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Get Out! (June 19-25)

Dance Gavin Dance Credit: Courtesy Revel ABQ Looking for a Flashback to the early 2000s? Sacramento, Calif. screamo/emo rockers Dance Gavin Dance bring their “Return of the Robot” tour to Revel Entertainment Center (4720 Alexander Bld. NE) this Thursday, June 19 starting at 7 p.m. Special opening acts include The Home Team, SeeYouSpaceCowboy and Dwellings. […]

Mayor Tim Keller held a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Medical Respite at Gateway Center in order to talk about the program, which helps folks living on the streets a safe space to recover from illness or injury. Pictured is a gentleman who without the help from this facility probably would not have made it due to a severe foot injury. Here he sits on his bed at the facility while still receiving treatment. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales /City Desk Abq

A Safe place to heal

Albuquerque’s new medical respite center is giving unhoused people a safe, supportive place to heal after hospital stays — and a better shot at stable housing. Mayor Tim Keller joined staff and a patient June 18 for a small-group conversation highlighting the early impact of the Gateway Medical Respite Center. Tucked inside the former Lovelace […]

Supreme Court allows Tennessee ban on gender-transition care for minors

By Ann E. Marimow, Casey Parks — Supreme Court allows Tennessee ban on gender-transition care for minors A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for states to ban certain gender transition treatments for minors, a landmark decision on a polarizing issue the Trump administration has seized on in initiatives targeting transgender rights. In […]

U.S. Senators warn 15 New Mexico hospitals likely to close if ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ cuts become law

U.S. Senators responsible for reviewing the impact of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” say Medicaid cuts in the House proposal and further cuts proposed this week by Senate Republican leaders could force over 300 rural hospitals, including 15 in New Mexico, to close. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the leading Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, and […]

Hemp haze clouds the council’s crackdown

An Albuquerque ordinance meant to ban the sale of synthetic THC-lookalike products may have missed its mark, allowing semi-synthetic cannabinoids like Delta-8 and THC-A to remain legal after amendments changed the bill’s scope. The City Council passed the amended “Intoxicating Hemp Products” ordinance June 2, aiming to close a legal loophole and protect kids from […]

Albuquerque Council restores event funding, overrides two of Mayor Keller’s vetoes

Albuquerque city councilors overturned two of Mayor Tim Keller’s budget vetoes at the June 16 City Council meeting, restoring funding for events the mayor said raised legal and procurement concerns. Keller had vetoed four parts of the city’s $1.5 billion budget, saying the changes were needed to keep the budget legally sound and avoid picking […]

In Their Own Words: A Different Type of Caped Crusader

This article is part of a month-long look at the challenges, triumphs and everyday life of Albuquerque’s LGBTQIA+ community. In keeping with the theme of Pride Month, each article will be in the format of a transcribed interview, allowing these people to speak directly to us and to our readers in their own words. Gael […]

Albuquerque Bans Hemp-Based THC

In a historic move, Albuquerque passed a city ordinance to ban hemp-derived THC, making it the first municipality in the state to do so. Most cannabis industry stakeholders are applauding the ban, but some insiders say it could inadvertently strengthen the illicit cannabis market. The Intoxicating Hemp Products Ordinance, sponsored by Councilor Dan Lewis, bans […]

A Historic Investment in the Heart of Albuquerque

This year, for the first time in Albuquerque’s history, the City has funded three full-time positions in the Open Space program for the Rio Grande bosque — dedicated staff whose sole responsibility is caring for this special area. As the City Councilors who prioritized this funding in the City’s operating budget, we are proud to see […]

Coming Together to Address Our Housing Crisis, BernCo Builds Communities

Barbara Baca is a Bernalillo County Commissioner It is inspiring to see what is possible when we work together as a community to address our biggest challenges. As Bernalillo County residents and as Americans there is nothing we cannot overcome if we truly believe we are all in it together. For the state’s most populous […]