GET READY FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S RAIL YARDS TO BEGIN REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. NOW THAT IT’S BEEN NAMED AS PART OF ALBUQUERQUE’S “PLACE MAKING ” ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, THE REDEVELOPMENT CAN BEGIN. IT’S A TOPIC MAYOR TIM KELLER HAS MENTIONED MORE THAN ONCE. THE CITY HAS SINCE THEN TERMINATED ITS CONTRACT WITH SAMITAUR CONSTRUCTS. THAT’S THE OUT-OF-STATE DEVELOPER…… MORE
Keller Drop NRA Police Shooting Championship
SAYING IT’S A BAD FIT FOR ALBUQUERQUE, MAYOR TIM KELLER HAS DECIDED THAT AFTER THIS YEAR, THE CITY WILL NO LONGER HOST THE N-R-A POLICE SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP. KELLER SAYS THE COST OF HOSTING THE EVENT FAR OUTWEIGHS ITS REVENUES. HE SAYS THE CONTRACT REQUIRED THE CITY TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 60 APD EMPLOYEES AND OTHER…… MORE
NM Attorney General Takes Over Spa Investigation
THE INVESTIGATION INTO VIP SPA IN ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW BEING CONDUCTED BY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS. HE TOOK OVER THE INVESTIGATION WHEN IT WAS REPORTED BY THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT ANYONE WHOSE HAD THE VAMPIRE FACIAL MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO HIV OR HEPATITIS. IT’S NOT CLEAR WHAT PROMPTED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO…… MORE
Something New at the Balloon Fiesta
THE INVESTIGATION INTO VIP SPA IN ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW BEING CONDUCTED BY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS. HE TOOK OVER THE INVESTIGATION WHEN IT WAS REPORTED BY THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT ANYONE WHOSE HAD THE VAMPIRE FACIAL MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO HIV OR HEPATITIS. IT’S NOT CLEAR WHAT PROMPTED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO…… MORE
Graffiti Cleanup Has Strategy
IT’S BEEN A LONG-STANDING ISSUE FOR ALBUQUERQUE AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES. IT’S GRAFFITI. MATTHEW WHALEN IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY. HE SAYS THE BEST APPROACH IS TO ADDRESS REPORTS OF GRAFFITI QUICKLY. HE SAYS THE LONGER GRAFFITI IS LEFT UP, THE MORE IT ENCOURAGES MORE GRAFFITI. THE GOAL…… MORE
Duke City In the Middle of the Pack for Credit Card Debt
IT’S THE FOURTH LARGEST SECOND QUARTER INCREASE IN CREDIT CARD DEBT … EVER. THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF A WALLET-HUB-DOT-COM STUDY ON CREDIT CARD DEBT. AND ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ WITH WALLET-HUB SAYS ABQ IN THIS STUDY LANDS IN THE 48TH PERCENTILE. THAT’S MIDDLE OF THE PACK, WHICH IS BETTER NEWS FOR ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS. BUT GONZALEZ SAYS…… MORE
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Former NM Senator Loses Home to Fire
THE HUGE HOME OF A FORMER NEW MEXICO SENATOR IS DESTROYED BY FIRE. MANNY ARAGON’S HOME NEAR 2ND STREET AND RIO BRAVO THAT LOOKED LIKE A CASTLE IS NO MORE … BUT LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE BROKE OUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HOUSE HAD TWO BEDROOMS, ENORMOUS…… MORE
Santa Fe Councilors Endorse “End of Life” Aid
THE SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT FORMALLY ENDORSED END OF LIFE AID. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE COUNCIL VOTED 6-TO-2 AFTER A LONG AND OFTEN EMOTIONAL DISCUSSION OF PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DEATH. THE ONLY COUNCILORS VOTING AGAINST IT WERE PETER IVES AND CHRIS RIVERA. SEVEN RESIDENTS CAME FORWARD TO SPEAK OUT IN FAVOR OF…… MORE
NM Republicans Respond to Straight Party Voting
FORMER CONGRESSMAN STEVE PEARCE, WHO’S NOW RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET, SAYS HE APPLAUDS WHAT THE SUPREME COURT DID WITH THE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING. PEARCE SAYS THE HIGH COURT IS PROTECTING NEW MEXICO’S ELECTORAL PROCESS. HE ALSO SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER WAS TRYING TO…… MORE
