City Desk ABQ Staff Report The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office will conduct sobriety checkpoints and DWI-directed patrols in the county throughout the month of March. Deputies will be looking for motorists who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol on county roadways. A BCSO news release says it’s part of an effort to reduce […]
Matthew Reichbach
Matthew Reichbach, is an editor with nm.news. He has covered New Mexico news and politics for more than a decade as the editor of NM Political Report.
Posted inCity Desk ABQ, Community Content, Courts, Justice & Safety
BCSO to conduct anti-DWI measures
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Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Internal White House document details layoff plans across U.S. agencies
By Emily Davies, Jeff Stein · The Washington Post Federal officials are preparing for agencies to cut between 8 and 50 percent of their employees in the first phase of a Trump administration push to shrink the federal government, according to an internal White House document obtained by The Washington Post that contains closely held draft plans for reshaping […]
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Internal White House document details layoff plans across U.S. agencies
By Emily Davies, Jeff Stein · The Washington Post Federal officials are preparing for agencies to cut between 8 and 50 percent of their employees in the first phase of a Trump administration push to shrink the federal government, according to an internal White House document obtained by The Washington Post that contains closely held draft plans for reshaping […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Trump pulls Elise Stefanik’s nomination as U.N. ambassador
By Liz Goodwin, Theodoric Meyer · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The White House has pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) as ambassador to the United Nations, after President Donald Trump expressed concern that Republicans could lose the red seat she represents in a special election. “With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to […]
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Trump pulls Elise Stefanik’s nomination as U.N. ambassador
By Liz Goodwin, Theodoric Meyer · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The White House has pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) as ambassador to the United Nations, after President Donald Trump expressed concern that Republicans could lose the red seat she represents in a special election. “With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico State Gov.
Rent control advocates vow to try again next year
By Damon Scott New Mexico’s prohibition on rent control will stay in place for at least another year after a bill to repeal it didn’t make it to lawmakers for a vote. The 60-day New Mexico legislative session came to an end Saturday, and along with it, the fate of hundreds of bills. Advocates say […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico State Gov.
Rent control advocates vow to try again next year
By Damon Scott New Mexico’s prohibition on rent control will stay in place for at least another year after a bill to repeal it didn’t make it to lawmakers for a vote. The 60-day New Mexico legislative session came to an end Saturday, and along with it, the fate of hundreds of bills. Advocates say […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Government
Those in Council District 6 will get a say in capital spending
By Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Council District 6 residents will have the chance to make their voices heard on how to spend $1.5 million in city funding in their neighborhoods, starting Saturday. Residents aged 11 and older will have nine projects to choose from; District 6 Councilor Nichole Rogers says people who work in the […]
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Those in Council District 6 will get a say in capital spending
By Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Council District 6 residents will have the chance to make their voices heard on how to spend $1.5 million in city funding in their neighborhoods, starting Saturday. Residents aged 11 and older will have nine projects to choose from; District 6 Councilor Nichole Rogers says people who work in the […]