ABQ City Council passes resolution to strip mayor’s power to influence charter changes

Albuquerque city councilors this week approved a proposal that would severely limit the mayor’s say on who gets to suggest changes to the city’s charter.  The city’s Charter Review Task Force convenes nearly every 10 years to evaluate the city’s charter and identify any needed changes. An early proposal to outline the panel’s makeup would […]

County points fingers at New Mexico Gas Co. for S. Valley construction delays

New Mexico Gas Co., which county officials say was a major cause of a nearly yearlong delay in completing the Bridge Boulevard construction project, drew the ire of a county commissioner Tuesday. Brian Lopez, the county’s technical services director, told commissioners the project was delayed because the utility company has been slow to finish its […]

County points fingers at New Mexico Gas Co. for S. Valley construction delays

New Mexico Gas Co., which county officials say was a major cause of a nearly yearlong delay in completing the Bridge Boulevard construction project, drew the ire of a county commissioner Tuesday. Brian Lopez, the county’s technical services director, told commissioners the project was delayed because the utility company has been slow to finish its […]

Trump drives the education debate with big, contradictory ideas

Laura Meckler, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former president Donald Trump’s controversial and sometimes puzzling agenda to reshape schools is framing this year’s education debate, as Vice President Kamala Harris talks more about Trump’s ideas than her own. Trump’s proposals sometimes contradict one another. He wants to close the Education Department and send education “back […]

Trump drives the education debate with big, contradictory ideas

Laura Meckler, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former president Donald Trump’s controversial and sometimes puzzling agenda to reshape schools is framing this year’s education debate, as Vice President Kamala Harris talks more about Trump’s ideas than her own. Trump’s proposals sometimes contradict one another. He wants to close the Education Department and send education “back […]

Lawmakers spending even more in 2024 under receipt-free expense program

By Jacqueline Alemany, Clara Ence Morse, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives expensed at least $2.5 million under a program that allows them to be reimbursed for their spending without submitting receipts through the first five months of 2024, over $120,000 more than they expensed during the same period last […]

Lawmakers spending even more in 2024 under receipt-free expense program

By Jacqueline Alemany, Clara Ence Morse, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives expensed at least $2.5 million under a program that allows them to be reimbursed for their spending without submitting receipts through the first five months of 2024, over $120,000 more than they expensed during the same period last […]

Residents push commission to deny new cannabis grows

There are often more staff than public speakers at regular Wednesday morning meetings of the Torrance County Commission. But on Oct. 9, more than three dozen residents made the trek to the commission chambers in Estancia to plead for commissioners to put a pause on the explosive growth of cannabis greenhouse projects quickly replacing the […]

Kick Back, Save Lives

For those looking for some fun and also looking out for their health this fall, Roosevelt Middle School, A. Montoya Elementary School and San Antonio STEM Elementary School are hosting the East Mountain Extravaganza Oct. 19 in Tijeras.  Santana Torrez, the school nurse at Roosevelt Middle School has experience working in the ER, and said […]

Kick Back, Save Lives

For those looking for some fun and also looking out for their health this fall, Roosevelt Middle School, A. Montoya Elementary School and San Antonio STEM Elementary School are hosting the East Mountain Extravaganza Oct. 19 in Tijeras.  Santana Torrez, the school nurse at Roosevelt Middle School has experience working in the ER, and said […]