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Lessons from the Cabinet appointments

One thing that can be said about the Trump 47 transition team: it is not wasting time.  Another thing that can be said: You can tell which Cabinet departments seem to mean the most to Trump.  Also, you can see where he plans to run certain departments from the White House. There is lots of […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque

Substitute Teacher at Estancia High School Accused of Criminal Sexual Penetration of a  Student

An Estancia woman is facing six felony charges including criminal sexual penetration of a minor and child solicitation by electronic communication device while she was working as a substitute teacher at Estancia High School. Estancia police say some of the alleged crimes happened on Estancia Municipal Schools property.  Police say Michaela Ford of Estancia, 30, […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque

Missing ballots counted and added to Torrance County total count just in time for Election Day

Even though 140 absentee ballots were mailed in October without a return address, Torrance County Clerk Linda Jaramillo said the missing labels did not impact validity, and counting them was no issue. They were inspected with enough time to be returned before Nov. 5.  The voting centers in Torrance County closed at 7 p.m., and […]

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A Permanent Fund for Health Care Can Help Solve the Health Care Worker Shortage

Submitted by By Katie Gutierrez, Tax, Budget & Economic Development Reform Director, Think New Mexico New Mexico has a critical shortage of health care workers, including doctors, nurses, and behavioral health providers. Solving this shortage will require investments in reforms like increasing student loan repayment programs for health care workers, increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates to […]

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Rio Rancho teacher announced as a nationwide ARTEFFECT Ambassador

The Lowell Milken Family Foundation (LMFF) has announced the 2024-2025 cohort of ARTEFFECT Ambassadors, a prestigious visual arts education online fellowship for educators working directly with students in grades 6-12.  Cleveland High School STEAM and robotics teacher Ashli Knoell is one of the 34 fellows in the second annual cohort. Members of the cohort represent […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Pueblos

Placitas artists celebrate Native American Heritage Month

Submitted by Rebecca S Cohen Earlier this year, the Placitas Community Art Committee asked Joe and Althea Cajero and Lyle Yazzie, residents of Placitas, to assemble an exhibition of work by Native American artists and craftspeople to mark Native American Heritage Month in November.  More than a dozen artists including the three organizers are exhibiting […]

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Santa Claus visits Sandoval County

Once again, Sandoval County residents and visitors flocked to the Holiday Craft Fair hosted by the Sandoval  County Employee Appreciation Committee. The sixth annual event was held Nov. 15 in the lobby of the Sandoval County  Administration Building and drew hundreds of early Christmas shoppers.  Santa and Mrs. Claus visited the fair to take pictures […]