Editor’s note: This is a series profiling our local state legislators, their priorities and issues impacting our Sandoval County throughout the 60-day Legislative Session. By Jesse Jones Rep. Christine Chandler, a second-term Democrat from Los Alamos, represents House District 43, which includes all of Los Alamos County and parts of Sandoval and Santa Fe counties, […]
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New Mexico governor appoints brother to university board amid frustration with oversight, cronyism
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — The governor of New Mexico has appointed her brother to the board of regents at New Mexico Highlands University, as concerns about wasteful spending and cronyism roil the state’s regional university system. Greg Lujan — the 64-year-old brother of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham — has been appointed as the student […]
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New Mexico governor appoints brother to university board amid frustration with oversight, cronyism
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — The governor of New Mexico has appointed her brother to the board of regents at New Mexico Highlands University, as concerns about wasteful spending and cronyism roil the state’s regional university system. Greg Lujan — the 64-year-old brother of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham — has been appointed as the student […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Westside Albuquerque
Trump moves to narrow independence of Fed, along with other Wall Street overseers
By Andrew Ackerman · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration took another swing at the Federal Reserve’s independence late Tuesday with a new executive order that seeks more control over federal agencies that have traditionally operated with day-to-day autonomy. Even as the White House executive order said it would protect the Fed’s monetary policy – including […]
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Trump moves to narrow independence of Fed, along with other Wall Street overseers
By Andrew Ackerman · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration took another swing at the Federal Reserve’s independence late Tuesday with a new executive order that seeks more control over federal agencies that have traditionally operated with day-to-day autonomy. Even as the White House executive order said it would protect the Fed’s monetary policy – including […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Could Learning Torrance County History Stop Youth From Leaving the Area After Graduation?
By Hannah Grover Estancia Municipal and Mountainair Public school districts high school students may be required to learn Torrance County history in the future. SB 314 would provide the school districts with $250,000 to develop a curriculum for Torrance County history. The curriculum would encompass history from pre-Colonial times through the modern era. Javier Sánchez, […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Rio Rancho Begins $8M Broadmoor Construction Project
By Sandoval Signpost Staff An $8 million construction project in Rio Rancho kicked off this week. The city began construction on Feb. 17 on a new water line and road on Broadmoor Blvd. from Country Club Drive to Loma Colorado Blvd. Construction is expected to be completed in January, but no full lane closures are […]
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After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds
By Liz Goodwin · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Republican senators find themselves in an unusual position these days: begging Trump officials to release funds they themselves appropriated. Senators have in recent days made the case to Cabinet secretaries and other Trump officials to let money flow back into their states. They are trying to finagle exceptions to […]
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After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds
By Liz Goodwin · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Republican senators find themselves in an unusual position these days: begging Trump officials to release funds they themselves appropriated. Senators have in recent days made the case to Cabinet secretaries and other Trump officials to let money flow back into their states. They are trying to finagle exceptions to […]
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Council to consider adding parks to the Westside
The Albuquerque City Council is expected to consider a bill Wednesday night to improve roads, run-down properties and add more infrastructure to certain areas on the city’s Westside. City councilors may also vote on a proposal to remove a section in the city’s charter that prohibits the city from building a performing arts center without […]