Students across the Moriarty-Edgewood School District will learn in safer buildings with improved climate control and modern technology following voters’ approval Tuesday of a $20 million general obligation bond and two mill levies. The measures maintain current tax rates without increasing property taxes for residents, district officials said. For students at Edgewood Middle School, the […]
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Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Pueblos
Trump nominates former New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce to lead Bureau of Land Management
President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated former New Mexico Congressman and former Republican Party Chair Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management, selecting a longtime public lands critic to oversee 245 million acres of federal property. Pearce, 78, who last held public office in 2018, has opposed expanding national monuments and has advocated […]
Posted inLocal Gov., Pueblos
Placitas Garden Club celebrates 60th anniversary with county proclamation
Jardineros de Placitas, a social and charitable organization serving the Placitas community, received official recognition of its 60th anniversary from the Sandoval County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 22. The proclamation, sponsored by District 1 Commissioner Katherine A. Bruch, honored the organization’s six decades of service to the greater Placitas area. Bruch, a former […]
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Meet your new elected officials
Voters across Sandoval County have chosen what they want their local governments to look like for the next few years, with final results now certified. More than two dozen candidates were selected in Tuesday’s election to fill offices ranging from school boards to water districts and flood control authorities. Rio Rancho Public Schools will see […]
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Snow, Spalding projected to overtake incumbent Moriarty councilor, possible recount
By Lauren Lifke After voters flocked to the polls on Election Day on Nov. 4, state officials got to counting local races. In Moriarty, one city council seat was up for grabs, along with a municipal judge position and three school board seats. City Councilor: Kenneth Snow, Robin Spalding (possible recount) While two of the […]
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Brennan projected to narrowly hold onto commission seat, beating out Chavez
By Lauren Lifke After voters flocked to the polls on Election Day on Nov. 4, state officials got to counting local races. In Edgewood, three town commission seats were up for grabs, with some candidates running unopposed and others just scraping by with enough votes to take office. Town Commission District 1: Kenneth Brennan Incumbent […]
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Armenta, Ortiz win Tijeras council seats
Incumbents Matt Armenta and Jonathan Ortiz won seats on the Tijeras village council Tuesday, according to unofficial election results. Armenta led the field with 145 votes, or 39% of the total, while Ortiz finished second with 133 votes, or 36%. The two seats went to the top vote-getters. Gloria Chavez received 69 votes (19%), and […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos
Same-day voter registration boosts turnout for local elections
By Noah Gollin, NM Political Report — Almost 6,000 voters used New Mexico’s same day voting process to participate in local elections statewide on Tuesday. About half of those exercised that option in Bernalillo County where a competitive mayor’s race and contested council and school board races drew higher-than-normal turnout for local elections. Voters who […]
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Nieto elected Mountainair mayor, challenger within five votes of Dial in Estancia
Voters in four Torrance County municipalities chose mayors Tuesday, with Peter Nieto winning decisively in Mountainair and Runnel Lee Riley leading incumbent Nathan Dial in Estancia by just five votes in a race that could be headed to a recount. Nieto captured 66% of the vote in Mountainair with 218 votes to Ernesto Lopez Jr.’s […]
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Corrales picks Fred instead
Corrales is entering a new era. Former Village Councilor Fred Hashimoto soundly defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Fahey Tuesday in a race that largely centered around differing visions for the future of the village. Hashimoto, who has lived in Corrales for more than five decades, campaigned on preserving the village’s unique rural identity. He said some […]