Our startup year is coming to a close. We’re thinking about how we can be even more impactful for Albuquerque in 2025. Did you know? In 2025, the mayor and five of nine City Council members — including all three Westside seats — are up for election. Whether you think Albuquerque is on the right […]
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Spanish speakers are an overlooked asset
Commentary from Maurreen Skowran , Westside Albuquerque. Skowran is a Marine veteran and former candidate for Albuquerque City Council. This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from the author. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org The November release of Visit Albuquerque’s 10-year destination master plan, created by the company JLL, outlines strategies for cultural heritage and […]
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Spanish speakers are an overlooked asset
Commentary from Maurreen Skowran , Westside Albuquerque. Skowran is a Marine veteran and former candidate for Albuquerque City Council. This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from the author. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org The November release of Visit Albuquerque’s 10-year destination master plan, created by the company JLL, outlines strategies for cultural heritage and […]
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“Democrats Need To Learn How To Juggle”
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“Democrats Need To Learn How To Juggle”
Commentary from Rich Guay, AlbuquerqueThis letter is provided as opinion/commentary from the author. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org How about we stop playing identity politics by propping up any and all feel-good candidates and we start recruiting candidates that make our communities feel-good, heard, and safe. Before the results of Nov 5th I would […]
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Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ federal financial watchdog as ‘DOGE’ begins work
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Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ federal financial watchdog as ‘DOGE’ begins work
By Tony Romm · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Elon Musk on Wednesday called for the elimination of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one of the nation’s most powerful watchdog agencies, signaling it could be scrapped as part of a planned review of government spending ordered by President-elect Donald Trump. “Delete CFPB,” Musk said in an […]
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Trump signs transition agreement with Biden, but it lacks key guardrails
By Lisa Rein, Isaac Arnsdorf · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Trump transition team said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with the Biden White House to start coordinating the handoff of federal agencies to the new administration. But the Trump team is still refusing to accept several typical trappings of the presidential transition process,including federal […]
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Trump signs transition agreement with Biden, but it lacks key guardrails
By Lisa Rein, Isaac Arnsdorf · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Trump transition team said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with the Biden White House to start coordinating the handoff of federal agencies to the new administration. But the Trump team is still refusing to accept several typical trappings of the presidential transition process,including federal […]
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Pete Hegseth’s Army unit in Iraq was rocked by a war crimes case
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