Bernalillo County Commissioners approved a zoning change this week that will potentially swell the ranks of food trucks in the county. The trucks, also known as mobile food establishments, will be allowed to operate in areas zoned for commercial and light industrial uses, setting up the possibility of new mobile food courts. Previous regulations permitted […]
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Services set for local NAACP president
Funeral services for Harold Bailey, president of the Albuquerque NAACP branch, will be held later this month. He is remembered by state and local leaders as a champion of equality who spent half a century battling bigotry in New Mexico. Bailey died Monday at 78. State Rep. Pamelya Herndon, D-Albuquerque, who served as first vice […]
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Services set for local NAACP president
Funeral services for Harold Bailey, president of the Albuquerque NAACP branch, will be held later this month. He is remembered by state and local leaders as a champion of equality who spent half a century battling bigotry in New Mexico. Bailey died Monday at 78. State Rep. Pamelya Herndon, D-Albuquerque, who served as first vice […]
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PNM Says Even Small Rate Increases are Imperative to Keep Services Reliable
By Hannah Grover The crowd offering comments about a request by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to raise electric rates was sparse at a public meeting on Wednesday. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission hosted the public hearing in Albuquerque to gather input about how a rate increase could impact customers. PNM […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Westside Albuquerque
Musk’s DOGE weighs recommendations to cut federal diversity programs
By Jacob Bogage, Faiz Siddiqui · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” is reviewing a conservative legal playbook to swiftly eliminate federal diversity programs, which argues that the initiatives are unconstitutional and distort spending. “DOGE,” a nongovernmental group led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and charged with slashing the size of […]
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Musk’s DOGE weighs recommendations to cut federal diversity programs
By Jacob Bogage, Faiz Siddiqui · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” is reviewing a conservative legal playbook to swiftly eliminate federal diversity programs, which argues that the initiatives are unconstitutional and distort spending. “DOGE,” a nongovernmental group led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and charged with slashing the size of […]
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BernCo’s newest chair looks to balance focus on ‘both sides of the mountain’
By Rodd Cayton Newly elected Bernalillo County Commission Chair Eric Olivas says his priorities will largely lie in what the entire county is looking at. Olivas, elected in 2022, served as vice chair last year. He represents District 5, which includes Uptown Albuquerque and the East Mountains. “The commission has been very clear with our […]
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BernCo’s newest chair looks to balance focus on ‘both sides of the mountain’
Newly elected Bernalillo County Commission Chair Eric Olivas says his priorities will largely lie in what the entire county is looking at. Olivas, elected in 2022, served as vice chair last year. He represents District 5, which includes Uptown Albuquerque and the East Mountains. “The commission has been very clear with our legislative priorities,” he […]
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BernCo’s newest chair looks to balance focus on ‘both sides of the mountain’
Newly elected Bernalillo County Commission Chair Eric Olivas says his priorities will largely lie in what the entire county is looking at. Olivas, elected in 2022, served as vice chair last year. He represents District 5, which includes Uptown Albuquerque and the East Mountains. “The commission has been very clear with our legislative priorities,” he […]
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BernCo commissioners green-light bonds for apartment complex
Bernalillo County Commissioners this week approved an ordinance that will breathe new life into a Near North Valley apartment complex. During its Tuesday meeting, commissioners authorized the issuance of $33 million in project revenue bonds to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of the 160-unit St. Anthony’s Plaza. “The housing shortage has become a primary focus, […]