Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Westside Albuquerque

Schools brace for immigration arrests, try to reassure terrified parents

By Laura Meckler, Kim Bellware, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 School leaders across the country are working to reassure immigrant families that it is safe to send their children to school amid growing fears that the Trump administration will target undocumented immigrants on school grounds. Anxiety in many cities was already thick over President Donald Trump’s […]

Posted inEdgewood, Housing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque

Feds Raid Two Cannabis Greenhouse Grow Operations in Torrance County

By Kevin Hendricks Multiple federal law enforcement agencies, along with state and local police, raided at least two cannabis greenhouse operations near Estancia. Agents and officers from the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New Mexico State Police and the Torrance County Sheriff’s Department arrived en masse at the facilities […]

Council president presses mayor’s office over run-down apartment complex

The Albuquerque City Council Wednesday night grilled Mayor Tim Keller’s office in light of the city asking some residents to move out of an apartment complex due to the building’s deterioration.    Residents living on the third floor of The Beach — a city-owned apartment complex — were encouraged to move out because of safety concerns […]

Council president presses mayor’s office over run-down apartment complex

The Albuquerque City Council Wednesday night grilled Mayor Tim Keller’s office in light of the city asking some residents to move out of an apartment complex due to the building’s deterioration.    Residents living on the third floor of The Beach — a city-owned apartment complex — were encouraged to move out because of safety concerns […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Opinion & Analysis

Opinion: New Mexico’s approach on poverty doesn’t address its root causes

This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from the Bushra Elfarissi. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org New Mexico has made significant strides in addressing poverty, but we must ask: Are we truly addressing the root causes of poverty and bridging the wealth divide, or are we merely offering short-term relief? The state’s reposition from first […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Opinion & Analysis

Opinion: New Mexico’s approach on poverty doesn’t address its root causes

This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from the Bushra Elfarissi. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org New Mexico has made significant strides in addressing poverty, but we must ask: Are we truly addressing the root causes of poverty and bridging the wealth divide, or are we merely offering short-term relief? The state’s reposition from first […]

Posted inLocal Government

BernCo leaders applaud NM governor’s legislative priorities

Bernalillo County leaders’ legislative priorities and housing goals are largely aligned with those that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham identified in her State of the State speech. One county commissioner said she’s optimistic about the possibility of meaningful steps taken to address the state’s — and the county’s — housing crises. “I was appreciative of some […]

Posted inLocal Government

BernCo leaders applaud NM governor’s legislative priorities

Bernalillo County leaders’ legislative priorities and housing goals are largely aligned with those that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham identified in her State of the State speech. One county commissioner said she’s optimistic about the possibility of meaningful steps taken to address the state’s — and the county’s — housing crises. “I was appreciative of some […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

State raises Medicaid reimbursements for providers who work with developmentally disabled

The State Healthcare Authority is raising Medicaid reimbursement rates to providers who work with patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities to help attract and retain more of those providers. The new higher reimbursement rates are based on an independent third party review that takes into account pay rates in nearby states and market salary trends. […]