By Common Cause New Mexico Formerly Incarcerated People Can Now Vote This election is the first time that individuals leaving correctional facilities can register and vote, even if they are […]
Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of City Desk ABQ. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
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Report: Gaps in Detention Data from Torrance County Detention Facility Show Racial Disparities
By the American Immigration Council The Torrance County Detention Facility is one of approximately 200 facilities across the United States where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains immigrants with pending […]
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Torrance County Clerk apologizes for return address mishap on estimated 140 ballots
The lead elections official in Torrance County is apologizing and assuring voters that their ballots will be counted after workers mistakenly mailed about 140 absentee ballots without return address labels. […]
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Observe New Mexico Elections Prepares Nonpartisan Observers To Watch the General Election
By Observe New Mexico Elections Observe New Mexico Elections (ONME), a statewide nonpartisan election observation effort, has successfully launched its observation activities for the Nov. 5 General Election. Early voting […]
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Election 2024: What’s New This Time
By Common Cause New Mexico Formerly Incarcerated People Can Now Vote This election is the first time that individuals leaving correctional facilities can register and vote, even if they are […]
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Spine-Tingling Tales from Tijeras Canyon
By Rick Holben, East Mountain Historical Society In late December 1941, the Albuquerque Journal reported that three men – F.C. McDoughall, John Goostree and Jimmy Galvanado, all from the Tijeras […]
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St. Felix Pantry hires New President/CEO
Tim Sheahan has been named president and CEO of St. Felix Pantry in Rio Rancho. Sheahan joined the team Oct. 1, succeeding Mary Angela Parkins, who retired in November after […]
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Opinion: Background of My Opponent and Why She Represents a Significant threat to New Mexico District 9
Submitted by Audrey Trujillo, NM Senate District 9 candidate In the years leading up to this election, my opponent has received various appointments designed to bolster her political resume. However, […]
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Opinion: Building the American Dream, here in New Mexico
Submitted by Cindy Nava, NM Senate District 9 candidate On Monday, February 22, 2021- I became a U.S. Citizen. Twenty five years after arriving in the U.S. as a child. […]
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Mayor Hull looks back on how Rio Rancho has changed in the last decade
Submitted by Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull My 2024 State of the City Report marks my 11th time updating the City Council and community members. Because this is my 11th […]