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By Patrick Svitek — California sued the Trump administration Monday over its order to deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles without the governor’s consent, a move with little precedent that has dramatically increased tensions between the federal government and the Democratic-led state, America’s most populous. The lawsuit argues that Trump overstepped his […]
And then there was one. Former Sheriff Darren White and current City Councilor Louie Sanchez have both abandoned efforts to seek public financing for their mayoral campaigns. That just leaves incumbent Mayor Tim Keller as the last mayoral candidate on track to qualify for almost $750,000 in taxpayer funds for the November city election. White […]
During the legislative session, Bernalillo County actively lobbied for funding for transitional and affordable housing projects, resulting in a total of $150 million being allocated for such endeavors statewide. Now the County Commission is considering submitting requests for both transitional and affordable housing projects. The Bernalillo County Commission meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the […]
Another class of Albuquerque Public Schools graduates has made the transition to the “real world.” The next step for many includes more education, though some are entering the workforce, joining the armed forces or heading in other directions. Almost 96% of this year’s 12th-grade students took the district’s annual Senior Exit Survey, which gauges the […]
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 […]
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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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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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 […]
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 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 […]
