ABQ Passes plastic bag ban but doesn't ban food containers and straws.The Las Cruces economy is struggling and a local business owner called out specific policies that make doing business there difficult. NM ranked 47th in economic performance in the latest Rich States/Poor States report. Data show just how much of a boondoggle mass transit is in Albuquerque, and the Rail Runner is even worse. Illinois has passed and its Gov. signed a ban on local RTW just like what happened in NM.