New Mexico’s water governing board approved a petition Tuesday to safeguard 250 miles of stream and river segments under the state’s strongest water quality protections. The Water Quality Control Commission voted 10-0 to protect portions of the Rio Grande, Rio Chama, Cimmaron, Pecos and Jemez river watersheds in the northern portion of the state. These […]
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Building a Better Bernalillo
Town of Bernalillo officials hosted legislators on Dec. 4 at the Martha Liebert Public Library, spotlighting completed projects, plans, and key legislative and policy requests. Top priorities included funding for police recruitment and retention and water infrastructure. At the breakfast, Mayor Jack Torres outlined the town’s achievements and priorities for legislative support to State Reps. […]
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Former State Senator to Speak at Placitas Library
Former New Mexico state Sen. Dede Feldman will speak at the Placitas Community Library Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. Feldman, who served 16 years in the Legislature, will discuss the upcoming legislative session, including the issues it will tackle and the process it will follow to pass bills and a budget. Her talk will draw […]
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Placitas Radio Station KUPR Ready to Celebrate 10 Years
Good news for fans of local radio: KUPR, a beloved community radio station in Placitas, is gearing up to celebrate a decade of serving the community. KUPR relies solely on listener support. With no public funding, the station thrives thanks to the dedication of its all-volunteer staff and the generosity of its listeners. To help […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
A migrant caravan just set out from Mexico. Why that’s no longer a crisis.
By Mariana Morales, Mary Beth Sheridan · The Washington Post (c) 2024 TAPACHULA, Mexico – At the stroke of midnight Wednesday, around 1,000 migrants set off on foot from this southern Mexican city, heaving backpacks, clutching water bottles, balancing toddlers on their shoulders. Everyone wanted to reach the U.S. border – preferably before Donald Trump is sworn […]
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A migrant caravan just set out from Mexico. Why that’s no longer a crisis.
By Mariana Morales, Mary Beth Sheridan · The Washington Post (c) 2024 TAPACHULA, Mexico – At the stroke of midnight Wednesday, around 1,000 migrants set off on foot from this southern Mexican city, heaving backpacks, clutching water bottles, balancing toddlers on their shoulders. Everyone wanted to reach the U.S. border – preferably before Donald Trump is sworn […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences in sweeping clemency grant
By Leo Sands, Meryl Kornfield · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 more convicted of nonviolent crimes, the White House announced on Thursday, describing it as “the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history.” The people whose sentences will be commuted were placed […]
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Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences in sweeping clemency grant
By Leo Sands, Meryl Kornfield · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 more convicted of nonviolent crimes, the White House announced on Thursday, describing it as “the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history.” The people whose sentences will be commuted were placed […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Trump sides with dockworkers preparing to strike over automation
By Lauren Kaori Gurley, Ian Duncan · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump offered his support to dock workers Thursday as a mid-January strike deadline looms that threatens to bring commercial shipping on the East and Gulf Coasts to a halt days before he takes office. In a post on his social media platform Truth […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Trump sides with dockworkers preparing to strike over automation
By Lauren Kaori Gurley, Ian Duncan · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump offered his support to dock workers Thursday as a mid-January strike deadline looms that threatens to bring commercial shipping on the East and Gulf Coasts to a halt days before he takes office. In a post on his social media platform Truth […]