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A city employee hands out “no camping” notices in the International District neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The notices are part of the city’s enforcement of ordinances related to homelessness.
Ramsay de Give
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ProPublica
A ProPublica analysis found that under Mayor Tim Keller’s leadership, Albuquerque has increasingly criminalized conduct associated with homelessness, causing a growing number of people on the streets to be arrested and jailed.
Signs inform drivers on Central Avenue in Albuquerque about a HAWK signal for pedestrians crossing mid-block and a bus-only lane for the Albuquerque Rapid Transit line. Road infrastructure, including pedestrian safety initiatives, will be on the ballot in the city in the local election on Nov. 7, 2023.
Nash Jones
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KUNM
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed into law a bill requiring student drivers to take at least three hours of training on “vulnerable road users,” such as bicyclists, pedestrians and emergency service providers.
Protesters outside a NM Public Regulation Commission meeting February 17 at the University of New Mexico. The PRC was seeking public input on a controversial deal between private equity firm Blackstone Infrastructure and the Public Service Company of New Mexico's parent company, TXNM.
Florian Knowles
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KUNM
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission will soon decide whether or not the private equity firm Blackstone Infrastructure will acquire PNM’s parent company. The proposed $11.5 billion acquisition of the Public Service Company of New Mexico has drawn fierce resistance. This week on Let’s Talk New Mexico we’re talking to the players at the center of the whole debate, and we’d love to hear from you! Email letstalk@kunm.org, leave a voice message by clicking the link below, or call in live at (505) 277-5866 Thursday morning at 9.