By Hannah Grover The Edgewood Police Department is asking to increase its employees’ pay by $10 an hour. The Town Commission discussed this request last week, but ultimately chose to postpone action until a future special meeting. That special meeting will be preceded by a workshop to better understand how the pay increases fit in […]
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Trump aide says tariffs will raise $6 trillion as White House readies plan
By Jeff Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 White House aide Peter Navarro claimed Sunday that President Donald Trump’s new tariffs would raise more than $6 trillion in federal revenue over the next decade, a figure that experts said would almost certainly represent the largest peacetime tax hike in modern U.S. history. Appearing on Fox News, Navarro […]
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Trump aide says tariffs will raise $6 trillion as White House readies plan
By Jeff Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 White House aide Peter Navarro claimed Sunday that President Donald Trump’s new tariffs would raise more than $6 trillion in federal revenue over the next decade, a figure that experts said would almost certainly represent the largest peacetime tax hike in modern U.S. history. Appearing on Fox News, Navarro […]
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Twin musicians from Cleveland High win scholarship awards
Staff report The Albuquerque Concert Band will present its annual Bruce Kroken Scholarship Award Concert on April 6 from 3- 4 p.m. at the Eldorado High School Performing Arts Center. Admission is free and open to the public. This year’s concert will feature performances by two scholarship winners, twin brothers Adrian and Davion Hein from […]
Posted inEdgewood, Opinion & Analysis, Pueblos
Letter to the editor: It’s common sense to restrict access to our most deadly weapons
Submitted by Karen Watson, Edgewood Last week, an altercation in Las Cruces ended in a mass shooting. As so many do in far too many communities across our country. As a gun safety advocate, I have learned that many people think our state is exempt from this crisis. But it’s not. Living in a rural […]
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Letter to the editor: It’s common sense to restrict access to our most deadly weapons
Submitted by Karen Watson, Edgewood Last week, an altercation in Las Cruces ended in a mass shooting. As so many do in far too many communities across our country. As a gun safety advocate, I have learned that many people think our state is exempt from this crisis. But it’s not. Living in a rural […]
Posted inUncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Hump day in Bernalillo: Camel Corps to visit Coronado Historic Site
Staff report The Texas Camel Corps will be at Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo on April 12 at 10 a.m. The family-friendly event, presented by New Mexico Historic Sites and The Friends of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites, will feature activities such as tinsmith, coiled pottery, silversmith, and leather demonstrations, storytelling, and talks by Doug […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Wild Hearts Gallery features GOURDEOUS ART exhibit
Staff report Wild Hearts Gallery will feature an art exhibit, GOURDEOUS ART, in Placitas from April 1-27, with an artist reception on April 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibit will feature guest artists from the New Mexico Gourd Society. Gourd art is a traditional art form that takes hard-shell gourds into decorative pieces […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos
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 […]
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That Google result for the IRS might be fake. Here’s how to tell.
By Shira Ovide · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Four years ago, my colleague Jeremy B. Merrill wrote about Google directing people to websites that tricked small business owners into thinking they were on the Internal Revenue Service site. People on Reddit forums have also complained for years about being fooled by IRS look-alike websites. But Google keeps […]