This story is republished from KUNM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Bryce Dix, KUNM For one historic New Mexico mining town, the aesthetics of centuries-old coal waste is essential to its economy – bringing crucial tourism and film dollars to an area […]
Author Archives: Kevin Hendricks
Kevin Hendricks is a local news editor with nm.news. He is a two-decade veteran of local news as a sportswriter and assistant editor with the ABQ Journal and Rio Rancho Observer.
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Our Reading Crisis Deserves an Urgent Response: Smaller K-3 classes
Submitted by Mandi Torrez, educator In 2022, 79% of New Mexico fourth graders could not read proficiently according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). New Mexico’s fourth grade cohort has never reached more than 24% reading proficiency since NAEP’s inception in 1998. Yet, one strategy implemented in other states has not been tried […]
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Commissioners OK additional water money for Carñuel wastewater project
Residents of the Carñuel area continue to see local officials working to improve their water situation. Bernalillo County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to spend almost $578,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money toward a wastewater project in the East Mountains community. The commission in 2021 approved $3.85 million for the project, though bids for the […]
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Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office hosting Voter Registration Day celebration
The Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office will be celebrating National Voter Registration Day with its annual Voter Registration Day event. The event is set for Sept. 17 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Bernalillo County @ Alvarado Square, located at 415 Silver Ave SW. According to the county, the registration day event “focuses on empowering every eligible […]