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With election over, Biden eyes parting blow to Putin war chest

By Jeff Stein,ย Ellen Nakashimaย ยท The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden is weighing major new sanctions against Russiaโ€™s energy sector in his final weeks in office, four people familiar with the matter said, as the administration considers a parting blow in its financial war against Vladimir Putin. The move would also give the incoming […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Government, Westside Albuquerque

City Council in 2024: Making voices heard

The story Iโ€™m most proud of from 2024 is one I wrote about tribal leaders’ winning input on Petroglygh-area developments.  During one of the first few Albuquerque City Council meetings I covered as a new reporter for City Desk ABQ, councilors passed legislation that allowed tribal consultation on developments in a certain area.  The approved […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Government, Westside Albuquerque

City Council in 2024: Making voices heard

The story Iโ€™m most proud of from 2024 is one I wrote about tribal leaders’ winning input on Petroglygh-area developments.  During one of the first few Albuquerque City Council meetings I covered as a new reporter for City Desk ABQ, councilors passed legislation that allowed tribal consultation on developments in a certain area.  The approved […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

New Mexico governorโ€™s Cabinet candidates to face confirmation votes

By Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico Among the first items on the New Mexico Senateโ€™s agenda when the Legislature meets in the new year will be choosing whether to confirm the governorโ€™s picks to lead state agencies. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, will likely see her nominees approved because her party holds […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

New Mexico governorโ€™s Cabinet candidates to face confirmation votes

By Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico Among the first items on the New Mexico Senateโ€™s agenda when the Legislature meets in the new year will be choosing whether to confirm the governorโ€™s picks to lead state agencies. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, will likely see her nominees approved because her party holds […]

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

House Ethics report says Matt Gaetz regularly paid for sex, including payment to an underage girl

By Jacqueline Alemany,ย Justine McDanielย ยท The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) regularly paid for sex, possessed illegal drugs and paid a 17-year-old girl for sex in 2017, according to a 42-page report released by the House Ethics Committee on Monday on President-elect Donald Trumpโ€™s former pick for attorney general. The report found […]

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House Ethics report says Matt Gaetz regularly paid for sex, including payment to an underage girl

By Jacqueline Alemany,ย Justine McDanielย ยท The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) regularly paid for sex, possessed illegal drugs and paid a 17-year-old girl for sex in 2017, according to a 42-page report released by the House Ethics Committee on Monday on President-elect Donald Trumpโ€™s former pick for attorney general. The report found […]

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Biden signs stopgap funding bill, but congressional fight to continue

By Maegan Vazquez, Marianna Sotomayor ย ยทย  The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden signed a congressional spending bill into law Saturday morning, putting to bed the threat of a potential Christmastime government shutdown and kicking the issue for a new Congress and a new president to address next year. Friday evening, the House and […]

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Biden signs stopgap funding bill, but congressional fight to continue

By Maegan Vazquez, Marianna Sotomayor ย ยทย  The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden signed a congressional spending bill into law Saturday morning, putting to bed the threat of a potential Christmastime government shutdown and kicking the issue for a new Congress and a new president to address next year. Friday evening, the House and […]

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump takes office

By Mark Berman,ย Matt Viserย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden on Monday is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners on federal death row to life without parole, taking the unprecedented step ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, whose incoming administration is widely expected to restart executions. Opponents of capital […]