By Rodd Cayton Village councilors in Corrales Thursday will do some heavy lifting on new and returning items. One holdover is an update to the traffic code and penalty schedule. At the July 6 meeting, staff asked councilors to delay discussion of the matter, citing the document’s large size and a need to give themselves […]
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Sandoval County commissioners to weigh $34.4M in bond asks, ethics overhaul and a new assessor Wednesday
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County voters could see three General Obligation Bond questions on their November ballot — for libraries, fire training and a beefed-up Bureau of Elections building — after commissioners hear a mill rate study Wednesday night. It’s one of several consequential items packed into a meeting that also tackles who […]
Posted inElections & Politics
Miyagishima bows out of gubernatorial race, throws support behind Gregg Hull
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Ken Miyagishima is out of the governor’s race — and he’s taking his supporters straight to Gregg Hull. The longest-serving mayor in Las Cruces history announced Friday he’s ending his campaign and endorsing the former Rio Rancho mayor, folding a southern New Mexico coalition into Hull’s bid. Miyagishima and running […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov.
Betting on sovereignty: Heinrich fights to protect tribal gaming from prediction markets
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., led a dozen Senate Democrats in a July 17 letter urging leaders of two Senate committees to add tribal and state gaming protections to pending cryptocurrency legislation, arguing the bills as written would let prediction markets offer sports and casino-style betting nationwide while sidestepping tribal […]
Posted inRio Rancho
After three years of searching, Rio Rancho father reunited with son
The year is 2023. Near the end of June, Juan Escobar was working to get custody of his son, Andrew. He and his ex-wife, Miriam Felix-Delgado were getting a divorce and ultimately, the judge sided with Escobar. After that decision was made, Escobar’s son, Andrew, and his ex-wife Miriam went missing. Escobar hired a private […]
Posted inEnergy
PNM, Blackstone to reverse problematic $400M early stock sale and extend acquisition timeline to 2027
The private investment company working to buy New Mexico’s largest utility has extended the timeline for the deal to close after PNM says it has secured funding to reverse a problematic $400 million stock sale to the buyer completed without regulatory approval. PNM shareholders approved the sale to an affiliate of Blackstone in August 2025 […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety
Sheriff finds man missing from Sandia Crest Rd, still seeking missing Tijeras teen
Investigators with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department asked for the public’s help twice this week to locate persons reported missing from the East Mountains. On Thursday July 16, BCSO said they were “urgently requesting” the public’s help to locate a 35-year old man who was last seen near Sandia Crest Road on July 14. On […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Elections & Politics, Opinion & Analysis
Opinion: County’s fast-tracked public financing bill isn’t ready for November ballot
At the last Bernalillo County Commission Meeting, June 27th, one of my fellow commissioners introduced an Administrative Resolution establishing the process by which the county will design an elections ordinance to provide voluntary public financing for qualifying county candidates which was approved by four commissioners. Walt Benson is a Bernalillo County Commissioner representing District 4. […]
Posted inSandoval County
Tribal nations, Democratic Party win major redistricting ruling in Sandoval County
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A state judge has ordered Sandoval County to redraw its commission district boundaries, ruling the county’s 2021 map failed to consult tribal nations and didn’t give Native American and Hispanic voters an equal say. A judge ruled for the Democratic Party of Sandoval County, the Pueblo of San Felipe, the […]
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Defiant to the end: Assessor Linda Gallegos resigns, criticizes commissioners
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County Assessor Linda Gallegos has resigned, closing out a two-term tenure that became a countywide controversy after she kept collecting her county paycheck while working a second, higher-paying state job. Her resignation, effective July 10, comes five weeks after commissioners voted to formally demand it. In a resignation letter […]
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