By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Several local and state officials set out Tuesday evening to convince community members that their voices will be heard as a possible redevelopment of Expo New Mexico moves forward. The sometimes-raucus assembly of stakeholders expressed skepticism of those assurances and fear of what they thought might be the fate […]
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Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
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Droves of residents weigh in on the future of NM fairgrounds
By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Several local and state officials set out Tuesday evening to convince community members that their voices will be heard as a possible redevelopment of Expo New Mexico moves forward. The sometimes-raucus assembly of stakeholders expressed skepticism of those assurances and fear of what they thought might be the fate […]
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Legislature Midpoint: One Step Forward…
Oh, New Mexico. It seems like we can only have one nice thing at a time, when it comes to the Legislature. Or maybe two. Good progress is being made with good government bills and healthcare reform. But then… There’s the economy. Three bills concern me greatly: a five-dollar minimum wage increase, which would make […]
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Proposed Border Office Bill Goes South in Committee
By Nicole Maxwell A bill seeking to create a temporary cabinet department on the southern border failed in committee Wednesday morning. SB 257, which would have set up a Border Security Office, failed in the Senate Rules Committee. “The purpose of this legislation is to create a temporary, four-year Office of Border Security in the […]
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APD to biz owners: Try little-known crime prevention program
By Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ The math tells part of the story: Albuquerque has tens of thousands of small businesses and the Albuquerque Police Department is staffed with about 900 officers. The ratio can seem like one that would favor vandals, thieves and worse — and to be sure there are times when it […]
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APD to biz owners: Try little-known crime prevention program
By Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ The math tells part of the story: Albuquerque has tens of thousands of small businesses and the Albuquerque Police Department is staffed with about 900 officers. The ratio can seem like one that would favor vandals, thieves and worse — and to be sure there are times when it […]
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Estancia Mayor: Community May Never Recover if Prison Closes
By Andrea Vasquez A proposed bill, HB9, is currently facing opposition due to concerns about its negative impacts on local communities, especially the Town of Estancia and elsewhere in Torrance County. The Immigrant Safety Act aims to prevent state and local governments from participating in detention agreements with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). […]
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BernCo Commission finalizes firefighter cannabis rules
By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Bernalillo County firefighters now have a therapeutic option available to many other county employees. County commissioners Tuesday night approved a change to the memorandum of agreement between the county and the local firefighters union that removes cannabis from the list of substances tested for in random drug screenings. Union […]
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BernCo Commission finalizes firefighter cannabis rules
By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Bernalillo County firefighters now have a therapeutic option available to many other county employees. County commissioners Tuesday night approved a change to the memorandum of agreement between the county and the local firefighters union that removes cannabis from the list of substances tested for in random drug screenings. Union […]
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BernCo Commission refers deputy treasurer to ethics board
By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Bernalillo County Commissioners Tuesday voted to send the matter of whether a county employee broke a code of conduct to an ethics board. The 4-1 vote means a complaint against deputy county treasurer Linda Stover goes forward to the Bernalillo County Code of Conduct Review Board. The complaint alleges […]