TODAY'S TOP STORIES
The Santa Fe New Mexican takes us for a ride on the bus along Cerrillos Road, a bus whose ridership in April was 14 percent higher than the previous year. Ridership is also up between Santa Fe and Los Alamos by 13 percent, and between Albuquerque and Santa Fe by 44 percent. Attributing the increase mainly to rising gas prices, both bus drivers and riders tell the New Mexican that the buses get more crowded by the day.
New Mexico State University President Mike Martin is leaving the state to head up Louisiana State, according to the Las Cruces Sun-News.
Looks like the developers of a shopping center in Albuquerque called Unser Crossing are going will be getting public support. The City Council will vote tonight on a $1.8 million "compromise" bill that will pay for road and infrastructure improvements around the 50 acre site but still require the payment of impact fees.
The Gallup Independent has an interesting story about the impact of the "declining" economy on Acoma Pueblo's business complex, where twenty two employees have been laid off. Nonetheless, plans for a new hotel continue and the group is optimistic about their ability to handle the impact of a new Navajo Nation casino opening soon.
KOAT tells us there's a salmonella outbreak in the state thats sent some people to the hospital. According to the New Mexico Department of Health, the culprit is uncooked tomatoes.
The big political news over the weekend was the Pete Domenici endorsement of Heather Wilson, who's running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. You can read about the details here at the Independent, as well as around the web.
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