By Jesse Jones At the March 10 Bernalillo Town Council meeting, Councilor Phillip Valverde announced that the Bernalillo Fire Department’s fundraiser raised over $7,000 for the Safe Haven Baby Box project. The meeting nearly didn’t have a quorum until the last minute, when two councilors arrived and one joined by phone. The funds will help […]
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A new home for a hero
By Kevin Hendricks Two programs began constructing a mortgage-free home for U.S. Army Sergeant David Halona, a three-tour Iraq veteran. Building Homes for Heroes and the Built to Honor program at home construction company PulteGroup hosted the groundbreaking ceremony on March 5 in Rio Rancho, marking a step in honoring Halona’s service and sacrifice. Halona, […]
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to ‘conversion therapy’ ban for minors
by Ann E. Marimow (c) 2025 , The Washington Post The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a Christian therapist’s challenge to a state law barring “conversion therapy” that attempts to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Kaley Chiles, who practices in Colorado, says the state law banning such treatment […]
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to ‘conversion therapy’ ban for minors
by Ann E. Marimow (c) 2025 , The Washington Post The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a Christian therapist’s challenge to a state law barring “conversion therapy” that attempts to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Kaley Chiles, who practices in Colorado, says the state law banning such treatment […]
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Trump declines to rule out recession amid tariffs’ effects on markets
by Michael Birnbaum, Mariana Alfaro, Yeganeh Torbati (c) 2025 , The Washington Post WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump declined to rule out a recession this year as the economy stutters from his efforts to impose tariffs and rebuild the U.S. manufacturing sector, acknowledging in an interview broadcast Sunday that “it takes a […]
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Trump declines to rule out recession amid tariffs’ effects on markets
by Michael Birnbaum, Mariana Alfaro, Yeganeh Torbati (c) 2025 , The Washington Post WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump declined to rule out a recession this year as the economy stutters from his efforts to impose tariffs and rebuild the U.S. manufacturing sector, acknowledging in an interview broadcast Sunday that “it takes a […]
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Shaving heads and saving lives
By Kevin Hendricks A wave of support and shaved heads marked the 19th annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser in Rio Rancho, bringing in thousands of dollars for childhood cancer research. The event, held March 1 at the Rio Rancho Events Center, raised about $33,500. In exchange for donations, people signed up for head shaves and […]
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Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team
by Lisa Rein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post They came in aggressively, a former official who witnessed Elon Musk’s team take over the Social Security Administration said, demanding access to sensitive taxpayer data and refusing briefings on how the agency ensures the accuracy of its benefit systems. They recklessly exposed data in unsecured areas […]
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Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team
by Lisa Rein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post They came in aggressively, a former official who witnessed Elon Musk’s team take over the Social Security Administration said, demanding access to sensitive taxpayer data and refusing briefings on how the agency ensures the accuracy of its benefit systems. They recklessly exposed data in unsecured areas […]
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A dire water outlook
By Jesse Jones At the March 4 Corrales Village Council meeting, Jason Casuga, Chief Engineer/CEO of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD), warned that the region faces one of its driest years on record, with March forecasts showing river flows at just 36% of normal. The New Mexico Water Supply Outlook Report for February […]