By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down, the conservative think tank confirmed Tuesday. Paul Dans’ exit comes after the project “completed exactly what it set out to do: bringing together over 110 leading […]
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Project 2025 director leaves Heritage Foundation after Democratic attacks and Trump criticism
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down, the conservative think tank confirmed Tuesday. Paul Dans’ exit comes after the project “completed exactly what it set out to do: bringing together over 110 leading […]
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Housing looms large in governor’s Albuquerque town hall
By Austin Fisher At the second of a series of town hall meetings on Monday night, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham heard from members of the public for six hours. In an auditorium at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, locals raised issues ranging from difficulty finding mental health treatment, unfair or unlawful […]
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School District Reverses Early-start Decision for East Mt. School
Parents at San Antonito STEM Magnet Elementary School in Tijeras have been spared a jarring change less than two weeks before the start of a new school year. An email and automated phone call from Albuquerque Public Schools went out July 25 informing parents that the school day would run from 7:20 a.m. to 2:05 […]
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School District Reverses Early-start Decision for East Mt. School
Parents at San Antonito STEM Magnet Elementary School in Tijeras have been spared a jarring change less than two weeks before the start of a new school year. An email and automated phone call from Albuquerque Public Schools went out July 25 informing parents that the school day would run from 7:20 a.m. to 2:05 […]
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School District Reverses Early-start Decision for East Mt. School
Parents at San Antonito STEM Magnet Elementary School in Tijeras have been spared a jarring change less than two weeks before the start of a new school year. An email and automated phone call from Albuquerque Public Schools went out July 25 informing parents that the school day would run from 7:20 a.m. to 2:05 […]
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This Weekend is Tax-Free
This weekend, New Mexicans get to take advantage of the upcoming Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekend, which saves shoppers up to 8 percent or more on purchases. “New Mexico families should be getting excited about the coming school year without having to worry so much about being able to afford school supplies and clothes for their children. […]
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This Weekend is Tax-Free
This weekend, New Mexicans get to take advantage of the upcoming Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekend, which saves shoppers up to 8 percent or more on purchases. “New Mexico families should be getting excited about the coming school year without having to worry so much about being able to afford school supplies and clothes for their children. […]
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This Weekend is Tax-Free
This weekend, New Mexicans get to take advantage of the upcoming Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekend, which saves shoppers up to 8 percent or more on purchases. “New Mexico families should be getting excited about the coming school year without having to worry so much about being able to afford school supplies and clothes for their children. […]
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Lawsuit: Fire Chief Sent Sexual Messages to Former EMT
Mary Nelson, a former EMT for the Town of Mountainair has filed a lawsuit against the town after she says she was wrongfully terminated, harassed and defamed by town employees. The lawsuit, filed on July 17, alleges that during Nelson’s employment, Mountainair Fire Chief Josh Archuleta “constantly requested Nelson to join him and Archuleta’s wife […]