City Council to discuss plans for opioid money

by Rodd Cayton The Albuquerque City Council Monday will consider a  plan for allocating millions of dollars in opioid settlement money. Consultant Vital Strategies worked with the Local Government Coordinating Council to develop the plan, recommending that the city and Bernalillo County split more $150 million between treatment and prevention efforts. The council, along with […]

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FBI Albuquerque, federal prosecutors seize cryptocurrency allegedly meant for Hamas

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New Mexico joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s elections executive order

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced Friday that he joined other attorneys general in suing the Donald Trump administration over an executive order that seeks to make sweeping changes to the way states run elections. The lawsuit filed by Torrez and 18 other attorneys general names Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Federal […]

City discussing how to deal with federal grant cuts

By Rodd Cayton New Mexico elected officials are reaching out to their counterparts in Republican-led states to convey the importance of Medicaid to local governments. That’s what Albuquerque’s federal lobbyist, John O’Donnell told the Intergovernmental Legislative Relations Committee this week. He said officials from the state are discussing the possible impact Washington, D.C. could have […]

City discussing how to deal with federal grant cuts

By Rodd Cayton New Mexico elected officials are reaching out to their counterparts in Republican-led states to convey the importance of Medicaid to local governments. That’s what Albuquerque’s federal lobbyist, John O’Donnell told the Intergovernmental Legislative Relations Committee this week. He said officials from the state are discussing the possible impact Washington, D.C. could have […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News

NM Tech launches geothermal certificate program

By Hannah Grover The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology will launch a graduate certificate in geothermal energy this fall. New Mexico Tech’s new program comes amid increasing interest in geothermal energy, which can provide a stable, clean source of energy. “New Mexico has a strong geothermal potential due to its natural heat sources,” […]

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Lobbyists tell ABQ city councilors to expect special legislative session

by Rodd Cayton A pair of lobbyists for the City of Albuquerque said the city saw some success in its priorities in the just-concluded legislative session, but that uncertainty in the federal budget and frustration on the part of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham could see the Roundhouse reopened for business twice this year. Al Park, […]

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Lobbyists tell ABQ city councilors to expect special legislative session

by Rodd Cayton A pair of lobbyists for the City of Albuquerque said the city saw some success in its priorities in the just-concluded legislative session, but that uncertainty in the federal budget and frustration on the part of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham could see the Roundhouse reopened for business twice this year. Al Park, […]

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New Mexico incentivizes attorneys, doctors to take on workplace injury cases

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