The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is calling for a transparent and thorough investigation into the death of an unarmed woman at the hands of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). According to the Albuquerque Journal, the woman was killed in Northeast Albuquerque where she was hiding from police in a backyard shed. […]
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Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials
By MORGAN LEE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two recent U.S. Supreme Court actions have opened the door to a new legal frontier in which local and state officials can be disqualified from office for life for engaging in “insurrection” or providing “aid and comfort” to enemies of the Constitution, […]
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Growing ABQ’s future workforce
Albuquerque businesses took matters into their own hands this week, reaching out to students as possible solutions to their future workforce needs. The Albuquerque Public Schools Apprenticeship Council hosted its second High School Grades 2 Skilled Trades career fair at the Berna Facio Professional Development Complex on Monday. More than 1,000 students from APS and […]
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County Commission begins process to create plan for Mountain View neighborhood
Bernalillo County Commissioners deferred setting a process to select a new county manager in order to give themselves time to “chew over” a proposal that was presented at Tuesday’s meeting. Chew What? Commissioner Steven Quezada sponsored a proposal to set up a selection policy and process for hiring a new county manager after Julie Morgas […]
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Intel Secures $8.5 Billion and Loans From Biden Administration For Chip Production, Including in Rio Rancho
President Biden’s push to expand domestic production of logic chips could net Intel $8.5 billion from the federal government to help Intel’s Rio Rancho campus complete the modernization of two fabs into advanced packaging facilities and support additional Intel projects in Arizona, Oregon and Ohio. The company and the Biden-Harris administration have reached a “preliminary […]
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$1 million public records payouts continue to irk City Council
At Monday’s city council meeting, Councilor Louie Sanchez questioned the city administration about why it paid over $1 million in Inspection of Public Records Act settlements last year. City Desk ABQ reported on the high dollar settlements last month. On Monday, Sanchez said it’s important for the council to know what’s happening with these payouts […]
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Council approves additional funding to help with increasing number of migrants
Helping asylum seekers and migrants and recognizing the impact of the atomic industry on downwinders topped the short Albuquerque City Council meeting held on March 18. Migrant Help An increasing number of migrants arriving in Albuquerque — “due to unforeseen circumstances at the southern U.S. border” — since early fall has stretched thin the nonprofit […]
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What to expect: Is APS meeting its math proficiency goal for Black students and the Yazzie/Martinez agreement?
Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education members will discuss the district’s progress toward increasing math proficiency at Wednesday’s regular meeting. Administrators Dr. Antonio Gonzales, Dr. Channell Segura and Dr. Richard Bowman, will also present the board with information on how APS is doing on interim goals, which set targets for certain subgroups of middle school […]
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Guilty: Muhammad Syed convicted in first of three trials for Albuquerque’s Muslim homicides
On Monday morning, after just under two hours of deliberation, a jury found Muhammad Syed guilty of first-degree murder in the first of three trials where he was accused of gunning down Muslim men. Syed, an Afghan refugee, is facing a mandatory life sentence for killing Aftab Hussein. The trial lasted four days in the […]
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Life continues for family of man accused in Albuquerque’s Muslim murders
In the year and a half since Muhammad Syed was arrested and charged in the fatal shootings of three Muslim men, his family — refugees from Afghanistan — has remained in Albuquerque. One of his children got divorced. Another enrolled in community college to study to be a dental hygienist after pleading guilty to a […]