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Today’s edition · Sun., Nov. 1

The Blue Line opens early, and rates finally move

Plus, a bakery is closing its doors after 63 years.

The Daily Las Cruces team2 stories22 sources3 min read

Good morning. You asked for more transit and fewer box scores, so the Blue Line leads today and the Rovers got one tight section.

TransitTop story

The Blue Line extension opens Monday, six weeks early

The transit authority will open the Blue Line extension on Monday, six weeks ahead of schedule and $41 million under its budget. The signed off on the final safety review on Thursday night.

What changes for riders

  • Four new stations between Ridge Avenue and the riverfront
  • Trains every six minutes at rush hour, down from every ten
  • Free rides on the extension through Oct. 4

“We said spring of next year. The crews said September, and the crews were right.”

Dana Whitfield, general manager

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All 13 games

Macroeconomics

The Fed cuts by a quarter point and leaves the door open

The lowered its target range to 3.50%–3.75% on Wednesday, the first move since March. The now shows one more cut this year, and the statement dropped the word patient for the first time in a year.

Mortgage rates fell for a fifth week

30-year fixed average, percent

  • 30-year fixed
  • 15-year fixed

A quarter-point drop on a $400,000 loan is about $65 a month.

Source: Freddie Mac

View as table
30-year fixed15-year fixed
Aug. 146.58%5.71%
Aug. 216.49%5.66%
Aug. 286.41%5.60%
Sept. 46.35%5.50%
Sept. 116.26%5.41%
Sept. 186.17%5.30%

Traders now expect another cut in October

72%chance of a cut at the October meeting

Source: CME FedWatch

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Value
chance of a cut at the October meeting72%
A week ago48%

Markets

Markets

Closes as of Friday, Sept. 18

S&P 500SPX6,912.17 0.84%
NasdaqIXIC23,004.50 1.12%
BitcoinBTC$118,204 2.31%
10-year TreasuryUS10Y3.98% 0.00%

Source: Stooq

Rovers

A walk-off in the 10th clinches October

  • Harbor City81-724
    Rovers92-615
    Final/10Ortega singled home the winning run with two outs.
  • Rovers
    Lakeside
    Tonight, 7:05 p.m.Alvarez (14-6, 2.91) starts.

Source: The Morning Ledger

The division with nine games left

TeamWLGBLast 10
Rovers9261–8-2
Lakeside86676.05-5
Harbor City817211.04-6
Pinewood708322.03-7

Source: League office

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News Notes

Closing

Hearth & Rye, the bakery at 12th and Pine, will close on Oct. 31 after 63 years. The family says the lease doubled. The Morning Ledger

Ruling

A federal appeals court upheld the city’s 2024 ban on cashless stores, 2–1. The retailers’ group says it will ask the full court to rehear the case. Courthouse Wire

Traded

The Rovers sent two prospects to Lakeside for left-hander Wes Tanaka, who is eligible for a this winter. The Athletic

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Movies

“Lanternfish” won a quiet weekend at the box office

Domestic weekend gross, millions

Source: Box Office Ledger

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Domestic weekend gross, millions
Lanternfish$31.4M
The Long Way Down$18.9M
Paper Moon Rising$11.2M
Eleven Rooms$7.6M
Copperhead Road$4.1M

City Hall

Where the $6.7 billion budget goes

Source: City budget office

View as table
AmountShare
Public safety$2.1B31.3%
Schools$1.6B23.9%
Health and human services$1.2B17.9%
Streets and transit$0.9B13.4%
Everything else$0.9B13.4%

Number

412,000weekday riders in August, the most since 2019

Ridership is now at 94% of its level before the pandemic. The authority credits the fare cap it started in June.

Source: Transit Authority

How the Blue Line got here

  1. 2019Voters approve the half-cent sales tax that pays for the extension.
  2. May 2022Crews break ground at Ridge Avenue.
  3. ThursdayThe signs the safety certificate.
  4. MondayThe first train leaves at 5:12 a.m.

Source: Transit Authority

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Events

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Friday, Sept. 19

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Rovers

Tonight’s starters, side by side

2.91ERA3.64
201Strikeouts176
2.1Walks per nine3.3

Source: League office

The Buy

City Hall

“A budget is a list of what you were willing to fight for. This one has a longer list than most.”

Mayor Ellen Park, signing the fiscal 2027 budget

Quiet today

Quiet today

  • Books
  • Crypto

Nothing in either subject cleared the bar this morning. Your editor checked the usual desks and will look again tomorrow.

The Wrap

If you ride the Blue Line on Monday, the free-fare window runs through Oct. 4. Tell the desk how the first morning goes and it will shape what gets covered next.

Tomorrow The first Blue Line train leaves Ridge Avenue at 5:12 a.m.

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Daily Las Crucesto me · Sun., Nov. 16:00 a.m.

The Blue Line opens early, and rates finally move

Plus, a bakery is closing its doors after 63 years.

The TLDR

  1. The Blue Line opens Monday, six weeks early
  2. The Fed cut a quarter point and hinted at one more
  3. The Rovers clinched with a walk-off in the tenth
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