By Rodd Cayton Public library advocates Monday went to bat again for their cause, urging the Albuquerque City Council to boost it as the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget takes shape. Mayor Tim Keller’s proposed budget includes about $16.54 million for libraries, which is down about $49,000 from fiscal year 2025. Janet Saiers, who sits […]
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Sister Cities agreement renewed: Albuquerque and Chihuahua strengthen multilevel diplomatic ties
By Andrea Vasquez On Cinco de Mayo, Chihuahua Mayor Marco Bonilla and Mayor Tim Keller signed the renewal of their 55-year-old sister cities agreement at the Consulate of Mexico in Albuquerque. Established in 1970, the partnership stands as a testament to international cooperation, based on mutual respect and shared values. The signing of the document […]
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Albuquerque bus driver suffers broken bones after being attacked by passenger
By Kevin Hendricks — A City of Albuquerque bus driver suffered broken bones after being attacked by a passenger on the bus last week near the University of New Mexico. According to the incident report from the Albuquerque Police Department, the male driver was on his route at the intersection of Central Ave. and University […]
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A little help for small business
You probably have never heard of the New Mexico Small Business Regulatory Advisory Commission. That’s okay. Nobody else has heard of it either. In 20 years, this commission hasn’t done much – maybe nothing. The statute says its job is to identify regulations proposed by state agencies that might be harmful to small business and […]
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Supreme Court allows Trump to ban transgender troops while case continues
Authors: Justin Jouvenal, Ann E. Marimow A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender troops from the military. The justices granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower-court ruling that put the policy on hold nationwide while litigation over its constitutionality continues. As often […]
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Outdoor exhibition announces 2025 season re-opening with grand piece
By Andrea Vasquez The 2025 edition of Origami in the Garden began on May 5 and runs through October 31 in Cerrillos. The outdoor sculpture exhibition will highlight Master Peace, a 25-foot monument made of 1,000 cast metal origami cranes, 500 of which have been sent across the world as individual sculptures, while the remaining […]
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City Council approves behavioral health voucher database
By Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Councilors Monday approved a contract to produce a database aimed at simplifying access to addiction treatment and support services. Contractor Real Time Solutions will be paid $300,000 for creating the database, designed to help administer vouchers for the Providing Addiction Treatment and Healing (PATH) program. City officials say the Albuquerque-based […]
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Trump administration plans to end Energy Star program for home appliances
Authors: Maxine Joselow The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star, a popular program whose iconic blue labels have certified the energy efficiency of home appliances for more than three decades, according to two people briefed on the matter. During an all-hands meeting Monday of the EPA’s Office of Atmospheric Protection, Trump administration officials […]
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Newsom asks Trump to work together on $7.5 billion Hollywood tax credit
by Kelsey Ables Special to The Washington Post California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is offering to partner with the Trump administration to create a federal film tax credit program worth at least $7.5 billion to boost domestic film production, his office said late Monday. The proposal came after President Donald Trump set Hollywood on edge […]
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A Russian fake news ring was struggling. Then it targeted USAID.
Authors: Will Oremus, Andrea Jiménez Russian disinformation doesn’t always work. Out of 135 Kremlin-aligned propaganda posts analyzed in a new report, 134 more or less fell flat with social media users, getting liked and reshared mostly by a network of bots. But one went big – and with artificial intelligence making disinformation cheaper to produce, […]