City Desk ABQ Staff report Bernalillo County residents have had a lot of questions about proposals to make changes to the State Fairgrounds. The county put together answers for the most frequently asked questions. “The neighborhoods surrounding the state fairgrounds are active and know the solutions needed for the area. This can be the opportunity […]
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Former State Sen. Bill O’Neill passes away
By Matthew Reichbach Former State Senator Bill O’Neill, a long-time legislator and poet, passed away recently. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported O’Neill died after a battle with cancer. He was 68. His former colleagues in the state legislature, where he served three four-year terms in the Senate and two two-year terms in the House representing Albuquerque’s North […]
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Former State Sen. Bill O’Neill passes away
By Matthew Reichbach Former State Senator Bill O’Neill, a long-time legislator and poet, passed away recently. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported O’Neill died after a battle with cancer. He was 68. His former colleagues in the state legislature, where he served three four-year terms in the Senate and two two-year terms in the House representing Albuquerque’s North […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Politics & Elections
Louie Sanchez launches exploratory run for mayor
By Matthew Reichbach Albuquerque City Councilor Louie Sanchez is collecting seed money for public financing for a mayoral run. Sanchez sent a text to supporters and set up a donation page for a campaign website as he seeks to step up to the mayor’s office. Sanchez confirmed to City Desk ABQ that he was collecting […]
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Louie Sanchez launches exploratory run for mayor
By Matthew Reichbach Albuquerque City Councilor Louie Sanchez is collecting seed money for public financing for a mayoral run. Sanchez sent a text to supporters and set up a donation page for a campaign website as he seeks to step up to the mayor’s office. Sanchez confirmed to City Desk ABQ that he was collecting […]
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Attempt to burn down Republican Party HQ draws condemnation, investigations
<img width="1024" height="740" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed-5-1024×740-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="A fire broke out at the entrance of a Republican Party of New Mexico office Sunday morning. Party officials say the fire is a case of arson." decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed-5-1024×740-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-300×217.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-768×555.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-1200×867.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-400×289.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5.jpg 1382w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Politics & Elections
Who’s running for mayor of Albuquerque?
By Matthew Reichbach An increasingly crowded mayoral race is likely to grow in the coming weeks. And as it’s an odd-numbered year, the Albuquerque mayoral race will be the political event to watch in New Mexico (along with the Santa Fe mayoral race, also this fall). The election will take place on Nov. 4 and […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Politics & Elections
Who’s running for mayor of Albuquerque?
By Matthew Reichbach An increasingly crowded mayoral race is likely to grow in the coming weeks. And as it’s an odd-numbered year, the Albuquerque mayoral race will be the political event to watch in New Mexico (along with the Santa Fe mayoral race, also this fall). The election will take place on Nov. 4 and […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, NM 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 […]
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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 […]