By Michael Scherer · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) wrote a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Monday to request clear and transparent conflict-of-interest rules that would bind Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, during his role as a top Trump adviser. The letter sent by email from the Democrat’s Senate office […]
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Congress nears deal to avert government shutdown
By Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Congressional leaders appeared to cinch a bipartisan deal Tuesday to stave off a fast-approaching government shutdown deadline, but House Republican infighting could still endanger any agreement and push federal agencies to the brink of shuttering this weekend. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told reporters Tuesday that his […]
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Congress nears deal to avert government shutdown
By Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Congressional leaders appeared to cinch a bipartisan deal Tuesday to stave off a fast-approaching government shutdown deadline, but House Republican infighting could still endanger any agreement and push federal agencies to the brink of shuttering this weekend. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told reporters Tuesday that his […]
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Cullen Wins House 57 Seat After Recount
The 2024 election in New Mexico came to an end Dec. 16 as the State Canvassing Board certified results for two races that had automatic recounts. The New Mexico House District 57 race triggered an automatic recount with former Rio Rancho Public Schools board member and Republican Catherine Cullen and Democrat Michelle Sandoval being separated […]
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Edgewood Stuffs the Bus to Help Families in Need
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD), also known as the Blue Bus, teamed up with the Town of Edgewood, Edgewood Lions Club of New Mexico, Sandia Mountain Lions Club and East Mountain Food Pantry Dec. 14 to host a Stuff-The-Bus Event aimed at helping families in need during the holiday season. The food drive, […]
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Into the Sunset
Residents packed the Sandoval County Commission chambers for the final commission meeting of the year Dec. 11, marking the conclusion of the second term for Commission Chair David Heil and Commissioner Jay Block, who was recently elected to the state senate “Commissioner Block, it’s been a pleasure working with you over these eight years — […]
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Live Safe, New Mexico
Lorie and Larry Johnson live in Sandia Park in the East Mountains, a neighborhood that doesn’t have a high crime rate but does have some potential safety threats. The Johnsons said there are a lot of coyotes in their neighborhood, and people don’t feel safe walking their dogs. Their neighbors are constantly seeing strangers walking […]
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Insuring your home has never been harder. Here’s how to do it.
By Michael J. Coren, Naema Ahmed, Kevin Crowe · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Christina Temple moved to Truckee, California, to buy her first home. The small mountain town, a short drive from Lake Tahoe, offered the former preschool teacher and her husband, a carpenter, a shot at becoming middle class by escaping crushing housing costs near Santa […]
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Insuring your home has never been harder. Here’s how to do it.
By Michael J. Coren, Naema Ahmed, Kevin Crowe · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Christina Temple moved to Truckee, California, to buy her first home. The small mountain town, a short drive from Lake Tahoe, offered the former preschool teacher and her husband, a carpenter, a shot at becoming middle class by escaping crushing housing costs near Santa […]
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Senate probe finds Amazon manipulates workplace injury data
By Caroline O’Donovan, Lauren Kaori Gurley · The Washington Post (c) 2024 A sweeping congressional investigation into worker safety at Amazon found that the nation’s largest online retailer manipulated data on warehouse worker injuries and disregarded internal research on improving safety. The report was released late Sunday by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension, or HELP, […]
