Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Trump wants Black and Latino support. But he’s not popular with either group, poll analysis shows

As he prepares to accept the Republican nomination for the third time, Donald Trump has promised new efforts to expand his coalition — and, in particular, to win over more of the nonwhite voters who largely rejected him during the 2020 election.

But an AP analysis of two consecutive polls conducted in June by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that about 7 in 10 Black Americans have a somewhat or very unfavorable view of Trump, as do about half of Hispanic Americans. While both groups do see Trump a little more favorably than when he left office in 2021, their opinion of him is still more negative than positive.

Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Westside Albuquerque

Increasing homelessness has Westsiders looking for answers

Those experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque often naturally congregate near areas where food, clothing, transit, medical care and addiction services are available. Two of the most highly trafficked areas are in Downtown and across the city’s International District. But on the city’s Westside, the stretch of Coors Boulevard from Central Avenue to I-40, has emerged as […]

Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized

Edgewood Commissioner Steps Down

The Edgewood Commission meeting July 9 was packed with members of the community waiting for their turn to say goodbye to Commissioner Jerry Powers. “There are personal matters that have come up that are critical, and not the least of which are medical,” Powers said. “I have pushed them off as long as I could […]

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Stephen Charles Hines

March 7, 1948 – June 30, 2024Born in Alva, Oklahoma, to Janney Bee and Keith Hines, Steve was a devoted father, lovinghusband, animal lover, entrepreneur and inventor. In 1950, the family moved to Canyon, Texas, where Steve was raised and went on to collegeearning a B.S. in Industrial Arts from WTSU (1979) as a devoted […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Edgewood, Local Gov., Uncategorized

Commissioner Advocates For Keeping Carnuel Ramp Open

A New Mexico Department of Transportation plan to close a freeway ramp near Carnuel has residents of some East Mountains communities concerned. Department officials said in a public meeting in June that the bridge, which crosses the Tijeras Arroyo, is in poor condition. The NMDOT proposes to permanently remove the westbound off-ramp, and route traffic […]