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By Hannah Grover A reported “hit list” of clean energy projects that could lose U.S. Department of Energy funding includes a long-duration storage demonstration project that included Santa Fe. The project aims to reuse batteries from electric vehicles for energy storage for consumers to later use. E&E News first reported on the DOE “hit list” […]

By Anumita Kaur, Gaya Gupta · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Millions of Americans could be prevented from voting after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring people to provide documents that prove they are citizens when they register to vote. The order requires people to present a passport, a Real ID, a military identification card or […]

By Anumita Kaur, Gaya Gupta · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Millions of Americans could be prevented from voting after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring people to provide documents that prove they are citizens when they register to vote. The order requires people to present a passport, a Real ID, a military identification card or […]

From the publisher If you are reading this issue of The Independent at home, there is a good chance it arrived by mail. We’re making a big investment in this paper and it changes how you get your news. Since its first issue was published 25 years ago by Wally Gordon and Thelma Bowles, The […]

By Matthew Reichbach After four years, Bernalillo County can no longer collect unpaid debts. This week, the Bernalillo County Commission voted to remove certain uncollectible debts from the books, including nearly $140,000 owed to the county by the campaign of Donald Trump. The debt dated back to a 2019 campaign stop in Albuquerque for costs […]

By Matthew Reichbach After four years, Bernalillo County can no longer collect unpaid debts. This week, the Bernalillo County Commission voted to remove certain uncollectible debts from the books, including nearly $140,000 owed to the county by the campaign of Donald Trump. The debt dated back to a 2019 campaign stop in Albuquerque for costs […]

By Aaron Blake · The Washington Post (c) 2025 American politics in recent years has featured no shortage of high-impact controversies involving failures to protect sensitive and classified information: – Former president Joe Biden’s declining faculties came into focus last year amid an investigation into his mishandling of years-old classified documents. He later dropped out of his reelection […]

By Aaron Blake · The Washington Post (c) 2025 American politics in recent years has featured no shortage of high-impact controversies involving failures to protect sensitive and classified information: – Former president Joe Biden’s declining faculties came into focus last year amid an investigation into his mishandling of years-old classified documents. He later dropped out of his reelection […]