Rio Rancho voters headed to the polls Tuesday to decide who will succeed Mayor Gregg Hull in New Mexico’s third-largest city, but no candidate cleared the required majority threshold in the six-person mayoral race, forcing a runoff election between City Councilor Paul Wymer and former Democratic Party of Sandoval County chair Alexandria Piland. Under Rio […]
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Posted inElections & Politics, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo
Torres wins fifth term as Bernalillo mayor; voters approve economic development tax
Jack Torres won a fifth term as mayor of the Town of Bernalillo on Tuesday, defeating challenger James Baca in a municipal election that also asked voters to decide on a new economic development tax. With all precincts reporting at least some results as of 9 p.m., Torres defeated Baca by a vote of 605 […]
Posted inLocal Government
Albuquerque councilors propose tax hike to raise over $100 million for new projects, staff pay
By Jesse Jones — A new proposed City Council ordinance, O-26-16, known as the Community Enhancement Municipal Gross Receipts Tax and sponsored by Councilors Joaquín Baca and Brook Bassan and Mayor Tim Keller’s administration, would raise the city’s gross receipts tax (GRT), a local sales tax on goods and services, by .4875% — generating an […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Courts, Justice & Safety, Local Government
Photos: On his birthday, hundreds honor a life of service for BCSO sergeant
Hundreds gathered Monday, March 2, on what would have been his birthday at the Rio Rancho Events Center to honor Sgt. Michael Barrett Schlattman, a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) deputy, died in the line of duty on Feb. 23 at age 52. Schlattman joined BCSO in 2012 and was promoted to sergeant in July […]
Posted inEducation
Women in Tech Awards Prove Industry is Expanding
By Sara Atencio Gonzales — The New Mexico Technology Council has announced the 2026 New Mexico Women in Tech Honorees, marking the 18th year of a program that continues to spotlight leaders shaping the state’s growing technology industry. This year’s awards ceremony will take place March 4 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. […]
Posted inOpinion & Analysis
New Mexico Chief Justice: Supreme Court offers a civics program for students
By Chief Justice David K. Thomson, New Mexico Supreme Court — The Supreme Court of New Mexico launched a program in 2021 to help young people learn about our system of justice and the role of courts in resolving legal disputes. The concept of the Rule of Law Program was straightforward: We learn by observation. […]
Posted inElections & Politics, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo
‘Countdown to victory’: Bernalillo election heats up midday
Election day in the Town of Bernalillo arrived with voters needing to make decisions on keeping or changing the mayor and whether new economic development efforts should get tax dollars. Town Clerk/Administrator Ida Fierro told the Sandoval Signpost 450 voters cast early ballots in this election, up from 300 two years ago. On Tuesday, she […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Local Government
Council eyes new African American board, aims to quell fire rescue staffing conflict
By Jesse Jones — Tonight, the Albuquerque City Council will consider a new African American Advisory Board and a measure revising staffing rules for Albuquerque Fire Rescue. Sponsored by Councilor Nichole Rogers, ordinance O-26-11 would create an African American Advisory Board to advise the mayor on issues affecting African Americans. The board would focus on economic mobility, […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Corrales, Corrales Comment
Stansbury secures funding for vital water infrastructure upgrade in Corrales
The Village of Corrales will receive more than $1 million in federal funding to build a wastewater treatment system aimed at protecting local groundwater, Rep. Melanie Stansbury announced. Stansbury, D-N.M., secured $1,092,000 for the project as part of a package of Community Project appropriations that cleared Congress last month. The funding will pay for the […]
Posted inElections & Politics, Town of Bernalillo
Race for Bernalillo’s future: Tax hike and leadership change on election day agenda
Voters in the Town of Bernalillo head to the polls Tuesday to choose between a five-term incumbent mayor and a challenger calling for fresh leadership, while also deciding whether to approve a new quarter-cent gross receipts tax for economic development. Mayor Jack Torres, who first took office in 2010, is seeking a fifth term against […]