The Mother Road is poised to get a mother lode of attention and money leading up to its 100th birthday in 2026. City officials and an array of partners met this week to tout plans for the centennial celebration of one of Albuquerque’s (and the country’s) most famous roads — Route 66. Plans have been […]
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State Rep. Christine Chandler Prioritizes Public Safety, AI Regulation and Family Leave in the Legislative Session
Editor’s note: This is a series profiling our local state legislators, their priorities and issues impacting our Sandoval County throughout the 60-day Legislative Session. By Jesse Jones Rep. Christine Chandler, a second-term Democrat from Los Alamos, represents House District 43, which includes all of Los Alamos County and parts of Sandoval and Santa Fe counties, […]
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Elon Musk’s claims of Social Security fraud don’t hold up. Here’s why.
By Hannah Ziegler · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Billionaire Elon Musk took aim at Social Security last week as he defended his U.S. DOGE Service’s plan to slash federal spending – speculating that millions of Americans older than 100 receive fraudulent benefits. During an event at the Oval Office, Musk said he and other DOGE representatives saw […]
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Elon Musk’s claims of Social Security fraud don’t hold up. Here’s why.
By Hannah Ziegler · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Billionaire Elon Musk took aim at Social Security last week as he defended his U.S. DOGE Service’s plan to slash federal spending – speculating that millions of Americans older than 100 receive fraudulent benefits. During an event at the Oval Office, Musk said he and other DOGE representatives saw […]
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Trump moves to narrow independence of Fed, along with other Wall Street overseers
By Andrew Ackerman · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration took another swing at the Federal Reserve’s independence late Tuesday with a new executive order that seeks more control over federal agencies that have traditionally operated with day-to-day autonomy. Even as the White House executive order said it would protect the Fed’s monetary policy – including […]
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Trump moves to narrow independence of Fed, along with other Wall Street overseers
By Andrew Ackerman · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration took another swing at the Federal Reserve’s independence late Tuesday with a new executive order that seeks more control over federal agencies that have traditionally operated with day-to-day autonomy. Even as the White House executive order said it would protect the Fed’s monetary policy – including […]
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Could Learning Torrance County History Stop Youth From Leaving the Area After Graduation?
By Hannah Grover Estancia Municipal and Mountainair Public school districts high school students may be required to learn Torrance County history in the future. SB 314 would provide the school districts with $250,000 to develop a curriculum for Torrance County history. The curriculum would encompass history from pre-Colonial times through the modern era. Javier Sánchez, […]
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Rio Rancho Begins $8M Broadmoor Construction Project
By Sandoval Signpost Staff An $8 million construction project in Rio Rancho kicked off this week. The city began construction on Feb. 17 on a new water line and road on Broadmoor Blvd. from Country Club Drive to Loma Colorado Blvd. Construction is expected to be completed in January, but no full lane closures are […]
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After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds
By Liz Goodwin · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Republican senators find themselves in an unusual position these days: begging Trump officials to release funds they themselves appropriated. Senators have in recent days made the case to Cabinet secretaries and other Trump officials to let money flow back into their states. They are trying to finagle exceptions to […]
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After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds
By Liz Goodwin · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Republican senators find themselves in an unusual position these days: begging Trump officials to release funds they themselves appropriated. Senators have in recent days made the case to Cabinet secretaries and other Trump officials to let money flow back into their states. They are trying to finagle exceptions to […]