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Advocates hope city pauses encampment sweeps during Albuquerqueโ€™s homeless count

One of the key responsibilities of the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness (NMCEH) is organizing and executing the annual point-in-time count, or PIT count โ€” an effort each January to get an accurate tally of people experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque.  The count is a federal requirement thatโ€™s critical for the funding of homelessness programs […]

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Senate Republicans choose John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as majority leader

By Liz Goodwin,ย Dylan Wells,ย Marianne LeVine The Washington Post (c) 2024 Senate Republicans on Wednesday chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their new leader, rejecting an outside pressure campaign from Donald Trumpโ€™s allies to break with the establishment in the secret-ballot election. Thune, a close ally of retiring leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), has […]

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Senate Republicans choose John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as majority leader

By Liz Goodwin,ย Dylan Wells,ย Marianne LeVine The Washington Post (c) 2024 Senate Republicans on Wednesday chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their new leader, rejecting an outside pressure campaign from Donald Trumpโ€™s allies to break with the establishment in the secret-ballot election. Thune, a close ally of retiring leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), has […]

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Trump taps Rubio for secretary of state. What are his foreign policy views?

By Leo Sands,ย Karen DeYoung, Special to The Washington Post With Donald Trumpโ€™s announcement that he will tap Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, the Florida Republican is poised to become Americaโ€™s top diplomat in the next administration. Rubio, a senator since 2010, is a more traditional foreign policy hawk compared with Trump – having […]

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Trump taps Rubio for secretary of state. What are his foreign policy views?

By Leo Sands,ย Karen DeYoung, Special to The Washington Post With Donald Trumpโ€™s announcement that he will tap Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, the Florida Republican is poised to become Americaโ€™s top diplomat in the next administration. Rubio, a senator since 2010, is a more traditional foreign policy hawk compared with Trump – having […]

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

Driving Economic Growth through Collaboration

Sandoval County is a part of the first phase of the I-40 TradePort Corridor project โ€” a public-private initiative establishing an interconnected, multi-state network of clean energy industrial logistics centers. This development is aimed at creating thousands of jobs, strengthening the national supply chain and advancing clean energy shipping along the Interstate 40 corridor. The […]

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Trump demanded senators allow recess appointments. Hereโ€™s what that means.

Amber Phillips, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is already moving ahead with creating a more powerful presidency than his first one. One of his first moves: Demanding that Republican senators let him decide who runs the government, rather than vote on it. When a new president takes office, the Senateโ€™s main job […]

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Trump demanded senators allow recess appointments. Hereโ€™s what that means.

Amber Phillips, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is already moving ahead with creating a more powerful presidency than his first one. One of his first moves: Demanding that Republican senators let him decide who runs the government, rather than vote on it. When a new president takes office, the Senateโ€™s main job […]

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Trump eyes Rubio for secretary of State, Waltz for national security adviser

By John Hudson,ย Dan Lamothe,ย Leigh Ann Caldwell,ย Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state and has asked Rep. Mike Waltz to be the White House national security adviser, people familiar with the matter said Monday, elevating two Florida Republicans with more hawkish foreign […]

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Trump eyes Rubio for secretary of State, Waltz for national security adviser

By John Hudson,ย Dan Lamothe,ย Leigh Ann Caldwell,ย Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state and has asked Rep. Mike Waltz to be the White House national security adviser, people familiar with the matter said Monday, elevating two Florida Republicans with more hawkish foreign […]