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Missing ballots counted and added to Torrance County total count just in time for Election Day

Even though 140 absentee ballots were mailed in October without a return address, Torrance County Clerk Linda Jaramillo said the missing labels did not impact validity, and counting them was no issue. They were inspected with enough time to be returned before Nov. 5.  The voting centers in Torrance County closed at 7 p.m., and […]

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Documents with damaging Gaetz testimony accessed in apparent breach

By Jacqueline Alemany, Liz Goodwin · The Washington Post (c) 2024 An unidentified person appears to have accessed documents shared among lawyers in a lawsuit that concerns allegations against former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), according to a person who received an email notifying them of the breach. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss […]

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Documents with damaging Gaetz testimony accessed in apparent breach

By Jacqueline Alemany, Liz Goodwin · The Washington Post (c) 2024 An unidentified person appears to have accessed documents shared among lawyers in a lawsuit that concerns allegations against former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), according to a person who received an email notifying them of the breach. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss […]

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Rep. Mace introduces measure to ban trans women from Capitol’s female bathrooms

By Mariana Alfaro, Marianna Sotomayor · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) has introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from female bathrooms in the Capitol, weeks after the historic election of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Delaware), the first openly trans person to serve in Congress. While McBride has not joined Congress yet – she […]

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Rep. Mace introduces measure to ban trans women from Capitol’s female bathrooms

By Mariana Alfaro, Marianna Sotomayor · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) has introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from female bathrooms in the Capitol, weeks after the historic election of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Delaware), the first openly trans person to serve in Congress. While McBride has not joined Congress yet – she […]

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12 big changes Trump could make to climate and environment policy

By Dino Grandoni, Evan Halper, Maxine Joselow · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Clean energy tax breaks, pollution rules, America’s participation in the Paris climate agreement – all these policies and more could be on the chopping block after the election of Donald Trump. The president-elect’s return to the White House in January could erase many U.S. efforts […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos, Westside Albuquerque

County Commission Roundup

The Sandoval County Commission covered a hodgepodge of topics in the jam-packed Nov. 13 meeting, including setting its 2025 legislative agenda about the county’s evolving needs and hearing updates from the County Assessor and UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center (SRMC). With only one meeting scheduled in November and December, the commissioners tackled a packed agenda. […]

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Placitas artists celebrate Native American Heritage Month

Submitted by Rebecca S Cohen Earlier this year, the Placitas Community Art Committee asked Joe and Althea Cajero and Lyle Yazzie, residents of Placitas, to assemble an exhibition of work by Native American artists and craftspeople to mark Native American Heritage Month in November.  More than a dozen artists including the three organizers are exhibiting […]

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Letter to the Editor: State Must Act to End Unlawful and Discriminatory Property Tax Practices

Submitted by Kenneth and Kathleen DeHoffBad Coyote Farm, Corrales In September 2024, the 13th District Court ruled that the Sandoval County Assessor’s mass appraisal method for Corrales is unlawful, confirming what we’ve experienced firsthand since moving here in 2021. As longtime Sandoval County residents, my wife and I trusted the assessor to fairly value our […]