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PRC commissioners taken surprise by El Paso Electric’s decision to join new market
By Hannah Grover El Paso Electric surprised state regulators when it announced plans in January to join the Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+. This decision would place EPE in a separate market than the state’s largest utility, the Public Service Company of New Mexico. Markets+ is a regional, day-ahead market that facilitates increased collaboration between utilities. […]
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State Senate confirms East Mountain’s Kenderdine to governor’s cabinet
On March 10, the New Mexico Senate confirmed Melanie Kenderdine as cabinet secretary for the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. Kenderdine, who grew up in the East Mountains, graduated from Manzano High School and the University of New Mexico. In May, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Kenderdine as Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico […]
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Albuquerque Public Schools to offer mid-year update
Albuquerque Public Schools wants to talk progress. The district’s board of education will hold a pair of mid-year information sessions to talk about its goals and guardrails. The goals, outlined in APS’ strategic plan, are early literacy, math proficiency, post-secondary readiness and skills, habits and mindset for life success. Guardrails, in APS parlance, are the […]
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Albuquerque Public Schools to offer mid-year update
Albuquerque Public Schools wants to talk progress. The district’s board of education will hold a pair of mid-year information sessions to talk about its goals and guardrails. The goals, outlined in APS’ strategic plan, are early literacy, math proficiency, post-secondary readiness and skills, habits and mindset for life success. Guardrails, in APS parlance, are the […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness
Albuquerque Indian Center closure leaves vulnerable scrambling
In an area of the city where daily life is a struggle for hundreds who live on the street, the Albuquerque Indian Center (AIC) was a place to be fed, receive mail and find some respite. The relief it provided was brought to a halt Jan. 21 when the center, located at 105 Texas St. […]
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Albuquerque Indian Center closure leaves vulnerable scrambling
In an area of the city where daily life is a struggle for hundreds who live on the street, the Albuquerque Indian Center (AIC) was a place to be fed, receive mail and find some respite. The relief it provided was brought to a halt Jan. 21 when the center, located at 105 Texas St. […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Pueblos
Mayor Keller announces run for third term
Mayor Tim Keller officially announced Thursday that he is running for a third term as Mayor of Albuquerque. “At City Hall, we are relentless problem solvers, tackling Albuquerque’s toughest challenges head-on every day,” Keller wrote in a statement. “We hear your concerns about long-standing local issues, compounded by the turmoil from Washington, D.C. That’s why […]
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Mayor Keller announces run for third term
Mayor Tim Keller officially announced Thursday that he is running for a third term as Mayor of Albuquerque. “At City Hall, we are relentless problem solvers, tackling Albuquerque’s toughest challenges head-on every day,” Keller wrote in a statement. “We hear your concerns about long-standing local issues, compounded by the turmoil from Washington, D.C. That’s why […]
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Commission goes all in on speed cameras
Bernalillo County’s digital traffic cops are sticking around. County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve the budget for a speed enforcement program and create a full-time program coordinator position in the Operations and Maintenance Department. The commission created the program in February 2023, and launched it in August 2024, with drivers getting citations after a 30-day […]