A Rio Grande High School graduate and former educator will be New Mexico’s fifth education chief in as many years. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of Mariana Padilla as Cabinet secretary for the New Mexico Public Education Department. Padilla has served as the director of the New Mexico Children’s Cabinet since […]
Elise Kaplan
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
How often does UNMH treat shooting victims?
Editor’s note: this is part one of a three-part series looking at gun violence data from the University of New Mexico Hospital. Part two can be found here and part three can be found here. When he’s working in the trauma department at the University of New Mexico Hospital, Dr. Richard Miskimins talks to parents […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
What Harris, Trump need to do to win Tuesday’s presidential debate
By Amber Phillips Special to The Washington Post When Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump share the debate stage Tuesday night, voters will have their first and possibly only chance to view both candidates side-by-side in a matchup that started just about seven weeks ago, when President Joe Biden dropped out of […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
Trump, Republicans push swing-state courts to reject mail-in ballots
By Colby Itkowitz (c) 2024 , The Washington Post When Pennsylvanians vote by mail, they must seal their ballots inside secrecy envelopes and place them into outer envelopes that they are required to sign and date. The ballots must be received before 8 p.m. on Election Day. Local election workers track when ballots arrive. In […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
Elon Musk’s misleading election claims reach millions and alarm election officials
By Sarah Ellison, Amy Gardner and Clara Ence Morse (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The chairman of the board of elections in Montgomery County, Pa., was well acquainted with the regular attendees at his monthly meetings who peddled old,debunked voting conspiracy theories. But something changed after April 4, the chairman,Neil Makhija, explained in an interview. […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Local Gov.
Will your trash pick-up get more expensive?
Residents of unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County may see the cost of trash pickup increase. County commissioners on Tuesday will consider a slate of increases to reflect inflation in the last year. In the meeting agenda, county staff wrote that costs for the service provider — Waste Management of New Mexico — have risen, which […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
Heinrich named among most influential on AI
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich has been recognized as an influencer in the field of artificial intelligence by Time magazine, alongside anti-deepfake activist Francesca Mani, actress Scarlett Johansson, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and others. “I’m honored to be listed as one of Time’s 100 most influential leaders in AI,” Heinrich said Monday. “As AI […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education
APS aims to simplify pick-up for parents after a crisis
A child goes to school. Then an emergency happens and the student has to be taken to another location. So what happens now? Albuquerque Public Schools has launched what it thinks will be a more efficient way to handle such emergencies: reunification cards. The new protocol is intended to make the process of connecting students […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
Handgun reportedly found in Valley High School student’s backpack
A Valley High School student faces possible disciplinary and legal consequences after a loaded firearm was reportedly found in his backpack. Principal Anthony Griego sent a letter to parents Thursday informing them of the incident earlier in the day. The student found with the weapon is not believed to have expressed any intent to harm […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
Trump’s N.Y. hush money sentencing delayed until after Nov. election
By Shayna Jacobs (c) 2024 , The Washington Post NEW YORK – A judge on Friday delayed Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing until after the November election,which means voters will cast ballots without knowing whether the Republican nominee could face jail time for his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors did not […]