIN WITH. HYDROLOGIST DAVID GENSLER WITH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT SAYS SNOWPACK IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS IS ANYWHERE FROM 120 TO 140 PERCENT OF NORMAL. HE SAYS IT’S DONE A COMPLETE…… MORE
TEENAGERS IN SANDOVAL COUNTY WHO ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 AND 17 AS OF JUNE 3RD CAN NOW APPLY FOR WORK THIS SUMMER THROUGH THE COUNTY’S SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. EACH OF THE COUNTY’S FIVE COMMISSION DISTRICTS WILL BE ABLE TO HIRE 25 PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM. THEY’LL WORK 20 HOURS A WEEK FOR…… MORE
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASES SAYS THERE WERE FOUR AIRMEN INVOLVED IN THE STREET RACING CAR ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST SATURDAY ON LOUISIANA NEAR GIBSON SOUTHEAST IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND IT APPEARS THAT’S BEEN CONFIRMED BY CELL PHONE VIDEO. STREET RACING DOESN’T USUALLY HAPPEN IN THE SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. THERE WERE FOUR AIRMEN IN THE VEHICLE AND…… MORE
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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