By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Human remains found near Cochiti 23 years ago are not the bones of a missing person — they belong to a man who walked the region roughly 1,000 years ago, the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office announced June 5. Detective Don Chewning said forensic family genealogy testing, funded by the Bureau […]
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Rio Rancho adding 3 speed cameras to N.M. 528, a road that has killed 7 in 18 months
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Three new speed cameras are headed to N.M. 528 — the Rio Rancho corridor that has seen two fatal crashes in six weeks and claimed seven lives in 18 months — as state and city officials escalate automated enforcement on the highway. Rio Rancho police will deploy the units June […]
Posted inEdgewood
Campaign to disincorporate Edgewood gains momentum after chaotic commission meeting
By Rodd Cayton, The Route 66 Independent — As sparks fly at town commission meetings, organizers of an effort to disincorporate Edgewood are moving toward their signature goal. Former Mayor John Abrams, a member of the Reboot Edgewood campaign, told the Route 66 Independent a petition that would start the process has more than 400 […]
Posted inElections & Politics
Olivas, Riley advance to East Mountain County Commission race in November
Bernalillo County Commissioner Eric Olivas, a Democrat, will face Republican Thomas Wayne Riley in November’s election to determine if Olivas will earn a second term. Olivas defeated radio station owner Byron Powdrell in the Democratic primary ending Tuesday 55% – 44% according to unofficial results from the county clerk’s office. In the Republican primary, Riley, […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov.
Luján condemns partisan budget bill for funding ICE while ignoring rising family costs
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., issued a statement Friday criticizing Senate Republicans for passing a partisan budget bill that allocates more than $70 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection without accountability measures. Luján, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, said the legislation ignores the financial struggles of […]
Posted inNew Mexico Legislature #nmleg
NM revenue increases $850M due to Iran war, state economist estimates
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico — The ongoing war in Iran means $850 million more will flow into state coffers by the end of the current fiscal year ending June 30, according to new projections from the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee. The projected windfall results from a sharp increase in the price-per-barrel of […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety
New Mexico A.G. sues Kalshi, says popular prediction market app is illegal sportsbook
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — New Mexico residents who bet on sports, elections, or pop culture through the Kalshi app may be doing so illegally — and the state wants it stopped. Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed suit Thursday in Santa Fe against Kalshi, Inc. and KalshiEX LLC, alleging the New York-based prediction market […]
Posted inBernalillo County
BernCo balanced its budget, expands free programs without raising taxes
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — For Bernalillo County families already stretched by rising costs, the new county budget aims to lighten the load, with no tax hikes and more free programming at community centers. Faced with an $8.5 million budget gap, county leaders balanced the $857.7 million budget without raising taxes or cutting services, […]
Posted inLocal Government
ABQ councilors try again on tax hike — but this time, voters will decide
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Following the defeat of a similar measure in March, a pair of City Councilors are reviving a nearly half-percent sales tax proposal to fund neighborhood improvements and city services. The measure would ask Burqueños to pay slightly more in exchange for neighborhood infrastructure upgrades and higher pay for city […]
Posted inOpinion & Analysis
Opinion: Protecting our right to read, a call to support librarians
Submitted by Rep. Kathleen Cates Imagine walking into a library filled with thousands of books and never finding one with a character who looks like you. Out of all the books in a public library, not one featured a character who shared your lived experience. Banning books is harmful because everyone should be able to […]
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