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Dental school to open this month

Merilee Dannemann has been a reporter and columnist for the Taos News, Albuquerque Journalist and is now a columnist at her own www.triplespacedagain.com New Mexico is about to have a school of dentistry. That is potentially very big news. Meanwhile, New Mexico has done apparently nothing to develop a program that was supposed to provide […]

A Historic Investment in the Heart of Albuquerque

Tammy Fiebelkorn, Renée Grout, and Joaquín Baca are City Councilors in the City 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 […]

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Trump races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people

By Hannah Natanson, Adam Taylor, Meryl Kornfield, Rachel Siegel, Scott Dance — Early this spring, the Food and Drug Administration fired nearly 50 workers in the Office of Regulatory Policy – only to turn around and order them back to the office with one day’s notice. After dismissing thousands of probationary employees for fabricated “performance” issues, the IRS reversed course and […]

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Russian officials delight in Trump-Musk rift, offer mediation, asylum

By Robyn Dixon, Natalia Abbakumova — As President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man blew up the internet by detonating their friendship, a key Kremlin point man on White House contacts used a phrase from the L.A. riots, a divisive moment in American history, to get in a dig. Posting on Elon Musk’s platform X, close […]

Albuquerque boosts animal shelter services for summer surge

Starting June 9, Albuquerque’s Westside animal shelter will open seven days a week to ease overcrowding and make pet adoptions and services more accessible during the busy summer season. The City of Albuquerque’s Animal Welfare Department is expanding its Westside shelter hours to match its Eastside location, now open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 6 […]

Books on the Bosque to host immigration workshop this weekend

Books on the Bosque will host an “Immigration in America for a World in Transition” workshop on Sunday from 1 – 3 p.m. at their location at 6261 Riverside Plaza Lane NW, Suite A-2. The workshop will feature a panel of prominent speakers, including Attorney General Raul Torrez, New Mexico State Senator Cindy Nava, Executive […]

West Side Starbucks workers vote to unionize

Starbucks employees at a West Side Albuquerque location voted to unionize, becoming the second store in New Mexico to do so. The vote, held this week at the Coors Bypass and Seven Bar Loop store, was unanimous. This move positions the store as the 600th Starbucks in the nation to join Starbucks Workers United since […]

Here’s what you need to know as Albuquerque gears up for 2025 Pride celebrations

Thousands of people are expected to take over Albuquerque Saturday with a celebration of Pride. The 49th Albuquerque Pridefest and Parade are set for Saturday with Pridefest moving to a new location: Civic Plaza in downtown Albuquerque. The day’s festivities will kick off with the Albuquerque Pride Parade at 10 a.m. The parade will travel […]

Bernalillo County offers discounted Uber rides for Pride 2025 celebrations

Bernalillo County and its partners are providing free and safe rides for Pride 2025 celebrations through the “Take a Ride on Us” program. The initiative aims to encourage residents in Bernalillo, Sandoval and Santa Fe counties to plan ahead and avoid driving under the influence during the festivities. From 10 a.m. on June 6 through […]

Fixing the fiber fiasco

Frustrated Albuquerque residents called for action at a public hearing on new fiber rules aimed at curbing damage from broadband work, part of a formal process to collect community feedback and testimony. Frustrated Burqueños packed a June 5 virtual meeting with stories of broken water lines, sinking trenches and weeks of no response after broadband […]