Category: City Desk ABQ

By Rodd Cayton The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners officially threw its support behind  two pieces of state legislation that aim to open up primary elections and raise wages for workers involved in projects supported by economic development incentives. . Commissioners voted 3-1 Tuesday evening in favor of a resolution supporting House Bill 6, which would […]

By Diane Denish In Mid-January, New Mexico First, the non-profit public policy organization, closed its doors after 38 years.  As a participant and observer of New Mexico First from the beginning I have a historical view. I served as board chair early on, was at the first board meeting and recently at the last board […]

By Diane Denish In Mid-January, New Mexico First, the non-profit public policy organization, closed its doors after 38 years.  As a participant and observer of New Mexico First from the beginning I have a historical view. I served as board chair early on, was at the first board meeting and recently at the last board […]

Eviction rates in many U.S. cities spiked after pandemic-era protections such as moratoriums and rental assistance expired. In some cities, the jump was as high as 50% compared to pre-pandemic rates. But while Albuquerque fared better than average — according to the Princeton University Eviction Lab — there were still 778 eviction filings last month […]

Eviction rates in many U.S. cities spiked after pandemic-era protections such as moratoriums and rental assistance expired. In some cities, the jump was as high as 50% compared to pre-pandemic rates. But while Albuquerque fared better than average — according to the Princeton University Eviction Lab — there were still 778 eviction filings last month […]

By Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein, Salvador Rizzo · The Washington Post The Trump administration has directed the nation’s premier health agencies to place a notice harshly condemning “gender ideology” on agency webpages that a federal judge ordered be restored online this week. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration were asked […]

By Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein, Salvador Rizzo · The Washington Post The Trump administration has directed the nation’s premier health agencies to place a notice harshly condemning “gender ideology” on agency webpages that a federal judge ordered be restored online this week. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration were asked […]