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Both chambers of the New Mexico Legislature in the first week of this year’s session approved an initial move to provide all 112 lawmakers with field offices and full-time staff.

Transit Department spokeswoman said it is too soon to weigh in on the proposal

An ABQ Ride Sun Van                                                                                                      Journal file Faced with a shortage of drivers with commercial licenses to drive the big city buses, the Transit Department is substituting Sun Vans, with drivers who are not required to have a commercial license, for some less busy routes. Voila! Problem solved for now, at least. But it’s an idea that might be of merit even...

(City of Albuquerque photo) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The next ride pulling up to the city bus stop might actually be a van. With about a quarter of its bus driver positions unfilled, officials say the city of Albuquerque Transit Department is using Sun Vans to pick up passengers on some routes. Sun Vans typically provide on-demand rides to those with impairments that make it impossible to use the city’s fixed-route bus network. But with ridership for that service only half of what it was before ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — 40-foot, 37-passenger vehicle won't fit for ART route, though