By Hannah Grover, City Desk ABQ The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation today intended to make it easier for abandoned mines to be cleaned up. The Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act would shield nonprofit organizations, state agencies and other groups from assuming the liabilities and responsibilities associated with an abandoned mine. […]
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Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
Luján, six other Dems, urge Biden to enshrine immigration protections
By Nicole Maxwell, City Desk ABQ U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján joined six other Democrats in a letter asking President Joe Biden to finalize his administration’s immigration protections before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “As senators who represent diverse states across our nation…we write to express our deep concern about the threat the incoming administration […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
Luján, six other Dems, urge Biden to enshrine immigration protections
By Nicole Maxwell, City Desk ABQ U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján joined six other Democrats in a letter asking President Joe Biden to finalize his administration’s immigration protections before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “As senators who represent diverse states across our nation…we write to express our deep concern about the threat the incoming administration […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
State portal for missing Indigenous people needs work, families say
This story is published in partnership with New Mexico In Depth, a nonprofit local newsroom, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth There are 194 Indigenous people listed as missing from New Mexico and the Navajo […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
State portal for missing Indigenous people needs work, families say
This story is published in partnership with New Mexico In Depth, a nonprofit local newsroom, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth There are 194 Indigenous people listed as missing from New Mexico and the Navajo […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Gaetz, Trump’s failed attorney general pick, to have show on conservative network
By Mariana Alfaro, The Washington Post Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), president-elect Donald Trump’s failed choice for attorney general, plans to host a new show on the conservative network One America News starting next year. Gaetz, a staunch right-winger who faced allegations of sex trafficking, lasted just eight days as Trump’s pick to lead the […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Gaetz, Trump’s failed attorney general pick, to have show on conservative network
By Mariana Alfaro, The Washington Post Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), president-elect Donald Trump’s failed choice for attorney general, plans to host a new show on the conservative network One America News starting next year. Gaetz, a staunch right-winger who faced allegations of sex trafficking, lasted just eight days as Trump’s pick to lead the […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Justice Department IG seeks new protections on seizing communications
By Perry Stein, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Justice Department during Donald Trump’s first presidential term used concerning and surreptitious tactics to obtain communications from members of Congress, their staffers and news reporters as prosecutors investigated public leaks of sensitive government information, according to a report released Tuesday by the Justice Department’s inspector general. […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Justice Department IG seeks new protections on seizing communications
By Perry Stein, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Justice Department during Donald Trump’s first presidential term used concerning and surreptitious tactics to obtain communications from members of Congress, their staffers and news reporters as prosecutors investigated public leaks of sensitive government information, according to a report released Tuesday by the Justice Department’s inspector general. […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Experts anticipate oil price slowdown after record-breaking year
By Hannah Grover, City Desk ABQ Despite volatile oil and gas prices over the past five years, production in New Mexico remained strong. However, experts say this trend is unlikely to last and the industry is already showing signs of slowing down. According to information presented to the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) on […]