by Rodd Cayton The Albuquerque City Council Monday will consider a plan for allocating millions of dollars in opioid settlement money. Consultant Vital Strategies worked with the Local Government Coordinating Council to develop the plan, recommending that the city and Bernalillo County split more $150 million between treatment and prevention efforts. The council, along with […]
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FBI Albuquerque, federal prosecutors seize cryptocurrency allegedly meant for Hamas
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National Security Agency chief ousted after far-right activist urged his removal
By Ellen Nakashima, Warren P. Strobel, Aaron Schaffer · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The director of the National Security Agency, the powerful U.S. wiretapping and cyberespionage service, was fired Thursday, according to one former and two current U.S. officials. Gen. Timothy Haugh, who also heads U.S. Cyber Command, was let go along with his civilian deputy at the NSA, […]
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National Security Agency chief ousted after far-right activist urged his removal
By Ellen Nakashima, Warren P. Strobel, Aaron Schaffer · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The director of the National Security Agency, the powerful U.S. wiretapping and cyberespionage service, was fired Thursday, according to one former and two current U.S. officials. Gen. Timothy Haugh, who also heads U.S. Cyber Command, was let go along with his civilian deputy at the NSA, […]
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Trump’s tariffs mark end of globalization era, raise doubts about U.S. role
By David J. Lynch · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The tariff barrage that President Donald Trump unleashed this week on the world economy marks a decisive end to an era of freewheeling globalization that was shaped by American policymakers, business executives and consumers. The United States is now abandoning the system that made it rich and powerful, […]
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Trump’s tariffs mark end of globalization era, raise doubts about U.S. role
By David J. Lynch · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The tariff barrage that President Donald Trump unleashed this week on the world economy marks a decisive end to an era of freewheeling globalization that was shaped by American policymakers, business executives and consumers. The United States is now abandoning the system that made it rich and powerful, […]
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City discussing how to deal with federal grant cuts
By Rodd Cayton New Mexico elected officials are reaching out to their counterparts in Republican-led states to convey the importance of Medicaid to local governments. That’s what Albuquerque’s federal lobbyist, John O’Donnell told the Intergovernmental Legislative Relations Committee this week. He said officials from the state are discussing the possible impact Washington, D.C. could have […]
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City discussing how to deal with federal grant cuts
By Rodd Cayton New Mexico elected officials are reaching out to their counterparts in Republican-led states to convey the importance of Medicaid to local governments. That’s what Albuquerque’s federal lobbyist, John O’Donnell told the Intergovernmental Legislative Relations Committee this week. He said officials from the state are discussing the possible impact Washington, D.C. could have […]
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Catron County declares wolf emergency
By Hannah Grover A wildlife advocate says there are resources available to help ranchers reduce the number of cattle killed by wolves, even as Catron County issued an emergency declaration this week calling the lobos a threat to public health and safety. The Catron County Commission met Thursday in Reserve to discuss the growing population […]
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Trump seeks court approval for most aggressive union-busting attempt ever
By Joe Davidson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Now we may know why President Donald Trump has not reissued his three first-term, anti-union directives that sharply reduced the ability of labor leaders to represent employees. Rather than hamstring federal labor organizations, Trump wants to bust the unions. In another move among many to vastly expand the […]