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The 505 today in pics…

The 1930’s-era “little casitas” offices outside the Roundhouse were demolished this week to make way for a $95 million new modern office complex for state government. The quaint offices were among the last remnants of the Barrio de Analco in Santa Fe that eventually became the state government center. Photos by Dave Cathey, SF Reporter.

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Today is April 15th, which means it’s tax day. While you finish calculating what you paid to the The Man last year, we’re digging into how he spent it.

First, Jesse Jones looks at the Mayor’s budget pitch for next year’s spending on drug abuse treatment in a city with a drug crisis. Keller’s budget asks councilors for more money, but lowers goals for how many people the city would serve with those funds. Why? We talked to councilors and the mayor’s team to find out.

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Mayor’s budget pitch doubles treatment spending but lowers targets, but city says there’s a reason – The Paper.

By Jesse Jones, City Desk in The Paper. –– While reviewing Mayor Tim Keller’s $1.47 billion budget proposal, a counterintuitive number jumped out in the city’s Health, Housing and Homelessness Department budget: despite contracts for substance use treatment more than doubling to $5.5 million,the city expects to serve fewer people, lowering its target from 650 […]

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Sam Bregman’s campaign laid off staff ahead of finance deadline – The Paper.

In the days leading up to a critical fundraising deadline, Sam Bregman laid off staff in areas of the state key to his early strategy to win the Democratic primary for governor.

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Rio Rancho mayoral runoff draws highest turnout in city history – The 528

Rio Rancho mayoral runoff draws highest turnout in city history Tuesday’s mayoral runoff set a new Rio Rancho turnout record, with nearly 20% of eligible voters casting ballots — the most votes ever recorded in a city municipal election. Rio Rancho voters turned out in record numbers Tuesday for the city’s mayoral runoff, with nearly […]

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