Albuquerque voters will see two questions on their ballots this election that propose changes to the city’s charter. One charter amendment would allow the council to have the same amount of say as Mayor Tim Keller has in firing police and fire chiefs. The other amendment would create a process for filling vacancies on a […]
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City Council asks voters to weigh-in on who can fire police, fire chiefs
Albuquerque voters will see two questions on their ballots this election that propose changes to the city’s charter. One charter amendment would allow the council to have the same amount of say as Mayor Tim Keller has in firing police and fire chiefs. The other amendment would create a process for filling vacancies on a […]
Posted inStatewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Four New Mexico newspapers receive $100,000 national grants
Press Forward, a national group aiming to strengthen communities by reinvigorating local news, announced Wednesday that 205 newsrooms across the country were awarded a total of $20 million in grants to “close persistent coverage gaps in their communities.” The Sandoval Signpost and The Independent News — two of just four media outlets in New Mexico […]
Posted inPueblos, Uncategorized
Letter to the Editor: How Emerge is Transforming Leadership in New Mexico
Submitted by Estela Hernandez, Emerge Graduate and Executive Director, Emerge NM and Reena Szczepanski, Emerge Graduate and former Executive Director, Emerge NM Women’s leadership is critical to helping communities across New Mexico meet the challenges that we currently face, and the voters of New Mexico vote “yes” for women leaders time and time again across […]
Posted inPueblos, Uncategorized
Letter to the Editor: How Emerge is Transforming Leadership in New Mexico
Submitted by Estela Hernandez, Emerge Graduate and Executive Director, Emerge NM and Reena Szczepanski, Emerge Graduate and former Executive Director, Emerge NM Women’s leadership is critical to helping communities across New Mexico meet the challenges that we currently face, and the voters of New Mexico vote “yes” for women leaders time and time again across […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Bernalillo Council Rundown
During a quick Bernalillo Town Council meeting Oct. 14, councilors welcomed Sandoval County Commissioner Kathrine Bruch, who presented the county bond measures on the general election ballot. Mayor Jack Torres also appointed Councilor Phillip Valverde as mayor pro tem, and the council unanimously approved the appointment, filling the vacancy left by the death of former […]
Posted inStatewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Edgewood mayor who voted for controversial abortion ordinance runs for state House
By Alice Fordham, KUNM The mayor of the town of Edgewood, Republican Ken Brennan, is challenging incumbent Democratic Representative Matthew McQueen for House District 50, south of Santa Fe. In April last year, Edgewood’s commissioners, including Mayor Brennan, voted to join a handful of other municipalities in passing an ordinance citing a century-old federal law to […]
Posted inStatewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Edgewood mayor who voted for controversial abortion ordinance runs for state House
By Alice Fordham, KUNM The mayor of the town of Edgewood, Republican Ken Brennan, is challenging incumbent Democratic Representative Matthew McQueen for House District 50, south of Santa Fe. In April last year, Edgewood’s commissioners, including Mayor Brennan, voted to join a handful of other municipalities in passing an ordinance citing a century-old federal law to […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
‘Off the charts’: How Trump tariffs would shock U.S., world economies
By Jeff Stein, David J. Lynch, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former president Donald Trump is campaigning on the most significant increase in tariffs in close to a century, preparing an attack on the international trade order that would likely raise prices, hurt the stock market and spark economic feuds with much of the world. Trump’s […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
‘Off the charts’: How Trump tariffs would shock U.S., world economies
By Jeff Stein, David J. Lynch, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former president Donald Trump is campaigning on the most significant increase in tariffs in close to a century, preparing an attack on the international trade order that would likely raise prices, hurt the stock market and spark economic feuds with much of the world. Trump’s […]