By Dan Balz The Washington Post Ever since President Joe Biden ended his candidacy and Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee, former president Donald Trump has struggled to adapt to the new opponent. Tuesday’s debate in Philadelphia should show what, if anything, he has learned about running against her. Presidential debates often don’t […]
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Trump cashes in during final weeks of his presidential campaign
By Josh Dawsey and Ashley ParkerThe Washington Post With less than 10 weeks before the presidential election, Donald Trump had a message for voters in late August: He would be selling more digital trading cards for $99 each. “Fifty all new stunning digital trading cards – it’s really something,” Trump says in the ad. “These cards […]
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What we can learn about Harris’s tactics from her past debate performances
By Maeve RestonThe Washington Post Near the end of their 2016 U.S. Senate debate in California, Loretta Sanchez cast Kamala Harris as a tool of the establishment and sought recognition for the controversial stances she herself had taken as a congresswoman. She then confounded Harris and the audience by closing her remarks with a dab. […]
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ABQ City Council shoots down short-term rental restrictions
The Albuquerque City Council for a second time voted against a proposal to limit the number of short-term rentals in the city. At their meeting Wednesday night, city councilors voted down on a 3-6 vote a bill that proposed restrictions on short-term rentals in certain parts of the city — specifically in the Downtown, University […]
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Calls for ‘poop patrol’ increase as city tackles human waste disposal
Hundreds of calls to the city’s 311 system with complaints about human feces on public and private property motivated officials to fund a cleanup effort earlier this year. The City Council unanimously passed an ordinance in February with $100,000 in start-up funds for a so-called “poop patrol.” But knowing the funds would quickly be depleted […]
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How one ABQ student got the city’s attention over pedestrian safety
Sometimes it may seem that public concerns brought to city officials go willfully unheard. But one University of New Mexico student’s persistence and determination on pedestrian safety got her a scheduled meeting with city development heads. Like most students with busy schedules, Jackie Davis risks jaywalking across Central Avenue near UNM. After noticing hundreds of […]
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Bernalillo County manager contract approved
Bernalillo County officially has its next manager. Cindy Chavez will start in the job Nov. 13 after county commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve her employment contract. Chavez will make $230,000 a year to start, with possible annual merit-based pay increases. She replaces Julie Morgas Baca, who retired at the end of June. Chavez will […]
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More than 200 former Bush, McCain and Romney staffers endorse Harris
By Mariana Alfaro, Niha Masih (c) 2024 , The Washington Post More than 200 Republicans who worked for President George W. Bush, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) or the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, warning in a letter that a second Trump presidency “will hurt real, everyday people and weaken our […]
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Bernalillo County sees first West Nile virus death this year
Officials announced Friday the first death from West Nile virus in Bernalillo County. Albuquerque’s Environmental Health Department and the Bernalillo County Planning Development Services Department announced in a news release that the woman who died was 65 years old, which is within the age range of people most at risk. The release stated the city […]
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Mobile food vendors shut down in South Valley
Bernalillo County authorities recently shut down two pop-up food vendors and are now warning residents to be aware of unsafe mobile food vendors operating within the county. County officials said they’ve seen an influx of temporary vendors at the intersection of Rio Bravo and Coors Boulevards and along Isleta Boulevard in the South Valley. Pop-up […]