Early voting for the 2024 primary election is already open. We want to make sure you’re fully informed before you go fill out those ballot bubbles, so here’s a list of candidates running for office in Bernalillo County. Find more information about where to vote and who will be on your ballot at the Bernalillo […]
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Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Westside Albuquerque
Gaza Solidarity Encampment defies UNM’s ultimatum for 12 hours before State Police arrive
BY AUSTIN FISHER / Source NM Twelve hours after the deadline to either pack up and leave or face more police raids, the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of New Mexico stayed in place. By 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning New Mexico State Police and UNM Police moved the group from the encampment, taking several […]
Posted inPueblos, Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Records show fundraising flurry among state legislative candidates over last month
BY PATRICK LOHMANN / Source NM New Mexico’s House candidates reported nearly $1.5 million donated in recent weeks to their campaigns. The filings come three weeks ahead of the June 4 primary election. Candidates were required to report by midnight May 14 all donations they received and how they spent it between April 2 and May […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, New Mexico State Government, Pueblos
Secretary of State Opens Online Absentee Ballot Requests and Permanent Absentee List Sign-Up for Primary Election
SANTA FE – Registered voters in New Mexico can now request an absentee ballot for the 2024 Primary Election at NMVOTE.ORG, the Secretary of State’s voter information portal. All registered voters in New Mexico can apply for, receive, and vote with an absentee ballot. This year, voters can also voluntarily opt-in to be part of the […]
Posted inCourts & Justice, Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Movie armorer appeals conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
ASSOCIATED PRESS A movie weapons armorer is appealing her conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” according to court documents released Tuesday. A defense attorney filed the shortly worded appeal notice as Hannah Gutierrez-Reed serves an 18-month sentence at a New Mexico […]
Posted inCourts & Justice, Westside Albuquerque
AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines
By JOHN SEEWER, REESE DUNKLIN and TAYLOR STEVENS / Associated Press In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining and subduing people — not simply once or twice, but multiple times. Most violations involved pinning people facedown in ways that could […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Westside Albuquerque
Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes
By FELICIA FONSECA / Associated Press A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress took a significant step forward late Monday with introduction in the Navajo Nation Council. The Navajo Nation has one of the largest single outstanding claims in […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Westside Albuquerque
Day care prices aren’t getting better. So states are stepping in
ASSOCIATED PRESS Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees. The Biden administration and Congress tried to alleviate some of these problems when the pandemic crippled the child […]
Posted inStatewide News, Westside Albuquerque
New Mexico forges rule for treatment and reuse of oil-industry fracking water amid protests
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press Environmental officials in New Mexico took initial steps Monday toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil industry fracking water as the state grapples with scarce water supplies and fossil fuel producers confront shrinking opportunities for wastewater disposal. A state water quality commission opened a weeklong series of hearings as the nation’s […]
Posted inStatewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Body of New Mexico man recovered from Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park
ASSOCIATED PRESS The body of a New Mexico man has been recovered from the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said Monday. National Park Service personnel were notified Friday about a body being spotted in the river. Authorities said the body appears to that of 58-year-old Thomas L. Robison of Santa Fe. Park […]