By Kevin Hendricks — New Mexico voters just got a cheat sheet — the legal kind. Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Attorney General Raúl Torrez released a joint advisory Tuesday spelling out election deadlines, who belongs at a polling place and what crosses the line into voter intimidation. Only poll workers, voters, credentialed […]
Kevin Hendricks, Editor
Kevin Hendricks is an editor with nm.news where he oversees Sandoval County newsrooms. A native of Southeast ABQ, he reported for the ABQ Journal and Rio Rancho Observer before joining nm.news in 2024.
‘Work isn’t finished’: Olivas seeks reelection to BernCo commission
By Kevin Hendricks Bernalillo County Commissioner Eric Olivas is seeking a second term representing District 5, which covers much of east central Albuquerque, including Uptown and Four Hills, and all of the East Mountains. He faces Republican Thomas Riley on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Olivas, a Democrat, defeated radio station owner Byron Powdrell in the June […]
BernCo candidate defends wearing Confederate flag as symbol of ‘open rebellion’ against the government as he pushes ‘America only’ agenda in campaigns
By Kevin Hendricks, Route 66 Independent & NM Political Report — District 5 Bernalillo County Commission candidate Thomas Riley says he wears a ring bearing the Confederate flag as an act of “open rebellion” against the federal government, and he wants the county’s Sheriff’s Office to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to […]
Your ballot, your move: Early voting starts Oct. 6
By Kevin Hendricks, nm.news — New Mexico voters can start casting ballots Oct. 6 for the Nov. 3 general election. There’s no reason to wait in line on Election Day, or to walk into the booth guessing. Early voting opens Oct. 6 at county clerk offices. On Oct. 17 it expands to more locations across […]
No crowns, just ballots: Sandoval County Indivisible trades protest signs for ‘Vote Here’ arrows
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County voters who cast early ballots Tuesday will get a welcome committee armed with arrows, not placards. Sandoval County Indivisible, the local chapter of the progressive group Indivisible, plans a “Vote Early” rally from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 6 outside the county offices at Idalia Road and N.M. […]
Fourth Street gets a lift: 66 mini hot air balloons glow in Los Ranchos Monday
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Seeing a hot air balloon up close usually means a 4 a.m. alarm and a traffic jam. On Monday, Los Ranchos will line up 66 of them right on Fourth Street, and you can sleep in. The Globito Glow in the Village runs from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. […]
Disney On Ice, balloons, a car show and a chili cook-off pack a Sandoval County weekend
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. October arrives in Sandoval County with Mickey Mouse on ice skates, hundreds of hot air balloons on the horizon and more going on in Bernalillo on a single Saturday than most towns manage in a month. Friday: Vibrant Souls, glass magic and a man from Billions The Placitas Community Library […]
Sandoval County plugs into $510M battery farm deal that could give school budgets a jolt
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Two battery farms planned for the mesa west of Rio Rancho could pump about $560,000 a year into Sandoval County and its five school districts, with Rio Rancho and Jemez Valley schools getting the biggest charge. County commissioners voted Sept. 23 to begin the process of issuing up to $510 […]
Midterm review: Rio Rancho weighs future of untouched city goals
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho has crossed 19 items off its five-year to-do list. Six more are still “on deck,” including a rewrite of the map that guides where new homes and businesses can grow. City staff want councilors to decide whether those goals stay in the lineup or head for the dugout. […]
Shocked by ‘extreme’ PNM bills, Alamogordo residents demand answers
By Kevin Hendricks Alamogordo residents came to Tuesday’s town hall carrying their PNM bills. Some were double their usual amount, some triple, and one topped $1,900. They wanted state regulators to explain how the utility arrived at those numbers. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission hosted the two-hour town hall at the Sgt. Willie Estrada […]
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