Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Legislature #nmleg, Westside Albuquerque

Sandoval County Lawmakers React to Gov.’s State of the State

By Kevin Hendricks Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered her seventh State of the State address last week in Santa Fe. In it, she laid out 2025 legislative priorities that include public safety, affordable housing, child welfare, health care, economic development and more. “Working with the legislature over the past six years, we’ve achieved so much […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

Jemez Pueblo Awarded $5.7M Federal Digital Equity Grant

By Sandoval Signpost Staff The Pueblo of Jemez is getting $5.7 million in federal funding as part of the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program.  The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the funds as part of $1.25 billion awarded nationally through the program. According to a press release, the funding from the program is […]

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State Rep. Cullen Focused on Education, Tax Reform and Healthcare in Sandoval County

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. Read more online. By Jesse Jones State Rep. Catherine Cullen, a freshman Republican legislator from Rio Rancho, narrowly won the vacant District 57 seat, defeating Democrat Michelle Sandoval by 133 votes. […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

ICE Confrontation in Ruidoso Rattles Mescalero Apache Tribe

By Nicole Maxwell Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents questioned a Mescalero Apache tribal member Wednesday and asked for a passport, according to Mescalero Apache President Thora Walsh-Padilla.  Walsh-Padilla said in a statement that the incident was verified Thursday afternoon. “While this is the only incident we have been able to verify, Tribal leadership is actively working […]

Posted inNew Mexico Legislature #nmleg, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

Heinrich Says He’s Staying Put in the Senate, Decided Against Run for Governor

By Nicole Maxwell U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich announced Friday morning that he decided against running for governor of New Mexico, opting to remain in the U.S. Senate. Heinrich was considering a run for governor after the Nov. 5 general election last year, when he won his third term in the Senate. “After careful consideration and […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Opinion & Analysis

Turning brine into water

This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from Juan Montes. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org In a shameless display of grifting, former bureaucrats, and oil lobbyists revealed their strategy for the upcoming legislative session to use the governor’s 50 year Water Plan to provide taxpayers the “opportunity” to pay (half a billion dollars) for the […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Opinion & Analysis

Turning brine into water

This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from Juan Montes. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org In a shameless display of grifting, former bureaucrats, and oil lobbyists revealed their strategy for the upcoming legislative session to use the governor’s 50 year Water Plan to provide taxpayers the “opportunity” to pay (half a billion dollars) for the […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Opinion & Analysis

Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come for You (or your family, friends or neighbors)?

This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from Randi McGinn. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org Have you ever been called upon to be someone’s hero? If you’ve chosen a “hero” career like nursing, firefighting, law enforcement or the military, you have that chance almost every day, usually in dramatic fashion.  The rest of us don’t […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Opinion & Analysis

Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come for You (or your family, friends or neighbors)?

This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from Randi McGinn. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org Have you ever been called upon to be someone’s hero? If you’ve chosen a “hero” career like nursing, firefighting, law enforcement or the military, you have that chance almost every day, usually in dramatic fashion.  The rest of us don’t […]