Know Your Bond Issues

EVERY TWO YEARS, VOTERS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY ARE ASKED TO APPROVED THE COUNTY’S GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, OR “GO” BONDS. THE BONDS ARE CREATED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS VARIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES, SUCH AS LIBRARIES AND TRANSPORTATION. DAN NEWMAN IS WITH THE BETTER BERNALILLO COUNTY BOND COMMITTEE. HE GIVES US AN IDEA OF JUST WHAT A…MORE

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September Home Sales are Up

ANOTHER GOOD SALES MONTH FOR ALBUQUERQUE REAL ESTATE. THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS THE MARKET ENDED THE SUMMER WITH STRONG SALES. GAAR SAYS THE NUMBER OF SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED HOMES GOING UNDER CONTRACT IN SEPTEMBER INCREASED 22 PERCENT FROM THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR TO JUST OVER A THOUSAND UNITS. THEY FINISHED THE MONTH…MORE

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Another Move on Netflix Deal

THE DEAL TO BRING NETFLIX TO ALBUQUERQUE HAS CLEARED ITS NEXT HURDLE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CITY’S DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ON THURSDAY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE 4-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR NETFLIX, WHICH IS SET TO BUY ALBUQUERQUE STUDIOS. THE COMMISSION WANTS THE COUNCIL TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE ACTION…MORE

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APD Conducts Outreach for Domestic Violence

ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DETECTIVES COULD BE KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR ON FRIDAY. THEY’LL WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU CONCERNING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. POLICE AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WILL BE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR IN SOME DUKE CITY NEIGHBORHOODS TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ABOUT RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE DEALING WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN BEGINS AT 10:00 AM AT…MORE

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Shipments to WIPP Resume

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN FOUR YEARS, REGULAR SHIPMENTS HAVE RESUMED FROM LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY TO THE WASTE ISOLATION PLANT IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. LANL FIELD OFFICER MANAGER DOUG HINTZE SAYS THE RESUMPTION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE SHIPMENTS IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE. WIPP STOPPED TAKING SHIPMENTS IN 2014 FOLLOWING AN UNDERGROUND FIRE AND…MORE

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Teen Arrested for Santa Fe Murder

A 17 YEAR OLD IS CHARGED WITH MURDER IN SANTA FE. POLICE LT. PAUL JOYE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THAT ZACHARY GUTIERREZ IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING 64 YEAR OLD RICHARD MILAN WHILE THE VICTIM WAS WALKING HIS DOG ON AIRPORT ROAD IN LATE SEPTEMBER. HE SAYS IT SEEMS THERE WAS AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN MILAN AND GUTIERREZ…MORE

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Fewer Opioid Prescriptions Written in NM

THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO IS MAKING SOME HEADWAY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST OPIOID ADDICTION. DOCTOR MICHAEL LANDEN WITH THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THERE HAS BEEN A NEARLY 12 PERCENT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR COMPARED TO 2017. HE SAYS IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN…MORE

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Santa Fe Considers Carbon Neutralilty

THE CITY OF SANTA FE HAS BEEN WORKING ON BECOMING CARBON NEUTRAL FOR THREE YEARS NOW. AND THE CITY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT REVIEWED THE PLAN TO DO JUST THAT. COUNCIL COMMITTEES WILL VET THE PLAN. CLIMATE CHANGE HAS BEEN ON SANTA FE’S RADAR SINCE OFFICIALS THREE YEARS AGO SAID THEY WANT THE CITY TO BE…MORE

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From Taos to Texas

IF YOU LIVE IN TAOS, YOU NOW HAVE A WAY TO GET TO TWO CITIES IN TEXAS. TAOS AIR AT TAOS REGIONAL AIRPORT IS LAUNCHING NEW SERVICE TO BOTH AUSTIN AND DALLAS. IT’LL FLY INTO DALLAS-LOVE FIELD AND AUSTIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT STARTING DECEMBER 20TH THROUGH MARCH OF 2019. FARES WILL BE PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU…MORE

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