Chris McKee

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Would higher taxes on alcohol reduce alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico? University of New Mexico researchers say yes. But the state hasn’t changed the way it taxes alcohol for decades. This week’s guests on the New Mexico News Insiders Podcast: Brady Horn, UNM Economics Professor and researcher Sen. Antonio ‘Moe’ Maestas, (D) Albuquerque Horn and Sen.

2 weeks ago | krqe.com | Gabrielle Burkhart |Chris McKee

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico’s flagship university has gone through a lot of changes lately in the athletics department. This week on the New Mexico News Insiders Podcast, Fernando Lovo, the Lobo’s new VP and Director of Athletics, joins Chris and Gabby to discuss some of the big decisions he’s had to make out of the gate – including hiring both a new head football and men’s basketball coach.

3 weeks ago | krqe.com | Gabrielle Burkhart |Chris McKee

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque is the fifth largest base in the United States Air Force, and one of the ‘crown jewels’ of national security. This week, two guests from KAFB join Chris and Gabby to explain some of the critical missions happening on base. Ever wonder about KAFB’s economic impact in New Mexico? Colonel Jason Okumura, Commander of the 377th Mission Support Group at Kirtland AFB, and Chief Master Sgt.

1 month ago | krqe.com | Gabrielle Burkhart |Chris McKee

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you had $1.5 million to build something for your community, what would you spend it on? Voters in Albuquerque will decide just that with the ‘set aside’ fund from Council District 6, thanks to the idea of ‘Participatory Budgeting.’ What does that mean exactly? City Councilor Nichole Rogers is spearheading the movement in her district for the first time.

1 month ago | krqe.com | Gabrielle Burkhart |Chris McKee

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque’s civilian emergency response team marked its 100,000th call three-and-a-half years into service. Albuquerque Community Safety (ACS) launched in 2021 as part of the city’s effort to provide a more specialized approach to behavioral health, homelessness, and non-violent related 911 emergencies. Walter Adams was one of the first five responders and is now ACS’s Deputy Director of Field Operations.