by Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico When Jade Waskow attended Albuquerque Public Schools, she took a sexual education course in junior high, but it wasn’t until she was in high school she learned on her own that she is “ace,” or asexual, so sex didn’t really interest her. Her schooling hadn’t even presented her identity […]
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Advocates will back legislation to expand NM sex ed curriculum
by Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico When Jade Waskow attended Albuquerque Public Schools, she took a sexual education course in junior high, but it wasn’t until she was in high school she learned on her own that she is “ace,” or asexual, so sex didn’t really interest her. Her schooling hadn’t even presented her identity […]
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Services set for local NAACP president
Funeral services for Harold Bailey, president of the Albuquerque NAACP branch, will be held later this month. He is remembered by state and local leaders as a champion of equality who spent half a century battling bigotry in New Mexico. Bailey died Monday at 78. State Rep. Pamelya Herndon, D-Albuquerque, who served as first vice […]
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Services set for local NAACP president
Funeral services for Harold Bailey, president of the Albuquerque NAACP branch, will be held later this month. He is remembered by state and local leaders as a champion of equality who spent half a century battling bigotry in New Mexico. Bailey died Monday at 78. State Rep. Pamelya Herndon, D-Albuquerque, who served as first vice […]
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PNM Says Even Small Rate Increases are Imperative to Keep Services Reliable
By Hannah Grover The crowd offering comments about a request by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to raise electric rates was sparse at a public meeting on Wednesday. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission hosted the public hearing in Albuquerque to gather input about how a rate increase could impact customers. PNM […]
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Musk’s DOGE weighs recommendations to cut federal diversity programs
By Jacob Bogage, Faiz Siddiqui · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” is reviewing a conservative legal playbook to swiftly eliminate federal diversity programs, which argues that the initiatives are unconstitutional and distort spending. “DOGE,” a nongovernmental group led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and charged with slashing the size of […]
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Musk’s DOGE weighs recommendations to cut federal diversity programs
By Jacob Bogage, Faiz Siddiqui · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” is reviewing a conservative legal playbook to swiftly eliminate federal diversity programs, which argues that the initiatives are unconstitutional and distort spending. “DOGE,” a nongovernmental group led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and charged with slashing the size of […]
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BernCo’s newest chair looks to balance focus on ‘both sides of the mountain’
By Rodd Cayton Newly elected Bernalillo County Commission Chair Eric Olivas says his priorities will largely lie in what the entire county is looking at. Olivas, elected in 2022, served as vice chair last year. He represents District 5, which includes Uptown Albuquerque and the East Mountains. “The commission has been very clear with our […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee releases $10.8B budget recommendation
By Julia Goldberg and Austin Fisher New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee on Wednesday recommended $10.8 billion in spending for the 2025-2026 fiscal year from the state’s general fund, a 5.7% increase over 2025 planned spending. In a statement, Sen. George Muñoz (D-Gallup), LFC chairman and chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said “fiscal restraint has been critical […]
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New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee releases $10.8B budget recommendation
By Julia Goldberg and Austin Fisher New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee on Wednesday recommended $10.8 billion in spending for the 2025-2026 fiscal year from the state’s general fund, a 5.7% increase over 2025 planned spending. In a statement, Sen. George Muñoz (D-Gallup), LFC chairman and chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said “fiscal restraint has been critical […]