By Andy Lyman An Albuquerque city councilor was in Santa Fe last week to help promote some of the state’s most notable icons: lowriders. City Council Vice President Klarissa Peña, who has repeatedly championed lowrider culture in Albuquerque, was at the Roundhouse to promote a memorial that would make the lowrider the official state car. […]
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The Lowrider Might be the State’s Official Car
By Andy Lyman An Albuquerque city councilor was in Santa Fe last week to help promote some of the state’s most notable icons: lowriders. City Council Vice President Klarissa Peña, who has repeatedly championed lowrider culture in Albuquerque, was at the Roundhouse to promote a memorial that would make the lowrider the official state car. […]
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PNM Plans to Shut Off Power During High Winds
By Hannah Grover East Mountains residents who receive electricity from the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) may see an increase in power outages going forward. PNM announced on Feb. 17 plans to shut off electricity in areas with higher fire risks during high winds. These public safety power shutoffs are intended to reduce […]
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PNM Plans to Shut Off Power During High Winds
By Hannah Grover East Mountains residents who receive electricity from the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) may see an increase in power outages going forward. PNM announced on Feb. 17 plans to shut off electricity in areas with higher fire risks during high winds. These public safety power shutoffs are intended to reduce […]
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Update: Deaths in Cedar Crest Now Investigated as Murder-Suicide
By Kevin Hendricks The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday afternoon that it is investigating two deaths Sunday in Cedar Crest as a murder-suicide. BCSO announced in a press release that a Sunday morning welfare check led to the discovery of two dead bodies on Mulberry Lane. The deceased were identified as a 29-year-old male […]
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Update: Deaths in Cedar Crest Now Investigated as Murder-Suicide
By Kevin Hendricks The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday afternoon that it is investigating two deaths Sunday in Cedar Crest as a murder-suicide. BCSO announced in a press release that a Sunday morning welfare check led to the discovery of two dead bodies on Mulberry Lane. The deceased were identified as a 29-year-old male […]
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Committee Rift Opens after Anti-Trans Athlete Bill Tabled
By Source NM A committee tabled legislation Feb. 13 from New Mexico Republicans that sought to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports teams and echoed an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month. The state House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee voted 4-2 on party lines to table House Bill 185, following an incendiary […]
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Committee Rift Opens after Anti-Trans Athlete Bill Tabled
By Source NM A committee tabled legislation Feb. 13 from New Mexico Republicans that sought to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports teams and echoed an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month. The state House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee voted 4-2 on party lines to table House Bill 185, following an incendiary […]
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Is it Time to Stop Taxing Tips?
By Nicole Maxwell A bill seeking to add a tax exemption for tipped workers was introduced in the Senate last week. SB 285 would exempt tips from state income tax. One of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Jay Block , R-Rio Rancho, told NM Political Report it’s a “common sense” bill and “good for the people in New Mexico […]
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Is it Time to Stop Taxing Tips?
By Nicole Maxwell A bill seeking to add a tax exemption for tipped workers was introduced in the Senate last week. SB 285 would exempt tips from state income tax. One of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Jay Block , R-Rio Rancho, told NM Political Report it’s a “common sense” bill and “good for the people in New Mexico […]