By Amy Gardner, The Washington Post (c) 2024 ATLANTA – The Georgia State Election Board approved a rule Friday requiring counties in the critical presidential battleground to hand-count all ballots this year, potentially upending the November election by delaying the reporting of results. The change was spearheaded by a pro-Trump majority that has enacted a […]
Andy Lyman
Andy Lyman is an editor at nm.news.
He oversees teams reporting on state and local government. Andy served in newsrooms at KUNM, NM Political Report, SF Reporter and The Paper. before joining nm.news in 2023.
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
School calendar lawsuit back to court room
A hearing in the civil court case over a change in the mandatory school calendar is set for Sept. 30 in Roswell. In March, the New Mexico School Superintendents Association and dozens of rural school districts sued the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) over its mandate that every school calendar contain at least 180 […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Government
Businesses impacted by vandalism line up for city grant money
Almost two dozen businesses around Albuquerque have applied for a grant program the city launched two weeks ago aimed at helping small businesses that have been vandalized. The Albuquerque Police Department and the city Economic Development Department’s Small Business Office on Sept. 3 initiated a $200,000 “Window to Opportunity” grant to help offset the costs […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Government
New life comes to shuttered North Fourth Art Center
After months of negotiations, the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy (ASLA) has finalized a three-year lease agreement with the city to expand into the former North Fourth Art Center. The city-owned space, located at 4904 4th St. NW, has been shuttered since January. A $1,000-a-month lease had the support of Mayor Tim Keller and was recently […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
The politics of immigration play differently along the US-Mexico border
By Morgan Lee, Associated Press SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — The politics of immigration look different from the back patio of Ardovino’s Desert Crossing restaurant. That’s where Robert Ardovino sees a Border Patrol horse trailer rumbling across his property on a sweltering summer morning. It’s where a surveillance helicopter traces a line in the sky, […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Courts, Justice & Safety, Local Government, New Mexico Statewide News
Positive STD test lead to investigation of now incarcerated MDC guard
The investigation into an alleged relationship between a Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) corrections officer and an inmate started after the inmate tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection, according to a criminal complaint. The officer, Chevonne Culbreath, was arrested Tuesday after she was accused of having a relationship with an inmate and attempting to bring […]
Posted inLocal Government
Advocates who’ve lost someone to overdose gather in NM to create change
By Daniel Montano, KUNM About 50 people from across the country met at Albuquerque’s Uptown Sheraton hotel over the weekend with one common thing uniting them: All had lost a loved one to overdose. Something else they shared was a passion to fight the opioid crisis. The smell of fresh brewed coffee and breakfast pastries […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News
Advocates denounce ‘criminalization’ of city’s unhoused population
Two consistent issues of concern among city officials, residents and business owners in Albuquerque are crime and homelessness. But conflating the two is a mistake and leads to the baseless stigmatization and criminalization of the unhoused, say advocates for those living on the streets and in shelters. Dozens of advocates and activists gathered at Robinson […]
Posted inLocal Government
BernCo commissioner seeks pot parity
A Bernalillo County commissioner is looking to make things more fair for county employees who use cannabis outside work hours. Commissioner Eric Olivas told City Desk ABQ he plans to introduce legislation that would treat off-duty use of recreational cannabis in the same way as off-duty alcohol use. He called it a basic rights issue. […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
DeSantis probe into possible Trump assassination attempt raises concern
By Lori Rozsa, The Washington Post (c) 2024 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is skeptical the federal government will appropriately handle the investigation into the apparent assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, so he has assigned state officers to “take the lead” and do their own work on […]