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ABQ City Council (Jesse Jones, City Desk in The Paper.)

That’s a photo captured by City Desk’s Jesse Jones of the moment six city councilors killed ranked choice voting — for the fourth time in seven years. Read below to see what Common Cause and organizers changed this time to get the same result (spoiler: not much).

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The [news] Paper.

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Late into the city council meeting, a handful of exhausted Burqueรฑos and organizers pleaded with councilors to replace runoff elections with instant runoffs. Yet the council dashed their hopes for a new voting system for the fourth time in seven years as it struck down the major overhaul of the cityโ€™s election process.ย  [โ€ฆ]


Editorโ€™s note: Longtime readers of The Paper. will recognize Pastor Landry from several profiles of her work building a community hub to serve all residents of the International District, including as aย cover featureย for our 2022 โ€œHeroes and Helpersโ€ guide profiling some of the cityโ€™s most inspiring community activists and volunteers. Read to see how you can help.

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Rio Rancho

Including The 528 and Sandoval Signpost

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A woman who abused and neglected a disabled Rio Rancho woman and left her to die on the U.S.-Mexico border will spend at least 20 years in prison…

Edgewood & East Mountains

Including The Route 66 Independent

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Ross J. Ward spent more than 40 years carving, collecting and lovingly transforming his Sandia Mountains property into a national folk art destination. Following his death in 2002,ย  [โ€ฆ]

Meanwhile, in the rest of New Mexico…

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When New Mexicoโ€™s two U.S. Senators heard about President Trumpโ€™s Easter morning social media post and address to the nation earlier this week threatening to extinguish โ€œan entire civilizationโ€ in Iran, they both had the same reaction: No way.ย  [โ€ฆ]

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The 2026 legislative session is already a distant memory for most peopleโ€”until a letter arrives from your state representative or senator describing all the wonderful things they accomplished.ย  [โ€ฆ]

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New Mexico officials warn of phishing websites impersonating MVD to collect fake toll fines and urge residents to verify official links.

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Sara Atencio-Gonzales — After more than two decades of producing theater without a permanent home, Albuquerque’s Cardboard Playhouse Theatre Company is making a major push to secure its own space through a 24-hour livestream fundraiser this April. The youth theater company has spent years moving between venues across the city, but rising costs and long-term […]

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