State budget outlines use of $1 billion in ARPA funds
1,511 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Representatives from the House Appropriations and Finance Committee introduced its state budget Thursday. Committee chair Patricia Lundstrom calls it “historic” and “bipartisan.”
New Mexico Gas Company shares tips on avoiding higher natural gas prices
1,318 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – As the cold temperatures approach, New Mexico Gas Company is encouraging customers to use gas efficiently. The utility says while there is plenty of natural gas to get New Mexicans through the cold weather, a spike in demand could affect gas prices.
State seeks input on Gold King Mine settlement spending
1,663 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state wants to gather input on what to do with the money recovered from the Gold King Mine settlement. The state received $1 million after the mine seeped dangerous chemicals into the Animas River six years ago.
Nurses speak at Roundhouse in support of bill expanding nursing programs
1,444 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Thursday, the state legislature is hearing from nurses as lawmakers figure out how to solve the state’s nursing shortage. “We are woefully lacking in being able to immediately spin up and be able to graduate hundreds of more students. Yes, it does take resources, lots of resources,” said Terri Tewart, dean […]
Survey shows New Mexico needs about $5B to fix roads
1,424 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico would need about $5 billion to fix roads in critical need of improvement according to the latest study by A National Transportation Research Nonprofit (TRIP). Every year the nonprofit looks at road and bridge conditions, congestion, and traffic fatalities and calculates the cost to drivers.
‘Antiques Roadshow’ comes to Santa Fe summer 2022
1,026 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – PBS’s “Antiques Roadshow” is visiting New Mexico this summer, stopping in Santa Fe. The show will be at Santa Fe’s Museum Hill on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, for an all-day appraisal event as part of its 27th production tour.
Albuquerque Isotopes annual job fair held online
1,189 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Isotopes annual job fair will be online this year. The team announced that the event will be done exclusively online for the dozen of jobs that open for the upcoming season.
State workers, National Guard asked to fill school gap
1,133 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a statewide initiative on Wednesday, Jan. 19 that will provide support for schools by encouraging state workers and National Guard members to volunteer to become licensed pre-K teachers or childcare workers in an effort to keep doors open for in-person learning and child care.
COVID-19 patients show more signs of brain damage than people with Alzheimer’s disease
1,149 Views NEW YORK (StudyFinds.org) – Could COVID-19 actually be doing more harm to the human brain than Alzheimer’s disease? A new study reveals older patients contracting COVID have more signs of brain damage than people who develop the neurodegenerative disease.
New housing development takes a different approach to end homelessness
1,084 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new housing development trying to tackle homelessness is taking a new approach to the problem. While other housing options require residents to be clean of any drug or alcohol use, the new development, Hope Village, believes housing first is the solution to ending homelessness altogether.
