Kate Yoder/Source NM Sometimes climate change appears where you least expect it — like the grocery store. Food prices have climbed 25 percent over the past four years, and Americans have been shocked by the growing cost of staples like beef, sugar, and citrus. While many factors, like supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, have contributed to […]
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Posted inCourts & Justice, Federal Government & Congress, Westside Albuquerque
Watch: APD horse-mounted cops chase down shoplifter
Shoppers outside a West Central Walgreens got a vision of old-fashioned wild west law enforcement last week. Officers from APD’s horse-mounted unit were on patrol near Coors and Central on March 20 when an employee of a nearby Walgreens alerted them to a man who had just shoplifted from the store. Three officers (and their […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
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Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
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Posted inPueblos, Statewide News
Oops! Typo could stop campaign before it starts
By Pat Davis/Sandoval Signpost The state senate campaign of a high-profile former DREAMer may be stopped before it starts if a judge agrees with a small group of voters that the candidate’s petitions to qualify for the ballot don’t count. A lawsuit prepared this week by Audrey Trujillo, a Corrales Republican candidate for State Senate […]
Posted inStatewide News, Westside Albuquerque
San Juan County scraps gerrymandered voting map
Austin Fisher/Source NM After more than two years in court, San Juan County officials agreed to adopt a new county commission voting map that supporters say gives Native American voters a bigger voice in who is elected to the local seats. The settlement announced on Monday resolves a dispute between the county and the Navajo […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Oops! Typo Could Stop Campaign Before It Starts
The state senate campaign of a high-profile former DREAMer may be stopped before it starts if a judge agrees with a small group of voters that the candidate’s petitions to qualify for the ballot don’t count. A lawsuit prepared this week by Audrey Trujillo, a Corrales Republican candidate for State Senate District 9, and two […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
The Independent News: March 28, 2024
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Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
The Independent News: March 28, 2024
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Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Estancia Farm Receives LEDA Funding For Expansion to Mountainair
An Estancia family farmer was awarded state economic development assistance to operate a farm and ranch hardware supply store he plans to expand into Mountainair. Javier Sánchez, the owner of Sánchez Farms and Estancia Valley Feed & Supply, was awarded $150,000 from the Economic Development Department’s Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job-creation fund. This rural […]