Nearly everyone in Corrales seems to agree that the village has a parking problem. The issue of addressing that problem without overreach is proving thorny for the Village Council. Councilors, on Feb. 10, directed village administration to create another draft of a municipal code change that will create an enforceable set of parking regulations. The […]
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ABQ legislators push to let City collect millions more in speed camera fines
A bill by two Albuquerque-area legislators moving through the Roundhouse could let Albuquerque keep an extra $2 million to $3 million a year in traffic fines — a shift that would cost the state roughly $5 million and remove current audit requirements. Senate Bill 91, sponsored by Albuquerque Democratic Sens. Heather Berghmans and Antoinette Sedillo […]
Posted inBernalillo County, City Desk ABQ, Local Government
BernCo Commission OKs data center restrictions
AI data centers wanting to call Bernaillo County home will have to show they can be good neighbors after Commissioners Tuesday approved a resolution placing restrictions on centers that might be built in the county in the future. The legislation, sponsored by Commissioner Eric Olivas, makes the installations responsible for their own electricity and water […]
Posted inLocal Government, Sandoval County
Sandoval County Government services disrupted by internet outage
Sandoval County Government is experiencing an internet outage that has disrupted email services and limited operations at several county offices, officials announced Wednesday. Emails cannot be received or answered during the outage. On-site services are limited at the offices of the Assessor, Clerk and Treasurer, according to a county alert. Phone lines remain operational, including […]
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Economic growth takes center stage in Bernalillo mayoral contest
Voters will decide March 3 whether to give Mayor Jack Torres a fifth term or elect challenger James Baca, who says new leadership would bring fresh ideas to the Sandoval County town. The mayoral race headlines a ballot that also includes a Town Council contest and a proposed quarter-cent gross receipts tax for economic development. […]
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Posted inLocal Government, Rio Rancho, The 528 Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho Governing Body to review clean FY2025 audit, consider $63M water bonds
The Rio Rancho Governing Body will accept the city’s fiscal year 2025 audit and consider issuing more than $63 million in water and wastewater system bonds during its regular meeting Thursday. The FY2025 audit, conducted by Hinkle + Landers, returned unmodified opinions on both financial statements and federal awards with no findings in any category […]
The Paper. Rio Rancho
Posted inRio Rancho, The 528 Rio Rancho
Why are there so many car washes in Rio Rancho?
If you spend enough time in Rio Rancho, you’ll eventually ask yourself, “why are there so many car washes in this city?” Drive along Southern Boulevard, Unser or 528 and you’ll see them everywhere: long tunnels, bright vacuums, free towels and signs pushing unlimited monthly plans. For a city of just over 100,000 people, the […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Corrales
Historian to present early Navajo history at Corrales church
A presentation tracing the Navajo people from their Athabaskan roots through their migration to the American Southwest will be held Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at Historic Old San Ysidro Church. Raymond Sisneros, an educator and local historian based in Cuba, N.M., will lead the free public presentation as part of the 2026 Corrales Historical […]
Posted inLocal Government, Sandoval County
Sandoval County Commission to address DWI programs, bond rates, hospital update
The Sandoval County Board of Commissioners will convene Wednesday to consider grant applications for DWI prevention and treatment programs, hear a presentation on recently issued bonds and receive updates on the regional medical center. The commission’s regular meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 11, will take place at the Administrative Building Commission Chambers, 1500 Idalia […]
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Native leaders accuse NM GOP of deceit as Sen. Block slams ‘lies from the Democrat Party’
A group of Native American leaders say they were falsely listed as participants in a Republican Party event at the New Mexico State Capitol without their knowledge or consent, prompting the state’s Democratic Party chair to call for an apology and a sharp rebuttal from a Republican senator from Rio Rancho. The controversy centers on […]