This time last year, the Torrance County Commission held an eleven-and-a-half-hour session addressing the county’s interim budget and the use of ARPA funding before a feared clawback of federal funds. This year’s interim budget session was much shorter: just seven hours long. Torrance County Clerk and 3rd District Torrance County Commission candidate Linda Jaramillo reported […]
Westside Albuquerque
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‘It’s About the Kids’
After serving his community for almost 13 years, Milton Harbert is retiring from his role as an agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of America (FFA) advisor for the Estancia Municipal School District (EMSD). Harbert began his career in the FFA program because of several influential FFA advisors growing up, one being his brother. “I looked […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
‘It’s About the Kids’
After serving his community for almost 13 years, Milton Harbert is retiring from his role as an agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of America (FFA) advisor for the Estancia Municipal School District (EMSD). Harbert began his career in the FFA program because of several influential FFA advisors growing up, one being his brother. “I looked […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Westside Albuquerque
Caesars Sportsbook to Open at Route 66 Casino
Laguna Development Corporation (LDC) announced May 20 a partnership with Caesars Entertainment, Inc. to open multiple in-person sportsbooks at three gaming properties in New Mexico. In a press release, LDC stated in-person sports wagers are now accepted at newly opened Caesars Sportsbook locations at Route 66 Casino Hotel and Casino Xpress west of Albuquerque and […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Navajo Nation approves proposed settlement to secure Colorado River water
ASSOCIATED PRESS The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed water rights settlement that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress would ensure water for two other Native American tribes in a state that has been forced to cut back on water use. The Navajo Nation has one of the […]
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Members of the U.S. Senate face a vote on whether they support contraception access
BY JENNIFER SHUTT / Source NM WASHINGTON — U.S. senators will go on record next month with whether they support legislation from Democrats that would guarantee access to contraception — a right currently upheld by two Supreme Court cases, but one that has been singled out by a conservative justice. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a […]
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Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says
By CARLA K. JOHNSON / ASSOCIATED PRESS Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, according to an analysis of national survey data, and those people now outnumber those who say they are daily or nearly-daily drinkers of alcohol. Alcohol is still more widely used, but 2022 was the first […]
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Who’s who in Westside government
Westside City Council Districts District 1: Louie Sanchez represents the mid-Westside district with boundaries that extend from Central Avenue to Paseo del Norte, then billow out west to the Petroglyphs. Sanchez was elected in November 2021. Here is a link to his City Council website. District 2: Joaquín Baca represents a small snippet of the […]
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Sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire, flood risks
By TAMMY WEBBER / Associated Press As Texas wildfires burned toward the nation’s primary nuclear weapons facility, workers hurried to ensure nothing flammable was around buildings and storage areas. When the fires showed no sign of slowing, Pantex Plant officials urgently called on local contractors, who arrived within minutes with bulldozers to dig trenches and […]
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Spain, Ireland and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?
By The Associated Press Spain, Ireland and Norway said Wednesday that they would recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, a step toward a long-held Palestinian aspiration that came amid international outrage over the civilian death toll and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s offensive. The almost simultaneous decisions by two European Union countries, and Norway, […]