Public Service Co. of New Mexico (PNM) reported Monday morning a power outage impacting more than 12,000 customers in Albuquerque after a hot air balloon hit a power line near Midtown. Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta spokesperson Tom Garrity said the incident happened at 2204 Menaul Boulevard NE, near Stripes Burrito Co. The pilot was flying solo […]
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Power restored after hot air balloon hits power line
Public Service Co. of New Mexico (PNM) reported Monday morning a power outage impacting more than 12,000 customers in Albuquerque after a hot air balloon hit a power line near Midtown. Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta spokesperson Tom Garrity said the incident happened at 2204 Menaul Boulevard NE, near Stripes Burrito Co. The pilot was flying solo […]
Ready for liftoff
Nearly 200 pilots got an early start to the 2024 Balloon Fiesta at Albuquerque Aloft, an event that sees balloons take off from elementary schools across the metro including this one at Rio Rancho Elementary School. Since 2005, Albuquerque Aloft has offered parents, students, families, and teachers the opportunity to meet the pilots and crew […]
Oil-and-gas giant gives big to dark money group
Chevron Corporation gave the single largest contribution to a dark money group that attempted but failed to stop the growing influence of progressive lawmakers in the Legislature during this year’s primary election, campaign filings show. The New Mexico Project, which for months fought divulging the source of its money and the details of its spending […]
Oil-and-gas giant gives big to dark money group
Chevron Corporation gave the single largest contribution to a dark money group that attempted but failed to stop the growing influence of progressive lawmakers in the Legislature during this year’s primary election, campaign filings show. The New Mexico Project, which for months fought divulging the source of its money and the details of its spending […]
No, Biden didn’t take FEMA relief money to use on migrants — but Trump did
Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post (c) 2024 “The Harris-Biden administration says they don’t have any money [for hurricane relief]. … They spent it all on illegal migrants. … They stole the FEMA money just like they stole it from a bank, so they could give it to their illegal immigrants that they want to have […]
No, Biden didn’t take FEMA relief money to use on migrants — but Trump did
Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post (c) 2024 “The Harris-Biden administration says they don’t have any money [for hurricane relief]. … They spent it all on illegal migrants. … They stole the FEMA money just like they stole it from a bank, so they could give it to their illegal immigrants that they want to have […]
Republicans flee from abortion restrictions in final weeks of campaign
By Ashley Parker, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In the final stretch before Election Day, Republicans are ramping up efforts to distance themselves from the restrictive abortion positions that have defined their party since the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade – scrambling to soften, or appear to soften, their hard line positions. The group includes everyone […]
Republicans flee from abortion restrictions in final weeks of campaign
By Ashley Parker, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In the final stretch before Election Day, Republicans are ramping up efforts to distance themselves from the restrictive abortion positions that have defined their party since the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade – scrambling to soften, or appear to soften, their hard line positions. The group includes everyone […]
Obama to campaign for Harris in month leading up to election
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former president Barack Obama will campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris in the month leading up to Election Day, kicking off his efforts with a trip to Pittsburgh on Thursday, according to a senior campaign official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss […]

